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Cisco letter admits culpability in ripping off State of West Virginia

"Specifically, Cisco will be an active participant in the Governor's proposed task force, we will support the redeployment or return of the routers identified by the State's comprehensive site capacity study, and we will extend the already-discounted router maintenance agreement by 3 years."

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View the LinkedIn profile of Curtis Hill, Cisco's vice president of customer assurance.

Related documents:

View the 13-page Governor of West Virginia's letter to the State Legislature on the Cisco router sale

View the Cisco letter that admits culpability in ripping off State of West Virginia

View the State of West Virginia Legislative Auditor report

View the special 9-page U.S. Department of Commerce Inspector General report on the Cisco router purchase by West Virginia

View the actual 10-page State of West Virginia purchase order

View the actual State of West Virginia budget document (see page 9)

View the 3-page Cisco West Virginia Engagement Brief

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