US Federal Government Telecom Services & Equipment Expenditures, 2005-2010 ..

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This Excel-base Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Government subscription includes market intelligence on IT: Telecom Services & Equipment expenditures for Federal Government. Compass Intelligence defines telecom services & equipment expenditures as expenditures on telecom services, such as wireline and wireless voice, data services and VPNs, as well as managed services provided by a telecom operator. This category of IT spending also consists of business expenditures on wireline voice equipment, such as TDM PBXs and handsets, and wireless voice/mobile data equipment. Compass Intelligence defines government as all establishments of the federal government, state governments, and local governments, which include county, municipal, township, school district, and special district governments. Three criteria are used to distinguish independent governmental organizations from each other: they must exist as an organized entity, possess a governmental character, such as having a high degree of responsibility to the public or the ability to levy taxes, and have substantial autonomy, including fiscal and administrative independence. Federal includes all civilian and defense agencies, departments, organizations, and offices of the US federal government. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2005 through 2010 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.