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FTC explores free-PC deals

By Dominic Maher

Published: 17 August 1999 15:01 BST

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is scrutinising the growing number of 'free PC' deals in the US with long-term Internet access tie-ins.

Customers are being warned to be cautious about committing to a long-term agreement in a "fast-changing market". The FTC also says that although a PC may prove a worthwhile short-term investment, by the end of the agreement - commonly three years - the machine, as well as its communications technology, may be obsolete.

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