Len Grzanka Gives a History of AP&T’s Failed Telecom Division

Since 1998, even before Alameda’s Bureau of Electricity received approval from voters to enter the telecom business, Alameda resident Len Grzanka spoke out against the idea, and raised alarms throughout the years as the telecom division’s losses mounted. The telecom division was sold in November of 2008 for an estimated loss of $60 million, and there are still $20 to $30 million in lawsuits outstanding against the utility and the City of Alameda – the potential loss to Alameda taxpayers could be over $80 million. Ironically, a campaign advertisement in 1998 encouraging voters to approve the entry into the telecom business promised Alameda voters that “The Best is Yet To Come.”