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MstrssScarlet -> California Govt. Workers to Lose Cell Phones (1/17/2011 12:11:16 AM)

What I'd like to know is why Californians were paying for them to begin with. According to CBS news this morning, it will ONLY save $20million a year. I'd take that.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/11/news/economy/brown_cell_phones_california/index.htm

Mistress Scarlet



Termyn8or -> RE: California Govt. Workers to Lose Cell Phones (1/17/2011 4:30:33 AM)

My boss doesn't pay for my cellphone.

T



DarkSteven -> RE: California Govt. Workers to Lose Cell Phones (1/17/2011 6:18:33 AM)

This shouldn't save a lot of money (the big savings is in the phone plans, and I can't see CA paying the early termination fees) but the message is starting to get out.  The unions will be weakened if public perception si that they screwed the government with costs like this.

OTOH, Brown's got good leverage with the carriers now.  The last thing they'd want is for CA to pressure them with the threat to do something like sell the phones, with existing data plans, for cheap while keeping the phone plans intact.  I assume they'll be willing to release the plans early with a minimal if any termination fee.



willbeurdaddy -> RE: California Govt. Workers to Lose Cell Phones (1/17/2011 10:44:19 AM)


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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

This shouldn't save a lot of money (the big savings is in the phone plans, and I can't see CA paying the early termination fees) but the message is starting to get out.  The unions will be weakened if public perception si that they screwed the government with costs like this.



There are no early termination fees in most employer based contracts. If the State didnt negotiate terms without them, they're even stupider than I thought.



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