PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK EQUIPMENT--The Tanzania Post and Telecommunications Corp
has signed a 25 million-shilling contract with (Shihito) of Japan under which
the Japanese firm will provide radio and transmission equipment (?multiplex)
for the establishment of the pan-African telecommunications network (?sec-
tions) in Tanzania. Under the contract, signed last week, (Shihito) will
provide radio equipment and services for the Dodoma-Tunduma and Mosho-Arusha-
Namanga links at a cost of 19 million shillings. The firm will also install
(?2multiplex) radio transmission equipment (?in) the Dodoma-Arusha section

[words indistinct]. [Dar es Salaam Radio in English to East Africa 1600 GMT
23 Sep 78 LD/EA]

PRC-FRG COOPERATION TALK--Peking--Ulanfu, vice chairman of the National
People's Congress, has received Karl-Guenther von Hase, director of Second
German Television, and a Second German Television delegation for a talk.
The delegation has been in Peking since Sunday to discuss possibilities for
cooperation with Chinese radio and television and the exchange of programs.
The delegation is traveling to Mongolia tomorrow for 2 days, after which it
will return to Peking for final talks. [Text] [Hamburg DPA in German
1204 GMT 3 Oct 78 LD]

FRG-PRC COOPERATION AGREEMENT--Peking--Second German Television (ZDF) signed
a cooperation agreement with Chinese television today. It was signed on be-
half of the ZDF by Director Carl Guenther von Hase, who is currently visit-
ing China. The agreement, which comes into force immediately, is designed
to give a permanent basis to the already existing cooperation. ZDF is the
second Western organization, after French Television, with which Chinese
Television has signed such an agreement. The agreement provides for an ex-
change of experts and television programs and for mutual aid in the pro-
duction of television programs. ZDF expects the agreement to lead to an
increase in its reports from the PRC. [Text] [Hamburg DPA in German

0954 GMT 6 Oct 78 LD]

CAE/USSR COOPERATION--The minister for orientation, radio broadcasting and
television of the Central African Empire, Barthelemy Yangongo, has been in
Moscow at the invitation of the Soviet Government Committee for Television
and Radio Broadcasting [GOSTELERADIO]. An agreement on cooperation was
signed on Monday. It provides for exchange of television films and radio
programs about the life of the people of the two countries, music and pro-
grams about folk art. The same day a protocol was signed on developing co-
operation between the Soviet news agency TASS and the information agency,
ACAP. [Text] [Moscow Radio in English to Africa 1330 GMT 3 Oct 78 LD]

NIGERIAN NEWS IN LAGOS--The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has begun service
in Lagos. The service, currently restricted to the federal capital, con-
sists of bulletins of Nigerian news for distribution to a limited number of
news organizations. The agency explained that it could not at the moment
serve subscribers outside Lagos because of inadequate facilities. The News
Agency of Nigeria will be fully operational as from January next year.
[Text] [Lagos International Service in English 0730 GMT 3 Oct 78 LD]

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JAPAN

NTT FINISHES FISCAL YEAR IN BLACK, ENDS 3 YEARS OF RED INK
Tokyo KYODO in English 1227 GMT 31 Sep 78 OW

[Text] Tokyo Aug 31 KYODO--Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
came through the 1977 fiscal year in the black after three years of annual
deficits, the corporation said Thursday.

According to the NIT, called Denden for short in Japanese, it would up the
fiscal 1977 accounting year with a total revenue of yen 3,406.6 billion and
a total expenditure of yen 2,964.6 billion for a surplus of yen 439 billion.

The Tokyo-based self-sustaining public utility service corporation disclosed
its financial position on filing its fiscal 1977 statement of accounts, closed
as of March 31, and an accompanying auditing report with the posts and téele-
communications minister.

The corporation can expect to do financially well as far as March 1980, Denden
believes. Tokuji Akikusa, NIT President, has thus officially voiced this
intention to keep service rates unchanged with no raises at least up to the
end of fiscal 1979, according to Denden officials.

NIT's good financial showing has contrasted significantly with that of the
deficit-ridden Japanese National Railways (JNR), a similar self-sustaining
public utility service corporation.

Both NIT and JNR, governed by special laws, are under the government's rigid
supervision.

NIT operates Japan's entire public telecommunication services and controls
most private types as well, and its sister corporation, Kokusai Denshin
Denwa Co (KDD), Japan's international public services in the field.

During the three years preceding fiscal 1977, NIT had deficits that accumulated

to a total of yen 599 billion. But most of that red-ink figure has been
wiped out by employing 77 percent of the fiscal 1977 surplus.

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INDIA

FIRST SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 1981
Delhi General Overseas Service in English 1000 GMT 10 Sep 78 BK

[Text] India is poised to become a pioneer among the developing countries
for the launching of its own satellite system in 1981. The satellite,
called INSAT-1, will be put in orbit at a height of 290 kilometers over

the equator. In terms of utility, INSAT-1 will bring about a revolution

in the country's communication system.. Apart from relaying education
telecasts for viewers in about 135,000 remote villages all over India, it
will precisely monitor weather conditions in the subcontinent. As a result,
timely warnings against cyclones, storms and tornadoes will be possible.

The advance of space research in India can be judged from the fact that the
proposed satellite has been entirely designed and manufactured indigenously.
The United States has helped only in its launching.

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SWEDEN

RESEARCH INSTITUTE CRITICIZES TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA SYSTEM
Stockholm DAGENS NYHETER in Swedish 16 Sep 78 p 32

{Article by Bobi Sourander: "The Telecommunications Administration's
Data Muddle; Improvements Needed on Hundreds of Points"]

[Text] The Telecommunications Administration's data processing activities
must be improved on hundreds of points, says the international consultant
firm which previously had come out with a harsh criticism of the Adminis-
tration's work with the handling of data and with the improvement of ef-
ficiency. The firm of consultants suggests that drastic measures be im-
posed right from the highest executive level--where they want to have a
special "control committee" which would keep the work under tighter con-
trol--down to details such as better-coordinated purchasing of specific
consumer-goods items and increasing programmers' pay.

The final report from the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), regarding
whose criticism of the Telecommunications Administration's improvement-of-
efficiency work DAGENS NYHETER reported earlier, came to the Administra-
tion on Thursday.

Control Committee

In it, they first suggested a considerable tightening up of operations in

the highest executive office. The Administration should have a unified
policy for the development of its computer technology. The role of the
central department for the improvement of efficiency should be strengthened
as well as altered. Contact between data and systems technicians and

their "customers"--in other words, the Administration's other departments--
should be better. The development work of the department handling data should
be supervised better.

The SRI suggests that a special "control committee" be set up within the
Administration's top management for all these tasks. That committee
should establish plans for the development of computer and systems work
every year, and it also should closely supervise new projects that are
started.

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YUGOSLAVIA

RADIO BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENTS IN VOJVODINA OUTLINED
Belgrade TANJUG Domestic Service in Serbo-Croatian 1244 GME 12 Sep 78 LD

[Text] Novi Sad--Much fuller radio information in the five languages of
the nations and nationalities in the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvo-
dina will be insured by as early as the end of this decade. This will be
made possible by improved reception of Radio Novi Sad. and by considerably
greater cooperation between this central radio station and the 16 existing
local radio stations and the new ones due to be built in Vojvodina munici-
palities and regions.

At the Geneva conference of radio broadcasting organizations 3 years ago,
when the new distribution of frequencies and the strength of radio trans-
mitters was established, the Novi Sad radio and TV gained an opportunity

to build two independent mediumwave networks. A powerful transmitter will
be built in Srbobran for programs in the languages of the nations and nation-
alities. Two main frequencies have been secured for programs in Serbo-
Croatian--a 150-kilowatt transmitter in Banat and a 50-kilowatt one in
Backa. These two transmitters will insure program audibility over the en-
tire Vojvodina area, while for supplementary coverage during the night

eight frequencies for lower-power transmitters have been secured--in Sombor,
Subotica, Kikinda, Vrsac, Pancevo, Sremska Mitrovica, Sid and Novi Sad. To
all intents and purposes this means that during the day the entire Vojvodina
territory will be covered, and during the night an area inhabited by 80 to
90 percent of the Vojvodina population.

This program has been endorsed during public discussion in Vojvodina muni-
cipalities and in the province, and today also at the session of the Council
for Information and Propaganda of the SAWP provincial conference.

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Direct contacts will later be made for promoting the existing cooperation.
The parties agreed to give preference to each other's reports when covering
events occurring correspondingly in their respective countries over the in-
formation of other agencies.

The present agreement shall remain operative till December 31, 1981 and be
renewed automatically for 12 months and could be-subject for revision or
termination in six months’ notice.

Radio-receiving equipment will be delivered by TASS to SUNA under the
protocol of September 2, 1974.

Signing for SUNA and TASS were their director generals Mustafa Amin and
Vladimir Khatuntsev, respectively.

