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Article: Language Line loses 911 deal.
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- The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
- Article date:
- April 15, 2005
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Byline: Victoria Manley
Apr. 15--Monterey-based interpreter Language Line Services lost a $6.9 million contract -- by one penny -- with the state's 911 emergency system to its Southern California competitor.
The three-year contract is for translation services of 911 callers who didn't speak English.
The company had the contract in the past, but lost it to NetworkOmni Multilingual Communications, a Thousand Oaks company that offered 1 cent-per-minute less.
Language Line offered the services at 85 cents per minute; NetworkOmni offered 84 cents. Contract terms specify a maximum payment of $6.9 million.
"It was solely on the ...