A SPECIAL AUDIT OF THE

A SPECIAL AUDIT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2002 December 20, 2004The Honorable Edward G. RendellGovernorCommonwealth of Pennsylvania225 Main Capitol BuildingHarrisburg, PA 17120Dear Governor Rendell:This report contains the results of our special audit of the Telecommunications ServicesContract (Contract) between the Governor s Office of Admi nistration (OA) and AdelphiaBusiness Solutions of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Adelphia) for the period September 23, 1998, throughOctober 4, 2002. This audit was performed under the authority derived from Section 402 of TheFiscal Code, which states: Speci al audits of the affairs of all departments, boards, commissions,or offices, may be made whenever they may, in the judgment of the Auditor General, appearnecessary. . . . The audit objectives were to determine whether I) the Commonwealth complied withlaws, regulations, and policies in procuring telecommunications services for the Commonwealthand awarding the Contract to Adelphia; II) the numerous amendments and/or change requests to the Contract were justifiable, based on the terms of the Commonwealth s Request forQualified Contractors (RFQC), its amendments, and the Contract itself; III) Adelphia hascomplied with the terms of the Contract, particularly ...