Who would have suspected staid old Ma Bell of a mischievous sense of humour? Tenders for the $5,000m-plus 10-year FTS2000 contract to provide a new telecommunications system for US Federal government agencies are due in on Wednesday, but the thing is so mired in disagreements over how it should be awarded and whether it should […]
Who would have suspected staid old Ma Bell of a mischievous sense of humour? Tenders for the $5,000m-plus 10-year FTS2000 contract to provide a new telecommunications system for US Federal government agencies are due in on Wednesday, but the thing is so mired in disagreements over how it should be awarded and whether it should be split between two contractors that AT&T has asked that the deadline be postponed for clarification – knowing full well that its only surviving rival for the contract, Martin Marietta Corp, has said that it will pull out if the thing is post since it – AT&T – operates the existing system, it has everything to gain, nothing to lose from delay).
