The Telecommunications Division of the General Services Department was formed in December of 1996. This Division oversaw the administration of Cable TV franchises and sought resolution to escalated Cable TV customer complaints until that function was shifted to the State level in 2009. The Telecommunications Division is one of the County agencies sometimes involved in communications tower siting.
Fiber Optics
The Telecommunications Division, in cooperation with the City of Vero Beach and the School District of Indian River County, plans and designs the expansion and use of the jointly owned fiber optic cable network. One of the main uses of this network is to provide communications between the broadcast towers used by the 800 MHz radio system. Video arraignment from the Indian River County Jail also is carried via the fiber optic cable to the Courthouse to reduce the requirements for prisoner transport. Much of the data traffic, and some of the voice traffic, between some of the County’s main buildings is carried over the fiber optic cable in an effort to reduce operating costs and increase operational reliability and efficiency.
Equipment and Circuits
The Telecommunications Division is responsible tor the operation and maintenance of multiple telephone switches, voice servers, voice mail systems, peripheral equipment and connecting circuits used in the Indian River County Governmental operations. The Telecommunications Division monitors changes in the telecommunications industry in search of new products, methods, or initiatives which will improve service levels and decrease costs in the operation which falls under the direction of the County Administrator and the Board of County Commissioners. |
