Thursday May 15, 8:30 AM
Verizon wins $678.5 million Homeland Security contract
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Business, a unit of No. 2 U.S.
telephone service provider Verizon Communications Inc ,
said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million
over 10 years.
Verizon Business said it will provide Internet protocol
(IP) and security services, as well as emergency communications
services to help the department respond quickly to disasters.
The company said it will help the 22 agencies that are part
of the department combine their separate networks onto a common
IP network.
(Reporting by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Andre Grenon,
Richard Chang)
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