------------------------------ Date: 24 Aug 91 00:33:31 GMT From: eff@org Subject: File 3--How BellSouth Calculated $79,000 (Moderators' note: The following article appeared in EFF 10 and explains how those infamous E911 documents wound up with a value of over $79,000. Guess it shows how figures lie and......) WHY THE BELLSOUTH E911 DOCUMENT COST $79,000 TO PRODUCE -==--==--==-<>-==--==--==- IN OVER THEIR HEADS --OR-- WHY THE 911 DOCUMENT COST $79,449 TO PRODUCE AT BELLSOUTH Over the months since it first came to light, many have wondered how BellSouth could spend the immense amount of money that it claimed it spent on producing the brochure known as the E911 document. Now it can be told! The following is BellSouth's actual estimate of its production costs as sent to Bill Cook in January of 1990. We were amazed that the company felt it necessary to add in the entire cost of a major computer system, printer and software. [Text of letter from K. Megahee to Bill Cook] BellSouth 1155 Peachtree Street. N E Atlanta, Georgia 30367 -6000 January 10, 1990 Bill Cook - Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Chicago, Illinois Dear Mr. Cook: Per your request, I have attached a breakdown of the costs associated with the production of the BellSouth Standard Practice (BSP) numbered 660-225-104SV. That practice is BellSouth Proprietary Information and is not for disclosure outside BellSouth. Should you require more information or clarification, please contact my office at XXX-XXX-XXXX. FAX: XXX-XXX-XXXX Sincerely, Kimberly Megahee Staff Manager - Security, Southern Bell [Handwritten total] 17,099 37,850 24,500 ------ 79,449 [Attachment to letter itemizing expenses] DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT 1. Technical Writer To Write/Research Document -200 hrs x 35 = $7,000 (Contract Writer) -200 hrs x 31 = $6,200 (Paygrade 3 Project Mgr) 2. Formatting/Typing Time -Typing WS14 = 1 week = $721.00 -Formatting WS 14 = 1 week = $721.00 -Formatting Graphics WS16 = 1 week = $742.00 3. Editing Time -PG2 = 2 days x $24.46 = $367 4. Order Labels (Cost) = $5.00 5. Prepare Purchase Order -Blue Number Practice WS14 x 1 hr = $18.00 -Type PO WS10 x 1 hr = $17.00 -Get Signature (PG2 x 1 hr = $25.00) (PG3 x lhr = $31.00) (PG5 x 1 hr = $38.00) 6. Printing and Mailing Costs Printing= $313.00 Mailing WS10 x 50 hrs = $858.00 (Minimum of 50 locations/ 1 hr per location/ 115 copies 7. Place Document on Index -PG2 x 1 hr = $25.00 -WS14 x 1 hr = $18.00 Total Costs for involvement = $17,099. HARDWARE EXPENSES VT220 $850 Vaxstation II $31,000 Printer $6,000 Maintenance 10% of costs SOFTWARE EXPENSES Interleaf Software $22,000 VMS Software $2,500 //End of Document// Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253