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Council approves Microsoft Teams phone system upgrade; one abstention

Fountain Valley City Council · April 15, 2025
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Summary

The council approved replacing the city's aging phone system with Microsoft Teams voice-over-IP, with estimated three-year costs of about $256,000 including 150 physical phones and projected annual savings. The motion passed 4-0 with one abstention.

IT Manager Steven Bolsom recommended moving the city from an end-of-life on-premises phone system to a cloud-based Microsoft Teams calling platform. Bolsom said the current system costs about $82,900 a year to maintain and that the…

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