AT&T Loses Appeal of Florida Telecom Management Contract With Harris
AT&T lost a Florida court challenge of a reported $360 million contract the state signed with Harris Corp. In an opinion Friday, the Florida Court of Appeal for the 1st District affirmed the final order of the Department of Management…
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Services that dismissed the telco’s protest of the department awarding Harris the contract for managing the state’s enterprise telecom system after AT&T’s contract expired. The court disagreed that the department erred in its process for the Invitation to Negotiate. "We’ve received a copy of the decision and are currently reviewing it," an AT&T spokesman said. A Florida department spokeswoman said the court decision "reflects and reaffirms the department’s commitment to a fair, open and competitive procurement process."