The state has already sunk more than $400 million into building a statewide radio network to serve its agencies’ needs, with an expectation of spending $68 million more.

Despite that enormous investment, state troopers no longer trust it to always work.

So the Pennsylvania State Police is spending $11.5 million on a new backup radio system.

The backup VHF system carries a price tag of $10 million for its patrol cars, and about $1.5 million more to change the antennas on towers for those radios.

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Article source: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/05/statewide_radio_systems_dead_a.html

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