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Is the Mouse actually incurring that much cost for ACCN?

I figure most of the upfront money is being put up by the schools themselves.

(In response to this post by Mercury)

Posted: 02/17/2019 at 08:25AM

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I have BTN and SEC Network which I rarely watch if ever. -- HOO86 02/14/2019 2:13PM

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