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Education

MIT Pays Phone Charges for Student Groups

July 10, 2008 03:18 PM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

Thirty-eight student groups at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology collectively were charged an unexpected $27,000 in phone and network services last year—fittingly due to a massive lack of communication, the Tech reports. The charges, which were a result of modifications to the billing model that school officials informed almost no one about, will be covered by the university; plans for next year remain uncertain.

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