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FCC Lightens the Load

Interexchange carriers came out winners last week when the FCC said that all carriers will pay no more than $675 million during the first half of 1998 to help schools, libraries and rural health care facilities buy advanced telecommunications services.

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The six-month cap-including $625 million for schools and libraries and $50 million for medical clinics-means carriers won't pay the maximum amount allowed to subsidize discounts on the purchase of Internet access, high-speed wiring and other services. Carriers could have paid up to $2.25 billion a year under an FCC order issued in May.

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