Spam filter cost schools $250,000
SCHOOLS in Cobb County will have to pay more than $250,000 extra for their phone services after a leading bid was caught in a spam filter.
Elite Telecom Services bid for the contract to provide telephone services to the school system and undercut the next best bidder, BellSouth by $250,000.
But his bid never made it to the school on time and the school's administrators are blaming an over enthusiastic spam filter.
It would be a good 'dog ate my homework excuse', but the school is also being investigated by a Grand Jury at the moment for writing a failed contract with Apple to provide laptops for students and teachers.
