Seven contracts for telecommunication, broadband, and cellular products and services for all City departments to support computer-aided dispatch, wireless metering, remote system access, and other services with AT&T DW Holdings, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Enterprises, LLC or AT&T; Verizon Communications Inc. d/b/a Cellco Partnership; Verizon Wireless; Verizon; T-Mobile USA Inc. d/b/a T-Mobile; T-Mobile USA; and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications Operating, LLC or Spectrum Rea

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Seven contracts for telecommunication, broadband, and cellular products and services for all City departments to support computer-aided dispatch, wireless metering, remote system access, and other services with AT&T DW Holdings, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Enterprises, LLC or AT&T; Verizon Communications Inc. d/b/a Cellco Partnership; Verizon Wireless; Verizon; T-Mobile USA Inc. d/b/a T-Mobile; T-Mobile USA; and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications Operating, LLC or Spectrum Reach, for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $62,050,000 divided among the contracts. Funding: $12,410,000 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Pulled by Council Member Duchen.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.