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Telstra bags multimillion-dollar contract with Brisbane Council

By ZDNet Australia Staff, 0
May 24, 2002
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Telstra-bags-multimillion-dollar-contract-with-Brisbane-Council/0,130061791,120265478,00.htm

Telstra has signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract for voice communications with Brisbane City Council (BCC), which will see the telco giant manage all of the Council's fixed and mobile voice communications.

With a further three-year option to the deal, Telstra chief of business sales, Mike Foster said he was delighted at the win.

"Under the terms of the contract, we will manage more than 6500 CustomNet Spectrum extensions, Key Telephone Systems and 2500 mobile handsets," Foster said in a statement. -In addition, we will provide help desk facilities, on-site technical support, maintenance, as well as financial management, special project and consultancy services."

Acccording to Foster, the agreement builds on the partnership between Telstra and the Council in developing the brisbane.com Internet portal and will provide significant advantages to BCC in the form of cost reductions for Council, ease of management of telecommunications services, asset control and reporting.