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AND HE FELT THOSE CONTACTED ARE SAYING THAT THEIR SERVICE IS NOW BETTER, WHICH INDICATES THAT HIS COMPANY IS PRESENT IN THE AREA, MR. MARSHALL CONTINUED THAT MOST GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES HAVE FOUND NATIONWIDE THAT THE ALTERNATIVE HIS COMPANY HAS TO OFFER IS GENERALLY GOOD OR BETTER THAN THE BELL SYSTEM. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE VERY GOOD, BUT AGREED IF YOU DON'T GET GOOD SERVICE, SAVING A LOT OF MONEY IS WORTH NOTHING. MR. MARSHALL STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RIVIERA BEACH INSTALLATION AND WAS NOT SURE IT IS THEIR SYSTEM. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND DO AN EVALUATION IN COMPETITION WITH SOUTHERN BELL. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY COULDN'T TAKE THAT KIND OF CHANCE WITH THE TRACK RECORD PRESENTED, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT HE HAS HEARD WHEN YOU CALL FOR REPAIRS, YOU GET AN ANSWERING SERVICE, AND MR. MARSHALL STATED THAT THEY HAVE AN ANSWERING SERVICE ONLY ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. MR. NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT MR. KONTOULAS, THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE, HAS INFORMED HIM THAT THE EN- GINEERING FIRM NEEDS TO HAVE A DECISION ON THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM AS SOON THE BOARD CAN MAKE IT. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE IS SYMPATHETIC TO MR. MARSHALL, BUT THIS PROJECT IS NEW TO US AND WE NEED ALL THE -HELP WE CAN GET; WE DON'T NEED ANY PROBLEMS. SHE NOTED THAT WE DELAYED OUR DECISION IN ORDER FOR MR. NELSON TO MAKE SOME INQUIRIES, AND'SHE FELT WE WILL HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT MR. NELSON HAS PRESENTED TO US. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE LETTER OF ELECTION REQEUSTING SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRA- TIVE COMPLEX. MS. HIRSCHBERG, REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTHERN BELL, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT THIS POINT, THE COUNTY SHOULD MAKE APPLICATION FOR A SUNCOM NUMBER. - 63 - OCT 101979 °