(a) The commissioner shall be responsible for purchasing, leasing and contracting for all telecommunication facilities, equipment and services for the state-wide telecommunication infrastructure for the support of state agencies; implementing, or assisting state agencies in implementing, such facilities; processing bills for telecommunication services used by state agencies including telecommunication services provided at the request of state agencies to (1) private nonprofit or not-for-profit agencies whose telecommunication services are funded primarily by the state, and (2) political subdivisions of the state; and managing the operation of such infrastructure.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4d-5

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1
  • Telecommunication systems: means telephone equipment and transmission facilities, either alone or in combination with information systems, for the electronic distribution of all forms of information, including voice, data and images. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1

(b) The commissioner shall be responsible for planning for such telecommunication infrastructure and assisting state agencies in (1) planning for the acquisition of telecommunication systems and (2) implementing such systems.