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DJIBOUTI

GROUND STATION IN AMBOULI TO LINK DJIBOUTI WITH WORLD
Djibouti LE REVEIL DE DJIBOUTI in French 21 Sep 78 pp 1,5

[Text] During the course of the coming year Djibouti will acquire an auto~
matic telephone and telex link with France and will be able to receive
radio and television broadcasts direct from anywhere in the world.

These are only the initial benefits that will result from the coming in-
stallation in Ambouli of a ground station for satellite telecommunications
construction of which will begin before the end of this year, The company
that is in charge of planning and supervising the installation of this
unsurpassed telecommunications equipment on our land is 75 percent owned
by the Djibouti International Telecommunications Company (STID), The final
cost of the project will slightly exceed 450 million Djibouti francs,

In order to learn more about what will be an instrument for considerable
economic growth in our country we have interviewed for the benefit of our
veaders the director of the Post and Telecommunications Office and the

local representative of the French Cable and Radio Company which has a 25
percent interest in the capital of STID, They are both managers of this
company that has been specially established in order to promote Djibouti's
international telecommunications through the construction and installation
of a ground station for space communications, The project should be completed
in less than a year,

In less than a year the Republic of Djibouti will have access to the un-
surpassed services, in terms of international telecommunications, offered
by a ground station for telecommunications by satellite, Through the use

of a private firm, STID, established by the Djibouti government which has
invested 75 percent of the firm's capital and by the French firm French
Cables and Radio (FCR) which has invested 25 percent, our country has

in effect drawn up the financing plans for such a station which will enable
Djibouti to transmit automatically to the entire world by means of telephone
and telex and to receive radio and television broadcasts from anywhere that
they may originate,

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BRAZIL

PARANA FIRM TO PLACE FIRST MINICOMPUTER ON MARKET IN OCTOBER

Rio de Janeiro O GLOBO in Portuguese 18 Sep 78 p 17

[Text] Curitiba--SID [Distributed Data Systems], one of the three companies
selected by CAPRE to produce minicomputers, will place its first computer,
the 5240, on the market, in October, only 2 months after acquiring its plant
in the industrial zone of Curitiba, where it is now installing the basic
equipment. By the end of next year, its production capacity should reach

20 systems a month, with the possibility of expansion, depending on market
requirements, according to what was stated by Ronald Leal, its industrial
manager, in an interview granted to O GLOBO.

To tell the truth, the first minicomputers to be placed on the market by the
company, starting next month, to take care of orders, are complete systems
imported from LAGOBAX, a French firm that will transfer all the production
technology to the Curitiba industrial plant. But, in July 1979, SID will
already be supplying system assembled in its own plant, using components,
parts and pieces available on the Brazilian market, with an initial nation-
alization index of close to 30 percent.

Time Schedule

At any rate, delivery of the first minicomputers, starting this October,
proves that SID is completely fulfilling its establishment time schedule,
within the specified time limits, according to Ronald Leal.

This time schedule was divided into four distinct phases. Phase 1, which the
company is carrying out at present, is intended for final tests and repairs

to finished systems imported from LOGABAX. In Phase 2, assembly, testing and
repairing of semiassembled systems are scheduled to be started this December
or in January. In Phase 3, scheduled for June 1979, there already will be
assembly, tests in progress, final tests and repairs of kits of completely
disassembled systems. One month later, in July, Phase 4 will be implemented,
with assembly, tests in process, final tests and repairs of kits of completely
disassembled systems, using components, parts and pieces available on the
domestic market.

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Training

Labo is already setting up part of the minicomputer plant in its present fa-
cilities, in Interlagos. At this time, for example, it is holding technical
courses, in its industrial facilities, for skilled workmen and engineers, given
by Nixdorf technicians, a German company supplying technology. Two computer
systems have been imported and are disassembled in the company. They are
serving as a basis for training. In November, the company is initiating
another course, with a software instructor, who will come from Germany.

In addition to the investment in personnel, Labo is also constructing a new
3,000-square-meter building on an area of 10,000 square meters, close to its
present industrial park. That project even provides for the construction of
another building, with an area of over 3,000 square meters, next year, after
completion of the first one. This first one is to be ready in February or
March.

Up to now, Labo has already invested 10 million cruzeiros in its project, but
total investments on the order of $40 million (close to 800 million cruzeiros)
have been scheduled during 5 years. In the first year, its minicomputers will
have a50-percent nationalization index.

The components will be imported from Nixdorf, in Germany, and assembled in
Brazil. Progressively, they will be nationalized, in accordance with a
5-year program.

Market Pressure

Rudolfo Oehling stated that the market is exerting pressure on the plants
being established for them to produce urgently. Since importation is pro-
hibited and there only is one manufacturer, COBRA, buyers are anxious and

are putting pressure on the government, alleging that the industrial plants
are not preparing themselves for the mission assigned to them. Rudolfo admits
that there also is pressure from abroad by international groups that did not
qualify in the competitive bidding and that are trying in every possible way
to reach a market with a great potential.

"Actually, both our company and EDISA, in Rio Grande do Sul, and SID, in Pa-
rana, are being established and are investing. We cannot deliver minicompu-
ters this year, as we had anticipated, but we are investing in equipment, per-
sonnel and machinery. A 1- or 2-month delay in a project of this size is
almost nothing. What matters is actually knowing that the projects are not
on paper. They are being carried out.

Rudolfo also remarked that his company will not be in a position to deliver
the first minicomputers this year, but he anticipates the production of 300
systems by next year for placing on the domestic market. The sale of these
items of equipment, according to him, should produce receipts on the order
of 1 billion cruzeiros.

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order to prevent greater denationalization of the telecommunications sector,
the ministry has established requirements with which especially Ericsson and
the NEC [expansion unknown] are not in agreement. The ministry wants the win-
ning company to grant its Brazilian associate a power of attorney to the effect
that, in case there is a conversion of the common stock into preferred stock,
the Brazilian company will have a voting proxy.

This measure, as the minister of communications stated yesterday, will prevent
the foreign company from assuming majority control in the case of the CPA ex-
changes. The companies participating in the competitive bidding, however,

do not agree with the requirement, and this was one of the items contributing
to Ericsson's disqualification and it is still being disputed by NEC, the third
qualified company.

The second phase in the competitive bidding should be concluded by 10 October.
By that date, the Ministry of Communications expects already to have a reply
from the executive mansion on the administrative appeal by Ericsson against
the ministry's decision to disqualify it from the competitive bidding.

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INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

ARAB STATES BROADCASTING UNION MEETS IN RIYADH
Issues on Agenda
Riyadh SNA in Arabic 1035 GMT 15 Sep 78 LD

[Summary] Riyadh--The meetings of the ninth ordinary session of the Arab
States Broadcasting Union's [ASBU] General Assembly will be held in Riyadh
between 18 and 26 September at the King Faysal Conference Hall. The meeting
will discuss a number of important issues, such as approving the resolutions
of the eighth session and other issues connected with the union and its
various committees.

The General Assembly's meetings will be preceded by meetings of the Programs
Standing Committee and the Arab Committee for the Exchange of Television
News.

The Programs Committee will discuss a number of topics, including the Holy
Koran Week which will be organized in Saudi Arabia, the program of Ramadan
in the Arab states and the joint project with UNESCO on cultural and develop-
ment programs.

The Arab Committee for the Exchange of Television News will discuss a project
for the development of this committee, a proposal on the setting up of an
Arab office in Rome for television news, and another project for the setting

_ up of an Arab center for the dispatch of Arab news to the world via satellite.

Delegations representing the broadcasting organizations in the kingdom, Syria,
Lebanon, Egypt, the Sudan, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the Sultanate of
Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, the Libyan Jamahiriyah, Morocco,
Mauritania, the Yemen Arab Republic, Palestine, Somalia and Djibouti will
take part in this session.

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Transfer

With regard to the transfer of technology by the Japanese company to EDISA,
Ana Maria Mandelli stated that after purchase of the "technological package,"
consisting of design, project engineering and so on, it is being carried out

by means of training of Brazilian technicians at home and abroad by Fujitsu
itself, within a time schedule that is being met normally. EDISA will import
minicomputer systems from Japan for a period of a year after arrival of the
first minicomputer. After they have been tested, they will be marketed under
the EDISA label. The second phase, in which EDISA will assemble, in Rio Grande
do Sul, imported components in cabinets to be supplied by the local metal-
working industry, will start only in the second half of 1979.

The Project

EDISA's project is subdivided in five steps, .each one characterized by an in-
dex of progressive nationalization, each one absorbing an additional degree
of transfer of technology, terminating within a maximum period of 5 years.
Ana Maria Mandelli pointed out, however, that, depending on the absorption of
technology and on the modifications that may be introduced in the project,
complete nationalization may be achieved in a maximum period of 4 years.

