United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-07-27 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-958R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R P0b002ee1803a234b f:d01958r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R GAO-01-958R Federal procurement Fees Telecommunication Telecommunication industry GSA Metropolitan Area Acquisition Program Correspondence A01472 The General Services Administration (GSA) initiated its Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) program in 1997 to achieve immediate, substantial, and sustained price reductions for local voice and selected data communications services in selected metropolitan areas. As of June 2001, GSA has awarded 37 MAA contracts for 20 metropolitan areas. The transition from existing GSA contracts to the MAA contracts is still underway. This correspondence responds to congressional questions concerning GAO's June 13, 2001, testimony on MAA implementation issues. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R.pdf GAO-01-958R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-958R Correspondence GAO-01-958R; Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) Implementation Issues; Federal procurement Fees Telecommunication Telecommunication industry GSA Metropolitan Area Acquisition Program