tpoc -- Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council
About tpoc	English (USA)
To post messages, send your E-Mail to tpoc@lists.state.tx.us. General information about TPOC itself is included at the bottom of this message. ========================================================== Purpose, scope, and use policies of the TPOC email list ========================================================== The TPOC e-mail list provides a mechanism for the TPOC staff to exchange information with state agencies, vendors, and other interested parties on the progress of the State Telecommunications Plan--the first step in accomplishing the TPOC legislative mandates. Information on TPOC meetings, legislation, draft outlines, and reports will be available on the Web site for review, comment, and information exchange. Acceptable Use Policy: The TPOC email list is provided specifically for the exchange of information about TPOC functions between TPOC staff, their advisory committees, the general state agency community, the public, and the vendor community. Constructive criticism of documents, ideas, and other related topics is welcome. E-mail topics should be restricted to the topics at the TPOC Web site and topics presented by TPOC and advisory agency staff. Please do not reply to the entire list if your comments are directed at a single list participant. Unacceptable Use: The TPOC email list should not be used for unrelated e-mail topics, such as general government information or the state of telecommunications in Europe. Everyone has their favorite charity or cause; find an appropriate list. Flaming is strongly discouraged. Vendors are asked not to use this email list to advertise their products or for sales pitches. Please do not allow your email package to send "I'm on vacation" messages to the list. The list administrator will unsubscribe persons who abuse the list. For additional information contact: Eddie Esquivel, Texas Department of Information Resources. Voice: (512) 475-4735 FAX: (512) 475-4759 Email: eddie.esquivel@dir.state.tx.us ========================================================== TPOC Background Information ========================================================== The Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Committee (TPOC) has been in existence since 1991, and consists of the following legislatively appointed personnel: - the Comptroller of Public Accounts or designee; - the Executive Director of the General Services Commission (GSC) - the Executive Director of the Department of Information Resources (TxDIR) The TPOC was charged by the 75th Texas Legislature with accomplishing the following tasks: - The TPOC shall develop a plan for a state telecommunications network, "with the goal of achieving a single centralized telecommunications network for state government." - The TPOC needs to develop a statewide operating plan for all state agencies. The plan shall "implement a statewide network and include technical specifications that are binding on GSC." - The TPOC shall establish plans and policies for a system of telecommunication services operated by GSC. - TPOC needs to develop functional requirements for a statewide system of telecommunication services. - The TPOC needs to collect and manage telecommunications network configuration information about existing and planned telecommunications networks throughout state government. Additionally, the following six agencies were assigned to assist the TPOC as "advisory agencies." - The University of Texas - Texas A&M University - The Texas Education Agency - The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund - The Texas State Library - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ========================================================== The TPOC email list is provided and maintained as a service of the Texas Department of Information Resources. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the tpoc Archives. (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
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