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Chapter Four - Communication Costs
Pages 25-26

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... Annual maintenance costs include recurring expenditures for field equipment inspections, preventative maintenance, replacement parts, support for software and computer and network hardware, and incremental maintenance staff salaries and benefits. The major cost components associated with agency communication technologies are as follows: • Electronic signs at stops and stations – Next arrival and departure prediction software (if the signs will display real-time information)
From page 26...
... * $10,000 $24,000 Total O & M cost $2,000 $60,000 $60,700 $600 $95,000 $5,000 $34,000 Internet trip planning software Total capital cost $42,000 $200,000 $193,000 $40,000 $600,000 $100,000 $25,000 Total O & M cost $8,000 $20,000 $59,000 $5,000 $30,000 $20,000 $35,000 Interactive voice response system Total capital cost $85,000 $16,000,000 $220,000 $87,000 Total O & M cost $15,000 $52,700 $18,000 $16,000 Contract/agreement with wireless carrier Total units 25 Total capital cost $37,500 Total O & M cost $5,000 $20,000 E-mail software Total units Total capital cost $2,000 Total O & M cost $2,000 $12,000 VTA 137 $1,507,000 $13,000 4,084 $12,765,000 $76,000 $550,000 $250,000 $18,000 $127,210 $18,260 $309,500 $232,000 *


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