EDISA, which will have its plant in the industrial district of Gravatai, in
the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, is setting up a “laboratory for de-
velopment of the project, for absorption of technology, This step is de-
scribed as "fundamental," because computer equipment becomes technologically
obsolete every 5 years. In addition to that, the corporation will train its
technicians both in its own data-processing center and in Japan, because it
will employ, for its actual operation, close to 100 specialized personnel and
20 engineers for an industrial production of 82 minicomputer systems in the
first year of operation. That number will be repeated in the second year,
increasing gradually to 120 to 150 systems a year, needed for meeting Brazil's
demand, which is on the order of 300 electronic minicomputer systems a year.
That market will be handled by EDISA, COBRA [expansion unknown], Labo Elec-
tronics, Limited, and SID [Distributed Data Systems].

The First One

The first computer imported by EDISA from Fujitsu arrived in Rio de Janeiro
on 14 September, 60 days later than had been originally scheduled. It should
be in Porto Alegre in the next few days. Although she preferred not to in-
dicate the causes for the delay, Ana Maria Mandelli stated that the corpora-
tion's CPD [Data-Processing Center] will be in operation in the first half
of October, when the corporation's showroom will also be set up, and that it
will put minicomputers on the market in the first quarter of 1979.

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INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

VIETNAM PROPOSES RADIO, TV EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH INDONESIA
Hong Kong AFP in English 0652 GMI 14 Sep 78 BK

[Text] Jakarta, September 14 (AFP)--Vietnam has asked Indonesia to establish
an exchange program of radio and television broadcast materials to enable
the people of the two countries to know each other's culture.

This was stated by Mr. Tram Lam, head of a four-member mission of the Viet-
namese Committee for Radio and Television currently visiting Indonesia.

Mr. Lam, who lived in Indonesia in 1962, told the secretary general of the
Indonesian Information Ministry, Mr. Sutikno Lukitodisastro, that he was im
pressed by the progress made by Indonesia since then.

Mr. Sutikno told his Vietnamese guests that although the two countries had
different views and political structures, they could cooperate in developing
their respective countries in an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence.

The Vietnamese radio and television delegation visited the Indonesian
ground satellite station in West Java and various radio and television studios
in Java.

Other members of the delegation were Mr. Nguyen Duy Phuc, head of the foreign
relations department, Mr. Le Vo, head of the technical department of Viet-
namese television, and Mr. Nguyen Tri Dung, an interpreter.

Before visiting Indonesia, the Vietnamese delegation visited Malaysia.

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For fiscal 1978, NIT has figured on a surplus of yen 385.8 billion, which
means the remaining deficits will be completely cleared away during the year.
For fiscal 1979, it has estimated ‘there will be.a yen 291.4 million freely
disposable surplus.

Of NIT's five different services--public and private telephone, telex, tele-—
graph, and data.communication--the public and private telephone and telex
services were in the black, and the two others in the red during fiscal 1977.

Fiscal 1977 gross business incomes from the five services totaled yen 3,371.3
billion, with the two kinds of telephone services accounting for a predominant
yen 3,000.7 billion.

Of the fiscal 1977 gross business outlays, the personnel costs of NIT which
has a staff of 326,000 workers, accounted for yen 1,000.9 billion.

The telegraph and the data communication services, respectively yen 111.5
billion and yen 36.1 billion in the red, used up 358 and 35 percent more than
they earned.

But the overall business cost was 14 percent less than overall business
earnings. Sharp telephone charge markups carried out in 1976 appeared to
have been effective.

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

TUNISIA-NIGER MEDIA COOPERATION--During a working session this morning
Mustapha Masmoudi, secretary of state for information, and his Niger
counterpart, Daouda Diallo, decided to draw up a cooperation agreement
reflecting the wish of the two countries to exchange reports of mutual
interest, radio programs, newspapers and journalists, to establish a link
between their news agencies, to undertake joint radio and télevision produc-
tion, and to coordinate their work in international organizations, especially
in the forthcoming sessions of UNESCO and the yy General Assembly. [Text]
[Tunis Domestic Service in Arabic 1900 GMT 8 Sep 78 LD]

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CONTENTS (Continued)

FRG-PRC Cooperation Agreement
CAE/USSR Cooperation

Nigerian News in Lagos

Socialist News Agencies Conference
USSR-International TV Exchange
Soviet TV Equipment in Cuba

ASIA
INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS
Indonesian Officials on Submarine Cable Network Linking
ASEAN Nations
(ANTARA, 2 Sep 78).ccceccccccccecesecececeerseseeeeee
Vietnam Proposes Radio, TV Exchange Program With
Indonesia

(AFP, 14 Sep 78)..s.seeeeeeececececeeceeeneees seeeees

Vietnam Joins Asian Broadcasting Institute
(Lumpur Domestic Service, 7 Sep 78)....sseeeceseeeeee

Briefs
ASEAN Submarine Cable Network
Singapore-Philippines Cable Inaugurated
AUSTRALIA

First Steps Taken Toward Era of Satellite Communications
(THE AUSTRALIAN, 28 Sep 78)..cccseeceecceeccececeence

British Military Breakthrough on Speech Transmission
(THE AUSTRALIAN, 25 Sep 78).....+++--- bee eee ce reece

New Fire Systems for Submarines
(THE AUSTRALIAN, 1O Oct 78)...eeeeeecccccceeeccceeeee

M/600 Minicomputer To Be Used in Fuel Exploration
(THE AUSTRALIAN, 10 Oct 78)..ccceccccccccecreesereece

Call for Better Use of Industry
(THE AUSTRALIAN, 25 Sep 78)....eeeeeccccecccecereeeee

Briefs
Intelsat Echo Problem

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of the new company's capital would come from the assets of the defunct
RGR and 25 percent from the French Cable and Radio Company itself),

This offer was motivated solely by the desire to maintain the quality of
services that had been provided up to that point by the RGH operating with
the benefit of technical assistance that would continue to be supplied

by the French Cable and Radio Company as a replacement for the French
minister of posts and telegraph,

Negotiations went smoothly and STID, now located in Salines and Ambouli,
was born,

Project Well Uner Way

STID's project is already well under way as evidenced by the fact that the
company is presently installing an automated central telex exchange which
will be operational in about 4 months, by the end of January 1979.

As for the ground station for satellite telecommunicatiors which is STID's
primary objective, the project is in excellent shape as evidenced by the
fact that the financing plan for it, amounting to approximately 450 million
Djibouti francs, has just been announced jointly by the French and Djibouti
governments,

While Hr Youssouf Ali Chirdon is the "official" manager of STID in his
capacity as director of the post and telecommunications office, Mr Kessas

was named by the French Cable and Radio Company to represent them in Djibouti,
Nx Kessas, who is particularly involved in the installation of the station,
states that the project is progressing well according to a very detailed
schedule,

Ground borings at the Ambouli site where the future ground station will be
built have been successfully completed, construction plans for the buildings
are almost complete and civil engineering work will begin “no later than"
the end of the year, Mr Kessas assured us, As for the final completion of
work, "a realistic estimate indicates that the station could be operational
by the middle of next year."

The Republic of Djibouti will then have at its disposal a facility that will
provide total automation of international telephone and telex circuits as
well as reception of radio and television programs from foreign countries
(the station will not have a transmitting capability: the cost of the
station would have tripled). At first only communications with France (Paris
and the provinces) will be automatic but the equipment will be technically
capable of accomodating the progressive extension of its automatic services
to other countries, the specific determination of which will be based on
demand.

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In order to achieve a fuller understanding of this important project for
our country we have chosen to interview the two managers of the new firm
thus established, the Djibouti International Telecommunications Companys
Mr Youssouf Ali Chirdon, director of the Posts and Telecommunications
Office, and Mr Kessas, the FCR's representative in Djibouti.

According to hir Chirdon, "telecommunications are an essential resource for
the Republic of Djibouti in view of the fact that our economy is service
in nature,"

"The installation of a ground station," he believes, "can't help but create
conditions for considerable growth in commercial traffic for our country

and will at the same time play an important role in attracting firms to

locate here, The facility which will soon become our link to the entire

world will undoubtedly encourage some foreign companies to locate in Djibouti.”

A Commercial and Cultural Role

"Our future ground station in Ambouli should thus become an important factor
in economic development not to mention the reach with which it will provide
our country, Telephonic and telex connections will be automatic with France
as soon as the station is operational, and while waiting for total automation
with the other countries in the world (needs will have to be determined),
communications with other foreign countries will be greatly, facilitated,
Communications services with Europe in particular will be greatly simplified
and the quality of the service distinctly improved. In addition, radio and
television equipment will give us the ability to directly receive all major
international events."

