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Bennett
said that his students were already forced to go into debt to afford college
and that the cuts now being considered by Congress would make this situation
even worse. "These cuts could
not come at a worse time," he added.

Issues related specifically to college -- anything after graduating high school.

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"We view this as a tremendous
opportunity both for educational institutions as well as for expansion
of the SCAN service throughout California. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership
interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 46 million
wireless customers. John Welty , president of California State University - Fresno, said
that over 70 percent of his students are the first in their families to go to
college.

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SBC companies provide high-speed DSL Internet
access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and
are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services.
"The key to a viable economy is a better educated community" said Dr.

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Business Editors

HOUSTON----SCAN USA Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sharp Holding Corporation (OTCBB:SHAR)
announced today that it is enhancing its SCAN system with unique codes
that will permit campus safety officials to send and track emergency
notifications and other alerts to students, faculty and staff within
campus borders. These
students are technologically advanced and very much at home with
mobile technology, particularly text-messaging.
SCAN has been designed to be the first national alert system that
allows local public safety and law enforcement agencies to broadcast
localized emergency information directly to the computers, mobile
phones and PDA 's of their citizens. Securities +
Exchange Commission.

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Additional information
about SBC and SBC products and services is available at
http://www.

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With SCAN, agencies can
communicate almost instantaneously with neighborhood residents to
provide them with information to help protect their families, friends
and neighbors. The types of alerts
broadcast include homeland security, sexual predator, neighborhood
crime, public safety , fire, traffic, public health, environmental,
severe weather, cyber-attack, Amber and other miscellaneous warnings
or emergencies. All such
forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future
results and there can be no assurance that actual results will not
materially differ from expectations.
Dr.

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Federal Student Aid Programs Careening Towards Calamity Students In Midst of
Fiscal Storm

WASHINGTON, Five college presidents told Congress
to "stop the raid on student aid" during a press conference call organized by
the Student Aid Alliance.
The students that are going to be hurt the most will be "low-income
students " and "first-generation college students who need that education and
the financial aid that goes along with it," noted Dr.

About the Student Aid Alliance:
The Student Aid Alliance is a coalition of organizations representing 15
million students, 3,700 colleges and universities, and others who believe that
all qualified students should be able to go to college regardless of their
financial resources. http://www.

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"These proposed cuts fly in the face of efforts to make a college
education more accessible to minorities and low income individuals," said Dr.

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SCAN USA, in partnership with NCPSO (National Coalition of Public
Safety Officers) and SBC Communications , provide the SCAN service,
which broadcasts on a very local basis through direct feeds from law
enforcement , campus safety and other public safety agencies. Further information is included
in the Company's Form 10K, which is filed with the U.S. "These proposed aid reductions come at a time when costs continue to
rise for students, while less and less student aid is available," he said.

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College Presidents Tell Congress: Stop the Raid on Student Aid

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SCAN USA to Provide Unique Codes For Campus Safety Departments

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He noted that the expanded technology will assist schools in
complying with specific mandates such as the Clery Act that enable
them to seek federal funding. SBC
companies also now offer satellite TV service.
The budget reconciliation bill the House and Senate will be voting on
includes large reductions in federal higher education assistance.
Dr.
David Shi, president of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

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(NYSE:SBC) is a Fortune 50 company whose
subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of
voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and
advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other
telecommunications providers.
All five college presidents heavily criticized the massive proposed cuts
in federal higher education funding that Congress will be considering this
week as part of the budget reconciliation legislation.

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About SBC Communications

SBC Communications Inc.

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In conjunction with the provisions of the "Safe Harbor" section
to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 , this release
may contain forward-looking statements pertaining to future
anticipated projection plans, performance and developments, as well as
other statements relating to future operations.

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The proposed $16 billion cut in federal student
aid, if enacted, will be the largest cut in the history of the student aid
program.

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George Sharp, Chairman of the Board + Founder of SCAN USA, made
the announcement noting, "SCAN USA has already started its formal
notification campaign to more than 110 California colleges and
universities. SCAN is
provided at no cost to public safety agencies and taxpayers. Mark McCall, president
of the 18-campus Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges .

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There are tens of
thousands of students attending campuses throughout California. Bill Troutt , president of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee, said
that three quarters of his students rely on financial aid.org

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About Sharp Holding Corporation

Sharp Holding Corporation (OTCBB:SHAR) is the parent company of
SCAN USA Corporation.

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In fact,
student loans will take the biggest hit of the budget cuts proposed by
Congress. These five college presidents, who are on the front lines when it
comes to making higher education possible, explained why these cuts must be
rejected and the extraordinary damage they will have on students and the long-
term national interest if they are enacted.studentaidalliance.

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Douglas Bennett, president of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.