Running costs of RADIO COMMUNICATION equipment

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Dear West Midlands Police,

Would you please provide information concerning the following;

1. The total running cost of 1 TETRA HANDHELD TERMINAL for a period of 1 year.

2. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC for a period of 1 year.

3. The total running cost of the old style ANALOGUE RADIO
HANDHELD TERMINAL for a period of one year prior to the introduction of the digital network.

4. The total running cost of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period of 1 year, this is prior to the introduction of the digital network.

5. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC since your force changed to the AIRWAVE/TETRA network. This is not to include the initial purchase of terminals but is to include any other costs incurred in gaining access to network.

6. The total running cost of of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period matching the timescale of Q5. i.e. if your force has only been on the AIRWAVE/TETRA network for 2 years and 4mths please only give the running costs for 2 years and 4 mths of the analogue system.

7. The total amount of TETRA TERMINALS that have been reported as being lost QTY & £.

8. The total amount of ANALOGUE RADIOS that were reported as being lost QTY & £ for a period matching the timescale of Q7.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Stevens

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Dear Mr Stevens

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information, received 22nd November 2010
concerning running costs of radio communication equipment etc.

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Dear Mr Stevens

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Your request for information, received 22 November 2010 concerning radio
communications equipment has now been considered. I apologise for the
delay in providing this response.

Please find our response attached (4110_ans_01.pdf).

Your attention is drawn to your right to request a re-examination of your
case under West Midlands Police review procedure (attached). Please note
that such an appeal must be received within six months of the date of this
correspondence.

If you require any further information, then please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Carl Bird

Freedom of Information Unit

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