"The role of this station ," concluded Mr Youssouf Ali Chirdon, "will be
twofold: commercial and cultural," The STID's mission is thus of considerable
importance,

The Birth of a Company

What exactly is STID and what is its history? STID (Djibouti International
Telecommunications Company) was established on 1 October 1977 in order to
promote international telecommunications in Djibouti through the prompt
construction and installation of a ground station for space communications,

It is heir to the post and telegraph service formerly called RGR (General
Radio-Television Network) which because of its specifically technical
character was run by the corresponding French minister, Then, upon indepen~
dence, all of RGR’s assets were transferred to the Republic of Djibouti,

But the French government transferred its role to a company called the
French Cable and Radio Company which is an instrument of the French
government used in all foreign dealings involving telecommunications matters,

The French Cable and Radio Company's mission was to propose that the

Republic of Djibouti establish a private telecommunications company that
would be jointly owned by the Djibouti government and itself (75 percent

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LIBERIA

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION TO INCREASE SATELLITE CAPACITY STATION
Monrovia THE LIBERIAN AGE in English 29 Sep 78 p 3

[Excerpt] The Liberian Telecommunications Corporation is to increase its
satellite capacity station from 24 to 48 channels in preparation for the
OAU conference,

Revealing this in an interview on Wednesday, the corporation's managing
director Samuel Butler, said that considering the many foreign delegates
who will be in the country during the OAU summit meeting, the corporation
has decided to increase the channel in order to provide more satellite
facilities for those desiring to communicate internationally.

“What we are planning is that during the OAU, we will have facilities not
to only receive international television programs but also to translate
for any world coverage that might be required," Mr Butler said.

He then underscored the importance of the satellite in terms of inter-
national communication and added that as the country develops commercially
and industrially there is a growing need to be in constant touch with
different parts of the world,

Director Butler disclosed that the long anticipated international telephone
dialing facility will hopefully be in operation by the end of January to
the middle part of February.

He added that the international dialing system will halt the amount of
complaints that his corporation receives from outsiders concerning telephone
operators.

The Liberian Telecommunication Corporation, he said, is doing a lot in
terms of implementation of its development projects and conceded that
outsiders do not see much of what his corporation is doing, because most
of Telecom's works are done in buildings.

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BANGLADESH |

BRIEFS

NEW TV STATION--The minister for information and broadcasting, Mr Habibullah
Khan, has said that the sixth television relay station at Mymensingh will be
commissioned by April next year. The minister on 1 October visited the site
of the proposed TV station in Mymensingh, where work has already started.

The station, when commissioned, will serve television viewers within a radius
of 52 miles. [Dacca Domestic Service in English 1705 GMT 1 Oct 78 BK]

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SOCIALIST NEWS AGENCIES CONFERENCE--Moscow, 12 Oct TASS-~A conference of the
leading officials of the news agencies of 10 socialist countries closed here
today. Its participants discussed various aspects of cooperation among the
fraternal agencies and their role in informing work public opinion on the
peaceable policy of the countries of the socialist community aimed at stop-
ping the arms race, strengthening general security, easing international
tension and averting the danger of a nuclear war. The conferees shared their
experience of news reporting on the achievements of the socialist countries
and of bilateral and multilateral cooperation among fraternal news agencies.
The conference was attended by the leading officials of the news agencies of
Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, the GDR, Cuba, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the
Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. The leading officials of the news agencies
were received by Mikhail Zimyanin, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. |
Leonid Zamyatin and Yevgeniy Tyazhelnikov, heads of departments of the CPSU
Central Committee, were present at the meeting. [Text] [Moscow TASS in
English 1236 GMT 12 Oct 78 LD]

USSR-INTERNATIONAL TV EXCHANGE--Moscow, 3 Oct, TASS-~A protocol has been

signed in Moscow today between the GOSTELERADIO [State Committee for Tele-

vision and Radio Broadcasting] of the USSR and the International Television Hl
Information Agency. TV news reels on the most important events in the life

of the USSR and topical international information are to be exchanged,

[Text] [Moscow TASS in English 1326 GMT 3 Oct 78 LD]

SOVIET TV EQUIPMENT IN CUBA--A modern complex of Soviet technology for
black and white remote control operations will begin to operate late this
year at the Telerebelde Plant of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute.
Remote control at the plant is now done with U. S. equipment and does not
have microwave to receive and transmit signals. Therefore, it can only
originate direct broadcasts in Holguin, Santiago and other areas on the
eastern zone. The new complex has four camera channels and a switcher
which can be used for special effects on the television screen and direct
broadcasts from the five eastern provinces. [Havana Domestic Television
Service in Spanish 1800 GMT 14 Oct 78 FL]

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FIRST STEPS TAKEN TOWARD ERA OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Canberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 28 Sep 78 p 7

AUSTRALIA

[Text] The Federal Government announced yesterday it would study a $200m
proposal that Australia launch its own domestic satellite system. The
proposal, which would open up a fascinating era o£ communications,
immediately sparked off debate on its consequences. DOUG HOLDEN
examines the task-force report on a “national communications satellite

yp THE early ’60s an

enterprising American
decided to attempt to
Jaunch a new dimension
in television.

He decided his testing
ground was to be the United
Kingdom, whose citizens, un-
like their Australian and Un-
ited States cousins, were suf-
fering the cultural deprivation
of having only two television
channels.

The Ariel TP mogul in-
tended to beam television
programs directly into the
homes of Her Majesty's citi-
zens from a converted bomber
flying in a corridor along the
west coast of England and
Scotland over the Irish Sea.

The BBC and the Indepen-
dent (commercial) Television
Services, while at first
sceptical of the technical fea-
sibility of it all, took umbrage
and the British Government
took steps to stop this poten-
tial Biggles of television.

He was refused permission
to land, refuel or accept ad-
vertising and, if you will
forgive the continued pun,
never got on to the air.

system.”

But the incident, and more
significantly the ” » successful
launching of the Soviet Sput-

(nik One satellite four” years

earlier set television and tech-
nocrats minds working on a
new era of communications.

By 1964 the Russians had
proved that the day of satel-
lite communications was here
to stay by establishing a ser-
vice to project to its remote
areas in Siberia.

Since then the Europeans,
the United States, Canada
and even Indonesia have
either developed, launched or
are in the process of planning
domestic communication satel-
lite systems.

Despite their early and un-
wanted experiment the UK,
because: of its small size and
well-established ground system
of communications, has not
Thad to bother, except for
international .communications.

Yesterday, almost 21 years
to the.day since Sputnik One
sent back its first garbled ‘sig-
nal to earth, Australia made a
hesitant step into the satellite
era. : :

17

In a 228-page document the
Federal Government's ~ task

| force on a national communi-

cations satellite system pub-
lished its recommendations on
the direction Australia should
take toward a satellite com-
munications era.

Its recommendations, that
an Australian national com-
munications . satellite system
should be developed and
launched as soon as practica-
ble, was surrounded by bu-
reaucratic infighting and an
entire section presented a dis-
senting view from the Depart-
ment, of Finance that the idea
was a waste of money at this
stage.

Australia to date has not
been ‘shy in involving itself in
international satellites. It was
one of the early signatories to
international conventions on
the subject.

The use of international sa-
tellites in recent years has
brought Australia, in television
terms, more up to date with
the northern hemisphere in
coverage of news.

The Overseas Telecom-
munications Commission has
also adopted, on behalf of
Australians, a more dynamic
approach to the expansion of
international telephone com-



The system will link the Ancol cable station in Jakarta and the Katong cable
station in Singapore, with a capacity of 480 channels of 4 kHz bandwidth.

This line will be able to carry all types of high quality telecommunications
traffic including telephone, telegraph, telex, high speed data and fascimile.

When completed, the system will complement the existing satellite circuits
working with Indonesia, thus enhancing the reliability and quality of telecom-
munications service between Indonesia and Singapore. and between ASEAN coun-
tries and the rest of the world.

The Indonesia-Singapore cable represents the second segment of the ASEAN
submarine cable network to be constructed.

Initially, the ownership of the cable system by Indonesia and Singapore will
be on a 50-50 basis. It is anticipated that other ASEAN countries will in-
vest and participate in this cable system which will link countries east of
Indonesia.

The first segment, i.é., the Philippines-Singapore cable, will be completed
by the end of June 1978 and is expected to carry telecommunications traffic
in August 1978.

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CAMBODIA

POL POT REPORTS ON CAMBODIA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS

[Editorial Report BK] Phnom Penh Domestic Service in Cambodian at 2300 GMT
on 23 September 1978 carries a 40-minute report on the 5 August meeting
between Pol Pot, secretary of the KCP Central Committee and prime minister
of the Cambodian Government, and a visiting delegation from the Belgium-
Kampuchea Association. The report summarizes the answers provided by Pol
Pot to questions raised by the delegation and makes the following reference
to telecommunications:

"On telecommunications:
"We are making a steady effort to restore them as best we can. We have
established telecommunications links with China and, through China, with

the rest of the world. We have just begun direct contact with Singapore, .-
and we are working to establish contact with more countries."

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

FRENCH-INDONESIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PACT--A cooperation agreement on
telecommunications between Indonesia and France was signed in Jakarta on

6 October by the Indonesian minister of communications, Rusmin Nurjadin,
and the French ambassador to Indonesia, Rene Servoise. Rusmin Nurjadin
expressed the hope that France would continue to help Indonesia, especially
in the scientific, technical and industrial fields. He said that coopera—
tion in telecommunications projects, including the development of domestic
satellite ground stations and rapid communications systems in cities in
Java, Bali, north Sumatra and south Sulawesi, had been very successful.

