The Cal. state govt. said it plans to award Verizon Wireless and ...
The Cal. state govt. said it plans to award Verizon Wireless and Nextel 2-year statewide contracts worth some $26 million for wireless service and gear provided to state agencies. The General Services Dept. said the state expects to save…
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about $20 million (38%) over 2 years. Verizon will provide wireless service and phones without a walkie-talkie feature. Nextel will provide service and phones where walkie-talkie capability is needed. But each will be a secondary provider in the other carrier’s category, meaning agencies can choose the secondary if the primary carrier services don’t meet their needs. Contracts provide for 3 annual extensions, so they could run 5 years. The state said the contract awards were based both on price and on service coverage.