By Andy McCue
Published: Tuesday 25 May 2004
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Name
Ian Savell
Location
UK
Occupation
Consultant
Comment
Typical public sector procurement. Fixed, inadequate specification, late delivery, expensive infrastructure, no competition. Why aren't the coppers carrying GPRS mobiles or even 3G? No infrastructure cost, multiple competing suppliers, cheap, effective and latest technology. The emergency services hook might just get local camapigners to allow a few more masts in urban areas, too.
Don't you just despair at how much of our tax contribution goes onto rubbish like this?
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