The French ambassador said that his government will cooperate with Indonesia
in carrying out telecommunications surveys in Kalimantan and Java.

[Jakarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 1200 GMT 6 Oct 78 BK]

NEWS AGENCIES CONFERENCE OPENS--Moscow, 10 October, TASS--A meeting of top
officials of information agencies and press agencies of socialist countries
opened in Moscow today. It is attended by representatives of Bulgaria,
Hungary, Vietnam, GDR, Cuba, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union and
Czechoslovakia. They will discuss questions of cooperation between the
agencies and their objectives at the present stage. [Text] [Moscow TASS

in English 1130 GMT 10 Oct 78 LD]

BROADCAST ENGINEERS CONFERENCE--Minister of Information, Broadcasting and
Tourism Mr Unia Mwila today called on a group of nonalined broadcasting
engineers to fight for a fair share of the frequency spectrum; currently
being dominated by advanced countries. Officially opening the second
conference of the nonalined broadcasting experts at Mulungushi Hall this
morning, Mr Mwila also urged [word indistinct] to (?use) everything in
their power to obtain a fair share of the frequency spectrum to effect
better reception in member countries. The minister said Zambia has had a
long-(?term) problem of broadcasting stations in countries outside (Qits
national) territory interferring with its own radio. [Text] Lusaka
Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 9 Oct 78 LD/CA]



broadcasts and some brands of television sets have been installed in the
receivers of the two systems, the PAL and the SECAM, for alternate use. In
June 1976, French Industry Minister D'Orgnano proposed to the Spanish govern-
ment a bidual color television system which would permit telecasts via PAL
and SECAM. On that occasion, ANIEL (National Electronics Industry Association)
published a report considering the establishment of the German system as a
fact. Changing the system would require voluminous conversion expenditures
which, according to information supplied by AEG-Telefunken would imply an
additional modification of approximately 4,000-5,000 pesetas for each set;
this would be equivalent to "burdening the national income with one billion
pesetas." The increase on new television sets to be built "would imply a
figure of 8-10 billions for the market over the next 4 years."

All of these facts, combined with the relative proximity of the world soccer
championship to be held in Spain and the resultant installation of extremely
expensive technical equipment speeded up the final official decision. The
ministerial order will spell out the technical characteristics, the standards,
the synchronization, and the video and audio signals, as well as the iden-
tification of television channels for all of Spanish territory.

The PAL system offers automatic compensation and correction of color defects
during transmission and will not modify the technical procedures of TVE
transmissions, studio facilities, or receiver characteristics. Spain has more
than one million color television sets and more than 8 million black-and-
white sets.

The PAL system has been adopted by 44 countries with an approximate total of
45 million sets. The French SECAM system is operating in 21 countries with
something like 6.5 million sets; and the NTSC system is being used in 14
countries with 100 million sets (most of them in the United States).

The three color systems are not the only technical difference characterizing
the different types of television signal transmissions. They work with dif-
ferent numbers of lines: 525 in America, 405 in Great Britain (for the first
programs), 819 in France (first television chain), and 625 in the rest of
the European countries and chains. There are differences in the amplitude
of the total band (frequencies required for sending video and audio signals
and signals required for security against interference from neighboring
channels), in the separation between the frequencies of image and sound
carriers, in the widths of the residual bands, in the image modulation signals,
and in the type of sound modulation. In view of the impossibility of inter-
national standardization, the international agencies--in an effort to facili-
tate exchange and rebroadcasting of programs directly between various coun-
tries--solved the problem with the help of expensive and complex converters
for color procedures and standards.

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A Fantastic Step Forward

Our republic will thus be taking a fantastic step forward with respect to
international telecommunications as a result of this so-called standard B
station which will be equipped with a parabolic antenna 11,8 meters ‘in
diameter, It will be "linked" to the American Intelsat satellite thus
enabling the automatic retransmission of all types of international commu-
nications,

Constructed by several French firms, including Telespace, with materials
that are almost exclusively French, the station will be operated by a
European technical head assisted by six senior technicians from Djibouti.
These personnel who will be specifically in charge of the permanent opera-
tion of the station will of course be supported in the general operation by
personnel from STID who already number 55,

This firm will then be completely located in the vicinity of Ambouli and will
include the ground station itself with the present receiver center and the
telex exchange presently under construction. The transmitting center in
Salines will then be transferred to the Posts and Telecommunications Office
which has since the establishment of STID been working closely with it and
which will continue to do so, We will continue to report on the progress
being made in installing this station which will provide Djibouti with an
incomparable means of contact with the world and thus permit the economic
expansion that is necessary for it.

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COLOMBIA

BRIEFS

GEOSTATIONARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE--Bogota, 5 Oct (AFP)--Next

year, Colombia will launch into a geostationary orbit its own satellite for
domestic communications, it was announced in this capital today. This
orbital satellite will not only modernize services but reaffirm "national
sovereignty," according to Colombian Telecommunications Enterprise President
Guillermo Sagra. The satellite will cost $150 million and will allow the
country to have the most advanced telecommunications technology available
during the World Football Championship which will take place in Colombia in
1986. The type of rocket which will be used to put the satellite into orbit
was not specified. [Text] [Paris AFP in Spanish 2045 GMT 5 Oct 78 PA]

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CONTENTS (Continued) +
WESTERN EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Finland's Telephone Service To Be Improved
(UUSI SUOMI, 2 Sep 78) ..+..-.eeee bent e cence eee eens .

FINLAND
Decision to Censor Nordsat Programs Not Favored by
Majority
(Editorial; HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 25 Aug 78) .....-.-++++-

CP Stand on Nordsat Condemned
(Editorial; HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 31 Aug 78) ...........

Turku Firm Develops Antenna for Nordsat

(HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 4 Sep 78) ......-.-6- eee cece eee
SPAIN
TVE Chooses PAL Color Broadcasting System
(EL PAIS, 28 Sep 78).ceeesccccccccerererccerececenees
SWEDEN

Research Institute Criticizes Telecommunications Data
System
(Bobi Sourander; DAGENS NYHETER, 16 Sep 78).......---

New Telecommunications Chief Hits. 'Chaotic' Planning
(Curt Jonasson; SVENSKA DAGBLADET, 15 Sep 78).......-

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‘disputed ability; key ex-|
perts, frustrated and dis-!
illusioried, are leaving the’

“industry and the ability,’
and indeed the incentive,|

‘to. produce . electronic,

‘equipment is in decline. |

* Many electronic . and
electro - mechanical
‘technologies ‘of . defence
importance are not ‘being
produced and test

‘processes and . facilities
are being outmoded. '

The “Buy Australian”!

‘factor “m ‘some time.

‘ago ad principle of AIP

was intended‘ as a guide

to the extent of Austra-

Han content in. all de+

fence procurement.

In fairness; Mr Deegan
said, there are now some
indfcations ‘from Can-
berra that the. policy in-
volving 30 per cent made
in Australia appears to
be an emerging require-
ment.

Modern arms, he said,
were dependent on elec-
tronics, but Australia’s
ability to produce elec-
tronic components was in
decline ‘because there was
no real incentive, either
short term or long term,
for the industry to ex-
ypand technologically. or
numerically.

MISSILE

‘Few people would rea-
lise that 30 per cent of
the cost of a nuclear
submarine and © 60 per
cent to 80 per cent of an
intercontinental missile is
involved in its electronic
components.

“But sadly many elec-
tronic and electro-me-
chanical technologies of
defence importance are
no longer being practised
in Australia, despite our
industry’s ability to do
50.”

The establishment,
maintenace and
staffing of a successful
electronics industry is a
long-term project, said’
Mr Deegan, 4nd Austra-
lia ‘should be _ planning,
and. supplementing that
planning, into the future:

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ISRAEL

CONCERN OVER ARAB BROADCAST PLANS REPORTED

Jerusalem JERUSALEM POST in English 27 Sep 78 p 2 TA

[Text] There is likely to be serious interference in the reception of Israel
Radio's first, second and third programmes in the near future as Arab coun=
tries take over medium wave radio frequencies in the Middle East, Broadcasting
Authority Director General Yizhaq Livni warned yesterday.

Livni told the authority's board that for the last few months there had been
reports of Arab plans to set up powerful transmitters which would disrupt
normal reception of domestic broadcasts in Israel.

He said that one possible solution would be for Israel Radio to broadcast

on FM, but this would require considerable financial outlay for the Ministry
of Communications and the public would have to buy FM receivers. The govern-
ment must take steps to straighten out the division of radio frequencies in
the area, Livni said.

He added that such a frequency division had been arranged by an international
committee in Geneva in 1975 but that the Arabs were ignoring this and using
radio waves in an irresponsible manner.

