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Word: contracting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Commerce Department announced its intention to turn administration of domain names over to a not-for-profit corporation in June. Currently, an organization seeking a domain name ending in .com, .net, or .org must purchase the domain from Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI), a for-profit corporation operating under government contract...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wilson Named to Internet Board | 10/7/1998 | See Source »

Harvard officials say their hands are tied by a dated contract with MCI WorldCom that leaves the long distance carrier to walk away with substantial profits while the University is forced to pass the high prices on to break even...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phoning Home: Students Decry Hefty International Rates | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

...Harvard looks to reevaluate its contract this year, MCI WorldCom's rivals are bucking for Harvard's business. If Harvard plays its cards right, the renegotiations of rates could mean substantial savings for students, who paid $4.5 million in HSTO bills last year...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phoning Home: Students Decry Hefty International Rates | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

Harvard's contract with MCI WorldCom is at least three years old, dating back to a time when phone companies were charging residential customers more...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phoning Home: Students Decry Hefty International Rates | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

...there no place where sex remains safe from lawyers? No sooner had the pseudo salaciously titled Sex with CINDY CRAWFORD aired on ABC last week than news came of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against Crawford by London-based producer Peter Stuart. Stuart claims he was instrumental in developing the show but was left out of final negotiations with the network. He may yet regret claiming any association with the finished product, which features the unattainably gorgeous, world-traveled Crawford probing sexual attitudes in Middle America. It seems the ratings proved significantly less stimulating than anything produced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 5, 1998 | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

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