AT & T; Inc. said Los Angeles County has signed a five-year contract, valued at $223 million, for the company to provide expanded telecommunications services for a variety of operations.

The new contract expands AT & T;’s relationship with the county, and includes all voice and data services, with upgraded Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP) service. The advanced network services to be installed at up to 1,000 county locations.

“The County of Los Angeles was seeking to converge voice and data networks and to gain a 24-hour managed services environment,” said Tom Lang, program manager for the County of Los Angeles in a statement. “Converged IP services will give us increased management efficiency and greater functionality.”

The county has options to extend the contract with AT & T; for up to 12 years.