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QATAR

BIGGEST MONITORING STATION IN MIDDLE EAST NEARS COMPLETION
Doma QNA in Arabic 1030 GMT 21 Sep 78 NC

[Text] Cairo, 21 September--Qatar is now putting the final touches to the
biggest section for political listening in the Middle East. The section has
been built by the QATAR NEWS AGENCY (QNA) to monitor all the Arab and foreign
radios broadcasting in Arabic in the world.

Stating this to the newspaper AL-AHRAM today, QNA director 'Uthman Abu Zayd
said that Qatari Information Minister ‘Isa al~Kuwari will open the section
next week at a ceremony that will be attended by all the information, press
and foreign news agency representatives in Qatar.

‘Uthman Abu Zayd said that the section is equipped with the most up-to-date
electronic equipment and is the first of its kind in the Arab world. It will
operate around the clock daily.

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

NONALINED BLOC ASKED TO IMPROVE RADIO FREQUENCIES

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 12 Oct 78 p 5

[Text]

cso:

He said: “Frequency dis-

MEMBERS of the non-aligned movement
should strive to make it a task of improving
radio frequencies in their respective count-
ries to counter propaganda from racist
minority regimes in southern Africa.

Chairman of the group of experts currently at-
tending a seminar on the “Co-operation Committee
of Broadcasting Bodies” in Lusaka, Mr Harbi Moha-
med, made the call during a reception hosted for
delegates by Lusaka Mayor, Mr Simon Mwewa on
Tuesday evening.

Mr Mohamed, addressing hundreds of guests in Nakatindi
Hall, said improved frequency on radio and television in the
countries belonging to the -non-aligned bloc would not only

defeat propagande machirery beamed from racist settler
regimes but also bring member countries closer,

aligned heads of state stm- Closing the

tribution in the non-aligned
movement is of parimount
importance whose improve-
ment the movement should
regard as its primary task.”

He said the job the agencv
was doing in explaining to the
people on the role of its work
would bring about develop-
ment within the bloc in such
fields as politics, science and
culture.

Mr Mohamed praised Zam-
bians for their hospitality,
adding that their country was
mot famous internationally
for hosting the 1970 non-

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mit in Lusaka but also for.
her approach to various
world issues.

The deliberations of the
second meeting of the Co-
operation Commit tee of
Broadcasters from non-
aligned courrtries, = which

in Lusaka last night,

“will contribute to the impro-

vement of radio and televi-
sion,

Information, Broadcasting
and Tourism ‘Ministry perma-
nent’ secretary Mr’ Andrew
Chitulang’oma said this in
Lusaka yesterday.

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meeting, which was opened
by Minister Mr Unia Mwila
last Monday, Mr Chitulang’o-
‘ma said the decisions arrived
at during the meeting were

‘important to the Mon-aligned

movement,

He explained that the de-
cisions would form a common
strategy to be adopted by the
movement at the world ad-
ministrative radio conference
to be held in Geneva,
‘Switzerland, next year.

Besides solving professional
issues in the movement, meet-
ings of this nature were an
important link in bringing
mankind together, he said.



NEW FIRE SYSTEMS FOR SUBMARINES

Canberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 10 Oct 78 p 16

[Text]

cso:

THE navy’s Sub-
marine Update
program: will move
ahead when the first
of eight modern fire
control systems will
be officially handed.
over to the Navy at
HMAS

‘Watson,
‘Watson's Bay,
tomorrow.

‘The Minister for Def-
ence, Mr Killen, said in
Canberra the new system
was one of the most
advanced fitted in sub-
marines anywhere in the
world.

Mr Killen said the sys-
tem was designed and
produced to inital: RAN,
Specifications by the Lib~
rascope division of the U.S.
Singer Corporation, with
the total project cost esti-
mated at $20 million at

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1978 prices.
SONAR

‘The system will allow
submarine commanders to
make use of new advanced;
sonar equipment currently
being installed. in the
Oberori submarines, and
the new MK 48
“being _ acquired ie
the RAN. submarine
‘squadron,

One wonders if White-
thead knew what he was
starting so long. ago in

Reijeka, or, as it used to be
called, Fiume? It does
seem funny that modern
torpedoes started life in.
what is now the Croatian
part of Yugoslavia.

The latest system incor-
Porates 2 minicomputer
@nd_ several microproces-
ors to provide continually
updated data from the

20

AUSTRALIA

mination of weapons use

with the system

guiding ‘weapons to the
targets.

INSTALLED

‘In ail, eight of the sys
tems will be Pe anstalled for

the RAN,, the
beng installed at the sub-,
marine support base”
HMAS Platypus, with the
other six being installed in
the R.A.N’s, Oberon class
submarines.

On Wednesday, the
RAN, Chief of Naval
Material — Rear-Admiral
D, W. Leach ~ will official~
ly accept the first system

‘at a ceremony attended by

defence officials and
representatives of the var-'
ious companiesinvolved. -



INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

FINLAND'S TELEPHONE SERVICE TO BE IMPROVED

Helsinki UUSI SUOMI in Finnish 2 Sep 78 p 6

{Article: "Telephone Service to England from Finland Increased by 180
New Lines"]

[Text] In 2 years Finland will have 180 new telephone lines to England and
from there to other countries in the world. The connections will be suffi-
cient once the joint communications satellite of the Nordic cowmtries is

put into operation.

A new cable will be installed between Denmark and England. On this cable
Finland will be given additional connections to England and from there on
to the United States, Canada, and Spain. A final decision on the distribu-
tion of the lines to the various countries has not yet been made, states
chief inspector Rauno Alander of the Postal and Telegraph Administration.

According to the agreement signed between the postal and telegraph services
of the Nordic countries and England, England will take care of the construc-
tion of the cable and will pay for half of its expenditure. The share to
be paid by the Nordic countries depends on the number of lines each country
will have at its disposal. The construction of the cable will cost Fin-
land approximately 2.5 million markkas, which is a little more. than 2 per-
cent of the total cost. There will be a total of 4,000 new connections.

At this time there are approximately 80 telephone lines between Finland and
England. The new cable will be completed in 1980 and it is calculated that
the lines contained in it will be sufficient until the year 1984 when the
communications satellite of the Nordic countries is put into operation.

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CONTENTS (Continued)

EASTERN EUROPE
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Briefs
Vietnamese Radio Official's Visit
Communications Minister

YUGOSLAVIA

Radio Broadcasting Developments in Vojvodina Qutlined
(TANJUG Domestic Service, 12 Sep 78)..

LATIN AMERICA
ARGENTINA

Briefs
Second Satellite Ground Station

BELIZE

First Satellite Communications Station Begins Operation
(THE REPORTER, 8 Oct 78).....-

BOLIVIA
Briefs
Microwave Network Expansion
BRAZIL
INPI Delays Payment for Technology in EDISA-Fujitsu
Contract
(O GLOBO, 18 Sep 78).....eeeeeeeeee Beene ween cence eee

Labo To Initiate Manufacture of Minicomputers in 1979
(O GLOBO, 18 Sep 78)...cceeccceececccseccvcceccsccees

Parana Firm To Place First Minicomputer on Market
in October
(0 GLOBO, 18 Sep 78)..

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CONTENTS (Continued)

BANGLADESH

Briefs
New TV Station

CAMBODIA

Pol Pot Reports on Cambodia's Telecommunications
(Editorial Report)......

INDIA

First Satellite To Be Launched in 1981
(General Overseas Service, 10 Sep 78).......... ee eeeee

Synchronous Satellite Experiments Underway
(THE HINDU, 20 Sep 78)....ececcececeececcuceccececeecs

Briefs
Seminar on Telecommunications
Workshop on Rural Broadcasting
INDONESIA

Briefs
New Television Stations

JAPAN
NIT Finishes Fiscal Year in Black, Ends 3 Years of Red
Ink
(KYODO, 31 Sep 78)..sececeececeeces cee eeeeeeeceeeeces
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Briefs
Tibet Postal, Telecommunications Conference
Liaoning Microwave Communications

VIETNAM

Briefs
An Giang Telephone Links

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CHINESE, ITALIAN SIGN AGREEMENT--Peking, 9 October (HSINHUA)--A news
cooperation agreement between the HSINHUA NEWS AGENCY and the AGENZIA
NAZIONALE STAMPA ASSOCIATA of Italy was signed here this afternoon. Mu
Ching, deputy director of the HSINHUA NEWS AGENCY, and Gianna Granzotto,
chairman of the board of directors of the A.N.S.A., signed the document.
[Text] [Peking NCNA in English 1633 GMT 9 Oct 78 ow]

SUBMARINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE--Buenos Aires, 2 Sep (YELAM)--Gen Eduardo
Oscar Corrado, administrator of the National Telecommunications Company
[ENTEL], goes to Rome today to sign a letter of intent on the installation
of a telecommunications system by submarine cable which will link South
America, Africa and Europe via the cities of Recife; Dakar, Senegal; and
Lagos (Portugal). The agreement will be signed by the presidents of the
Portuguese Radio Marconi Company, the Brazilian Telecommunications Company
[EMBRATEL], the French Post and Telecommunications Company, ITALCABLE,
TELESENEGAL AND INTELCIT of the Ivory Coast. [Buenos Aires TELAM in Spanish
0407 GMT 2 Sep 78 PY]

