Columbus, Georgia

Referrals From Mayor and Council-02/19/2002



Subject Cellular Telephone Service



Description If and when the City should go to another company on the cellular

telephone service, advise whether or not those city employees that have their

personal service with the current service provider, will be given the same

existing rate until their contract expires because the City left, or will they

have to renegotiate a new contract.



Received From



Assigned To Kay Love



Response The only thing addressed in the RFP specifications is that the

Employee must make arrangement themselves to contract with the provider for

cellular phone service.



We will get something in writing from PSC as to what will happen with employee

contracts, if they are not awarded the contract. Since employees signed a

contract with PSC, I would assume the contract would stay in effect until the

individual's contract expires. However, allow us to get some clarification

from PSC.



Update....2/25/02:

Per signed letter PSC Wireless, will extend the contract through April 30,

2002. Also City employees personal service rate will continue until each

individual contract expires.