August 4, 1998 2:20 PM PDT

E-rate issue still on table

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The heavily debated e-rate is back before Congress, as FCC chairman William Kennard says hearings will be held to discuss the disparity in online access among poorer communities. But opponents across the political spectrum are slamming the Net access discounts as an unfair tax.

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Defending federal Net connection discounts for low-income schools and libraries is becoming a full-time job for the Federal Communications Commission.

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