SWEDEN-SRI LANKA TELECOMMUNICATIONS PACT--An agreement was signed in Colombo
on 28 September between the Post and Telecommunications Department and a
Swedish firm for the provision of a new 200-trunk international telephone
exchange for the Ceylon telephone service. This exchange will be the first
computerized system to be used by the overseas telephone service for provid-
ing automatic subscriber dialing from Sri Lanka to 50 countries. The inter-
national subscriber dialing will be available to telephone subscribers in
Colombo and in the free trade zone. The cost of the project is around 35
million rupees and is made available under a Swedish grant. The exchange
will be commissioned by early 1980. [Colombo International Service in
English 1045 GMT 29 Sep 78 BK]

GDR-PHILIPPINES NEWS AGENCY COOPERATION--ADN and the PHILIPPINES NEWS AGENCY
[PNA] signed an agreement in Berlin on Friday. It provides for the exchange
of news and photos and also covers other areas of cooperation between the two
agencies. The agreement was signed for ADN by its director general, Guenter
Poetschke, and for PNA by.the deputy. director of the Bureau of National and
Foreign Information in the Philippines Department of Public Information,
(Jose U. Macaspac) Jr. [East Berlin ADN International Service in German
1550 GMT 22 Sep 78 LD]

MONGOLIA-HUNGARY RADIO PROTOCOL--Ulaanbaatar, 23 Sep--A working protocol on
cooperation in radio broadcasting between the State Information, Radio and
Television Committee of the MPR Council of Ministers and the Hungarian Radio
for the 1978-80 period was signed here today. The protocol was signed by S.
Purebjab, chairman of the MPR State Information, Radio and Television Committee,
and (K. Kiss), deputy chairman of the MPR State Information, Radio and Tele-
vision Committee, and J. Szerencses, Hungarian ambassador to the MPR, were
present at the ceremony. [Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in Russian 1833 GMI 22 Sep

78 OW]



CONTENTS (Continued)

LIBYA
Briefs
Regional Communications Networks
Telecommunications Center
QATAR
Biggest Monitoring Station in Middle East Nears
Completion
(QNA, 21 Sep 78)..ceeececccececcceceeececsenee eeceeeee

SUB-SAHARAN
INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Nonalined Bloc Asked To Improve Radio Frequencies
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 12 Oct 78)...eeeeeeeeceeeereccceree

Briefs
Tunisia-Niger Media Cooperation

DJIBOUTI
Ground Station in Ambouli To Link Djibouti With
World
(LE REVELL DE DJIBOUTI, 21 Sep 78)..--+ssseseeeeeeeee
LIBERIA
Telecommunications Corporation To Increase Satellite Capacity

Station
(THE LIBERIAN AGE, 29 Sep 78)..ceeeeecoceeeescecesees

ZAMBIA

President Commissions New Lusaka-Nakonde Microwave Link
(ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL, 22 Sep 78)..secerececececeeeseece

Government Hopes To Extend National Radio, Television
Reception
(Lusaka Domestic Service, 10 Oct 78)..+.+seeseeeeeeee

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Sector Satisfaction

The as yet confidential government decision did not cause any surprise in the
sector within ANIEL because, as.one of its leaders told EL PAIS, this is
nothing more and nothing less than the confirmation of the facts of life.

The fact is that an overwhelming majority of the 1.2 million color television
sets in Spain employs the PAL system and that any other decision right now,
such as the adoption of the SECAM system, would not have been possible be-
cause, moreover, all professional equipment used by TVE is based on the
German system.

According to the ANIEL spokesman, the tendency pursued by the sector in
manufacturing TV sets under the German system was normal, especially taking
into account the fact that the majority of TVE broadcasts are coming in
through PAL. "The decision made by the government could have been very much
different in 1974, the year when the production of color television sets
began."

It must finally be pointed out that the PAL system today prevails throughout

Western Europe, except for France, while the SECAM system is instituted in
France, Eastern Europe, and the Arab countries.

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is not, however, a foreign policy problem. It is approved as a self-evident
matter in Finland in the same manner as is the viewing of TV programs from
Tallinn and Viipuri [Vyborg] .

In discussing the Nordsat project at lower level meetings of the Nordic
countries certain Finnish Communists have disclosed where the shoe pinches:
"it is not permissible to freely transmit the programs of two NATO countries
and of one EEC country to Finland."

The majority of Finns certainly do not approve of this kind of a freedom of
speech-ideology. However, after the Stockholm meetings other Nordic coun-
tries may have cause to suspect that the Finnish government has, at least,
given partial support to such a concept.

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For example, a joint antenna system for a three-story building developed
by Teleste with installation in older buildings will cost only 200 markkas

per housing unit.

A system for a one-story building will cost only approximately 310 markkas
per housing unit.

According to Ketonen it has been assumed that there will be a total of
four satellite channels and two for local programs. “Houses in which the
joint antenna is already hooked up to a coaxial cable network can also be
hooked up to the satellite receiption," stated Ketonen.

In the initial phase, when there are still few channels, no extensions and
antenna contact boxes will have to be chan‘ed. Thus, only the installation
of mirror antennas and new amplification centers will entail any expenditures.

The normal "forked antennas" re not sufficient for the receiption of satel-
lite broadcasts. For them it will be necessary to construct a special
mirror antenna, which can be aimed in a definite direction with a precise-
ness of 0.1 degrees -- in Finland, primarily, directly to the south.

The price of the mirror antenna is approximately 3,000 markkas. In addi-
tion to this, a special amplification center is needed.

The expenditures in a multistory building are divided between all the tele-
vision users. If a second multistoried building is connected to this
equipment by so-called cable television as will generally be the case,
additional expenditure will become significantly smaller.

"By means of cable television neighboring buildings will be able to obtain
the equipment at half the price. All the buildings within a 100-meter range
can be connected to each other in this manner," stated Ketonen.

For example, in a group of three buildings the total expenditures will be
approximately 24,500 markkas. If there are approximately 120 units in the
group, the expenditure per unit will be only 204 markkas.

There Is Reason to Prepare for Satellite Transmissions

A mirror antenna installed on a roof will have to be placed on an especially
strong base. It must not move around in a storm and it must have an un-
obstructed visibility directly to the south approximately 10 degrees above
the horizon. It cannot even be obstructed by trees.

Ketonen emphasized that satellite transmissions should already be taken
intc consideration in present-day construction. Especially in new. housing
areas joint antennas should now be built. In this way we would save both
time and money when satellite transmissions become a reality.

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INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

VIETNAM JOINS ASIAN BROADCASTING INSTITUTE
Kuala Lumpur Domestic Service in English 1130 GMT 7 Sep 78 BK

[Text] Vietnam will send several officers from its broadcasting unit to
Malaysia soon for training at the Asian Institute of Broadcasting Develop-
ment--AIBD.

The chairman of Radio-Television Vietnam, Mr Tran Lam, said this today at a
signing ceremony held in Juala Lumpur to mark Vietnam's admission as an
associate member of the institute. He said that by becoming a member of
the AIBD, Vietnam would be able to promote close cooperation and exchanges
between its radio-television and mass media organizations and those in
Malaysia.

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JPRS 72135

27 October 1978

WORLD

TRANSLATIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ; WIDE
No, 57

20000308 150 |
U. §. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A
ApprovedforPublicRelease

Distribution Unlimited +

Reproduced From
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According to Ketonen the manufacturing of joint antenna equipment will em-
ploy approximately 510 people over a period of 7 years. In addition to this,
export prospects are good since the company's nearest competitors are in
Germany. The Finnish made equipment is capable of competing with the Ger-
man equipment both in price and quality. The comapny has sales. offices in
Sweden and Norway.

The Teleste Corporation also now has plans to expand its operations as
well as increase its staff in Turku. |

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BELIZE

FIRST SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS STATION BEGINS OPERATION
Belize City THE REPORTER in English 8 Oct 78 pp 1, 14 FL

lExcerpts] Belmopan, Fri, 6 Oct--Belize's first satellite earth station
linking the country in an international telecommunications network began to
function here this morning during a small ceremony at the station site.

Some 50 or more people from government, communications experts, representa—
tives from the judiciary and consular corps were on hand for the first calls
to be made from the standard 8 earth station [as received]--a complex of
sophisticated communication satellites stationed high above the earth.

The Belmopan earth station, built at a cost of some $5 million, is located
near the BTA buildings. It has an 11.8 meter dish antenna and is one of
five similar stations which Cable and Wireless are bringing into service
this year.

Premier Price formally declared the earth station open after Minister of
Communications Mr Sylvester made two telephone calls--one to London and the
other to Washington D. C.

