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Date: 24 Aug 91 00:33:31 GMT
From: eff@org
Subject: File 3--How BellSouth Calculated $79,000
(Moderators' note: The following article appeared in EFF 10 and
explains how those infamous E911 documents wound up with a value of
over $79,000. Guess it shows how figures lie and......)
WHY THE BELLSOUTH E911 DOCUMENT COST $79,000 TO PRODUCE
-==--==--==-<>-==--==--==-
IN OVER THEIR HEADS
--OR--
WHY THE 911 DOCUMENT COST $79,449 TO PRODUCE
AT BELLSOUTH
Over the months since it first came to light, many have wondered how
BellSouth could spend the immense amount of money that it claimed it
spent on producing the brochure known as the E911 document.
Now it can be told!
The following is BellSouth's actual estimate of its production costs
as sent to Bill Cook in January of 1990. We were amazed that the
company felt it necessary to add in the entire cost of a major
computer system, printer and software.
[Text of letter from K. Megahee to Bill Cook]
BellSouth
1155 Peachtree Street. N E
Atlanta, Georgia 30367 -6000
January 10, 1990
Bill Cook - Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Mr. Cook:
Per your request, I have attached a breakdown of the costs
associated with the production of the BellSouth Standard Practice
(BSP) numbered 660-225-104SV. That practice is BellSouth
Proprietary Information and is not for disclosure outside
BellSouth.
Should you require more information or clarification, please
contact my office at XXX-XXX-XXXX. FAX: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Sincerely,
Kimberly Megahee
Staff Manager - Security, Southern Bell
[Handwritten total]
17,099
37,850
24,500
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79,449
[Attachment to letter itemizing expenses]
DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT
1. Technical Writer To Write/Research Document
-200 hrs x 35 = $7,000 (Contract Writer)
-200 hrs x 31 = $6,200 (Paygrade 3 Project Mgr)
2. Formatting/Typing Time
-Typing WS14 = 1 week = $721.00
-Formatting WS 14 = 1 week = $721.00
-Formatting Graphics WS16 = 1 week = $742.00
3. Editing Time
-PG2 = 2 days x $24.46 = $367
4. Order Labels (Cost) = $5.00
5. Prepare Purchase Order
-Blue Number Practice WS14 x 1 hr = $18.00
-Type PO WS10 x 1 hr = $17.00
-Get Signature (PG2 x 1 hr = $25.00)
(PG3 x lhr = $31.00)
(PG5 x 1 hr = $38.00)
6. Printing and Mailing Costs
Printing= $313.00
Mailing WS10 x 50 hrs = $858.00
(Minimum of 50 locations/ 1 hr per location/ 115 copies
7. Place Document on Index
-PG2 x 1 hr = $25.00
-WS14 x 1 hr = $18.00
Total Costs for involvement = $17,099.
HARDWARE EXPENSES
VT220 $850
Vaxstation II $31,000
Printer $6,000
Maintenance 10% of costs
SOFTWARE EXPENSES
Interleaf Software $22,000
VMS Software $2,500
//End of Document//
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