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<p>The costs of upgrading to the Emergency Services Network and the costs to extend
Airwave contracts for the emergency services are available in the public domain at:</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9"
target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9</a></p><p>
</p><p>Any delay in rollout impacts the date by when the savings from ESN will start
to be realised. These savings will represent 50% of the cost of Airwave. The cost
of delay is therefore the opportunity cost of not being able to realise the cost savings
of ESN sooner.</p><p> </p><p>Up to the end of 2016/17, the Programme has already delivered
£77m of cash releasing benefits on existing Airwave contracts. These are benefits
that would not have been obtained under the previous contractual agreements.</p>
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