CALNET Adds Comcast Business for Telecommunications and Network Needs
July 25 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
The State of California Opens Up Bidding
Process to Comcast Business to Deliver Innovative and Responsive
Solutions for Schools, Government and other Agencies
Comcast Business today announced it is one of the providers
awarded a contract by the state of California’s Department of
Technology (CDT) through its CALNET Telecommunications Program to
begin contracting with public agencies to support their business
requirements. As a result of becoming an authorized CALNET
provider, Comcast Business is now able to offer Category 3 Ethernet
Services and Category 5 Internet Services to more than 2,000 state
and non-state agencies.
The CDT is focused on providing services that meet the State’s
complex and critical telecommunications and network business needs.
The CALNET Telecommunications Program accomplishes this through
oversight, statewide policy, and a suite of statewide,
competitively bid telecommunications contracts used by both state
and local public agencies. The purpose of CALNET is to make it
easier for municipalities to work with service providers like
Comcast Business that have multi-service offerings.
“Being able to offer Comcast Business services to thousands of
potential customers who had been hungry for more choices provides a
great opportunity for us,” said Mark O’Leary, Vice President of
Government and Education for Comcast Business. “We can now leverage
our array of specialties including our advanced network, Ethernet
and Internet services, and other features to give these agencies
the opportunity to future proof their networks with more speed,
scalability and efficiency. We look forward to developing new
relationships and helping to improve the State’s ability to meet
their strategic network goals and to better support their
constituents.”
With agencies able to contract with Comcast Business and other
service providers, there are more services from which higher
education institutions, K-12 schools, state agencies, and cities
and counties across California can benefit.
“Our advocacy for fair, technology neutral, broadband and
communication policy in the state reflects our understanding that
fiber and broadband services are determinant factors in an
organization’s success or failure,” said Carolyn McIntyre,
California Cable & Telecommunications Association (CCTA). “With
agencies now able to select services from Comcast Business and
others to make the best decision for their uniquely-run department,
it is a big win for the state of California and ensures state and
local agencies have the technological services they need to run
optimally.”
For more information, please visit
https://calnet.b2.app.cloud.comcast.net/Index.html
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and
Managed Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes
transform their business. Powered by an advanced network, and
backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet
services.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks
at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the
XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses.
Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network
that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings
customers personalized video, communications and home management
offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global
media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
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