THE STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE PRESENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES, DEFINE FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND INTERRELATED SYSTEMS AND TO RECOMMEND THE STEPS TO EFFECT AN ORDERLY TRANSITION FROM THE PRESENT TO THE RECOMMENDED SYSTEM. DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM CCCC (CONNECTICUT COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATING COMMITTEE) MEMBERS, PUBLISHED MATERIAL, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH OVER 100 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, QUESTIONNAIRES DISTRIBUTED IN 89 POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY (SNETCO). THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDING OF THE STUDY WAS THE SUGGESTED APPLICATION OF THE REGION/ZONE COMMUNICATIONS CONCEPT TO CONNECTICUT AND THE IMPACTS THIS CONCEPT CAN HAVE ON EXISTING AND FUTURE SYSTEMS.