Improved Methods to Obtain Communications Service from Commercial Vendors.

Abstract

The American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) divestiture caused a significant change in the way the Department of Defense orders communication service. This study examines the problems caused by the divestiture and how DOD could improve its position in the communications service market. Two main problems emerged--the lack of significant competition on long haul service procurement actions and the lack of an end-to-end manager for communications circuits. The study recommends that several regions should be established within the United States, allowing designated companies to perform end-to-end management functions and to route the communications circuits in the most efficient manner. Incentives are provided to those regional contractors that perform better than the others.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179875

Entities

People

  • Samuel R. Logan

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Commercial Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Consumers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engines
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Microwave Communications
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.