The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office awarded a ten-year contract to Qwest Communications under the SPECTUM program. Qwest has the opportunity to receive up to $36 million per year — or $360 million over the life of the contract — for a variety of services. Qwest’s subcontractor partners for this effort are COMSAT General (a division of Lockheed Martin) and Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek).
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- In December 2002, both WorldCom and AT&T announced 10-year contracts to provide advanced communications services to the U.S. Department of State under the SPECTRUM program.