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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 207
Government Service - Car and Cellular
Telephones
Mr Cornwell - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 16 June 1992:
(1) How many (a) car phones and (b) cellular phones, are in use in the ACT Administration or Government.
(2) What is the total cost of (a) and (b).
(3) How is the basis of need assessed for allocation of one of
these phones.
Ms Follett - The answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) (a) 108
(b) 138
(2) It is difficult to determine, without a great deal of effort, an accurate total cost for the provision of car and cellular telephones used throughout the ACT Government Service. The telephones are paid for in various different ways such as rental, lease, and outright purchase with the method of determining operating costs varying accordingly.
(3) Car and cellular phones are issued to a wide range of supervisory and field staff. All officers issued with these telephones have a need to be contacted by, or be able to contact, their home office as required. A strategic plan is presently being developed for radio communication across the ACT Government and this will encompass communication needs currently provided by cellular phones. It is likely that this exercise will lead to the introduction of a trunked radio network service.
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