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In 1992, NITCO purchased and paid approximately $781,000 for
a new computer to perform its own billing and collections work.
NITCO also hired additional employees to operate the new computer
and to perform this work. Thereafter, employees of NITCO
utilized this computer to perform NITCO's billing and collections
work.
During 1987 through 1989, NITCO had no specific and definite
plans to buy a computer to perform its billing and collections
work.
F. Long Range Planning and Discussions Concerning
a Proposed Airport in or Near NITCO's Service Area
At various times during 1987 through 1989, long-range
planning and discussions were taking place concerning a proposed
new airport in Indiana to service the Chicago, Illinois, area.
Proponents of the airport project anticipated that the proposed
airport eventually would be needed, because Chicago's O'Hare
airport was already being heavily used. The proponents believed
that, as O'Hare airport's maximum air traffic capacity was
reached (which some of them predicted could occur as early as
2010 through 2020), much of the increased air traffic to the
Chicago area would have to be accommodated at a new Indiana
airport.
During the years in issue, 4 of the 15 possible sites in
Indiana discussed for the proposed airport were either in or near
NITCO's service area. However, a final decision concerning the
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