Telecommunications
Telecom Project Background
In 2004 the Chancellor of the Board of Regents directed University Presidents to review their spending in the area of GTA provided voice communications and, develop plans to transition to newer more cost effective services.
Georgia Southern responded by:
- Hired Telecommunications consulting firm, North Highland to assist in a business analysis and development of RFP.
- Completed business analysis that supported the move from GTA provided voice services on campus to a partnership directly with Frontier Communications. (July 2005)
- Surveyed campus units
- Obtained executive support to replace Frontier Centrex with a campus owned VoIP solution.
- Released RFP (April 4, 2006)
- Hosted vendor’s conference (April 28, 2006)
- Established a deadline of July 6, 2006 for vendor proposals
- University experienced a significant delay from date vendors proposals were received to award date.
- DOAS posted Notice of Award to Black Box Services (Sept. 18, 2007)
- Black Box Services began work on campus in Dec. 2007. Planned completion of telephone system cutover May 2008