Townsville City Council awards Macquarie two year contract
Superior management tools, local content and competitive pricing have
resulted in Macquarie Telecom being selected to provide a full range of
telecommunications services to Townsville City Council.
Townsville City Council is set to shave more than 40 percent per annum
from its communications spend with the appointment of Macquarie Telecom as
its telecommunications provider for the next two years.
According to acting Mayor Ann Bunnell, Macquarie Telecom won the tender
which covers the supply of voice, data and mobile solutions based on its
superior management tools, local content and competitive pricing strategy.
Other bidders on the short list of four included Townsville Regional Telco
and Telstra Countrywide.
Based on the Council's telecommunications expenditure of $688,000 in
2003-04, the Macquarie Corporate contract is expected to result in savings
of around 40 percent or $278,000 in the first year.
Besides the competitive pricing offered by Macquarie, a portion of the
savings is expected to result from the Council's implementation of
Macquarie's management tools which will enable the Council to improve
real-time control of its telecommunications usage.
Real-time management tools put the Council in control
Our real-time management tools, such as FleetView, a web-based
reporting and mobile fleet management tool and VolumeControl which
monitors and controls voice cost and usage, will play a key role in
assisting the Council to manage its telecommunications usage and costs.
Over the past five years Macquarie has delivered a competitive
telecommunications environment to North Queensland from voice services to
extending our national data network to Townsville and other regional
centres. Opened in 1999, our regional office in Townsville is specifically
dedicated to Central, Western and North Queensland regions.
Macquarie looks forward to working with the Townsville City Council to
assist in creating positive outcomes for North Queensland in key strategic
areas such as job creation, regional economic development and the
fostering of technological innovation. | 