For his first call Minister Sylvester spoke to British Foreign and Common-
wealth Secretary Ted Rowlands. Later he spoke to U.S. Transportation Secretary
Brock Adams in Washington. The amplified conversations were described by

those present as "crisp and extremely clear."

With the coming into operation of the new earth station, Cable and Wireless
will be phasing out their VHF station at Ladyville, previously used for
international calls and for telex. The buildings and equipment are to be
taken over by Radio Belize for a proposed FM (modulated frequency) trans-
mitter sometime before 1980.

The satellite to which the Belmopan station will beam its signals is located
some 22,300 miles (26,888 skilometers) above the equator over the Atlantic
Ocean. At this height the speed of the satellite is such that it remains
stationary relative to the earth stations far below.

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

FRG BROADCASTING CONSORTIUM TO COOPERATE WITH PRC
Hamburg DPA in German 1111 GMT 27 Sep 78 LD

[Text] Peking--A delegation of the ARD [FRG consortium of broadcasting cor-
porations] led by its deputy chairman, Werner Héss, has agreed in Peking
with the Chinese State Radio and Television Commission to conclude a coopera-—
tion treaty. The treaty provides for the exchange of television news and
films as well as tapes for radio. In addition, the ARD is offering assist-
ance to the Chinese in training technicians.

The delegation, which also includes the television program director, Dietrich
Schwarzkopf, is paying an 1l-day visit to Peking. It was received for a
discussion on Wednesday by Wun-lan-fu, member of the Politburo and vice
chairman of the National People's Congress.

This agreement, which the ARD has been hoping for, has only one predecessor.
The first foreign media organization to conclude a cooperation agreement with
the Chinese media was the French state radio and television organization.

The director of the ZDF [second German television], Karl Guenther von Hase,
is expected in Peking at the beginning of October.

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

VIETNAMESE, IRAQI NEWS AGENCIES SIGN COOPERATION ACCORD
Hanoi VNA in English 1602 GMT 8 Oct 78 OW

[Text] Hanoi, 6 Oct (VNA)--A principle agreement was signed in Baghdad

on October 7 between Dao Tung, director general of VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY, and
Muhammad Manaf Yasin, director general of the IRAQI NEWS AGENCY (INA), on
exchange of news reports and photographs and professional cooperation
between the two agencies.

The signing ceremony was attended by Hong Duc Phuong, Vietnamese ambassador
to Iraq.

The agreement provides that VNA and INA will frequently exchange teleprinted
news reports destined to foreign readers in the Egnlish or French languages,
as well as news photographs in order to feed newspapers, the radio and
television network and other information services in each country, as well
as professional experience.

The two sides also discussed measures to establish a direct telecommunica—
tions line between the two agencies.

During its visit to Iraq, the VNA delegation led by Dao Tung called at a
number of economic and cultural establishments, including the Basrah indus-
trial centre and the ancient city of Babylon where it was received by the
governor of Basrah Province.

The VNA delegation left Iraq on October 7.

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BRAZIL

TELEBRAS DEFENDS USE OF DOMESTIC SATELLITE
Rio de Janeiro O GLOBO in Portuguese 15 Sep 78 p 27

[Text] Campo Grande-~The president of TELEBRAS [Brazilian Telecommunications
Corporation], Gen Antonio, Alencastro e Silva, said, yesterday, that, when the
new government administration takes office, it is absolutely necessary to
carry out the program for the domestic satellite as one of the basés enabling
the country to have typically nationwide radio and television programing. He
stated that, by using the satellite, it will be possible to broadcast pri-
marily educational programs to each geoeconomic region.

The statements by General Alencastro e Silva were made in an interview during
the inauguration by the minister of communications, Euclides Quandt de Oli-
veira, of new telephone equipment, in Campo Grande, and microwave and direct
distant dialing systems, benefiting the cities of Dourados, Fatima do Sul,

Rio Brilhante and Nova Andradina. The minister's party spent the day in Campo
Grande and is going on, today, to Salvador, Bahia, where a programing will be
carried out in the Radiobroadcasting Congress being held there.

Postponement

Gen Antonio Alencastro e Silva believed that the economic crisis that caused
a postponement of the domestic satellite program, "although far from being
overcome, is being lived with peacefully by us and I believe that, in the next
government administration, it will no longer be a problem justifying further
postponement." He mentioned that the launching cost had been reduced from
$25 million to $8 million by using the Jumbo, from which the satellite would
take off at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Immediately after the statements by the president of TELEBRAS, Minister Quandt
de Oliveira said, when he was questioned by reporters, that, to tell the
truth, the domestic satellite has a low priority at present. “Our intention
to launch it has not been abandoned, however," he remarked. "I only remember
it when the press questions me." The minister of communications again said
that the problems of the Rio de Janeiro telephone network have not yet been
solved. "According to the information that I have at present," he stated,
3,000 telephones are out of service in Rio de Janeiro and we are doing every-
thing possible to solve the problem, which involved 20,000 telephones a short
time ago, but I believe that the situation will be met with a balanced effort
only in December.

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VIETNAM

BRIEFS

AN GIANG TELEPHONE LINKS--In August and September the An Giang provincial
post and telegraph sector completed installing a wireless telephone system
linking various cities with districts and towns in the province, thus
promptly serving production and combat activities in the border area. To
date, telephone networks have been set up in seven out of eight districts
and cities in An Giang Province. [Ho Chi Minh City Domestic Service in
Vietnamese 0200 GMT 4 Oct 78 BK]

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PINLAND

CP STAND ON NORDSAT CONDEMNED
Helsinki HELSINGIN SANOMAT. in Finnish 31 Aug 78 p 2
{Editorial: "Nordsat Discussion"]

{Text] KANSAN UUTISET, the organ of the SKDL [Finnish Peoples Democratic
League] and the SKP [Finnish Communist Party], has urged a discussion of
Nordsat. The newspaper has paid heed to its own urgings by enthusiastically
arguing with itself about the expenditures and effects of the Nordic Tele-
vision Satellite.

KANSAN UUTISET explains that in Finland "only 10 percent of the population
would be able to follow the programs of Nordic countries without difficulty."
A couple days later the newspaper is of another opinion explaining how
Nordsat would mean "that national programming would become subjected to an
ever more serious threat". If only every 10th Finn is able to follow the
programs transmitted by Nordsat, then how could there possibly be a cultural i
policy threat"

KANSAN UUTISET also differs with itself regarding the expenditures of Nord-
sat. In one issue it is horrified at the expense of the project. The next
day, however, it demands that this expensive satellite should be exploited
in the most limited manner possible: by only transmitting Nordic country
programs selected after they have been Lroadcast. Why is there a need for
a satellite in such an exchange of programming?

Arguments according to which Nordsat would offer "American series films on
channel 12" is a strange picture of Nordic programming policy. MNordsat is
only a means of transmitting programs. The kind of programs that are trans-
mitted in each country will be decided by the radio and television corpora-
tion of the country concerned. Presently the State Radio clearly offers an
abundance of so-called American entertainment. In general, entertainment
programs are transmitted at the same time in all Nordic countries. The
feared "slipping through" would not succeed, at least, in Finland.

If KANSAN UUTISET, indeed, wants to discuss Nordsat, it could present the
subject by explaining why Communists are horrified by the thought that

Finns would have an opportunity to follow "television programs produced in
a different political and social environment".

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CALL FOR BETTER USE OF INDUSTRY

Canberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 25 Sep 78 p 12

[Text]

Spe" electronics in-
dustry is the nerve
centre of our entire
defence umbrella and
it must be nurtured,
encouraged and pro-
tected; according : to
the Australian ‘Tele-
communications Dev-
elopment Association
(ATDA).

“~The Australian telecom-}
‘munications industry was.
pleased to see’ the. De-
fence. Department: had
granted some Australi ‘Austral Han
manufacturing ealts|

contracts for : feasibility.
studies on deferice equip- |
ment.

‘Mr-Deegan ‘said. it was
encouraging, ‘to ‘see ;some
purchase ‘contracts being
et although they were
not major contracts of
any financial significance
and were ‘still only token
gestures rather than a
concerted defence plan
involving the Australian
electronics and telecom-
munications industry.

The weakened. Austra~
lian ‘electronics industry
could receive a very ben-
eficial and much-needed
boost if the Government
decides to proceed with

.some of the major pro-

jects now undergoing
feasibility tests.

REQUIRED

“Whilst we realise that
everything required for
today’s super-sophisticat-
ed defence equipment
cannot be made in Aus-
tralia, there are many
types of electronic equip-|
ment which can be
manufactured here, .and
in the process we could
retain and -build up the
technologies involved,” he
said.

“This in itself would
mean that over a period
of. time the local content
could: be iricreased as our
industry rebuilds me ex-
pertise, . development,

design’ and ‘manufacture.

“One coes_ not nave to
bea defence. expert. to
realise. that _ electronic
equipment, as. well as. in-
volving - vital - commiuni-
cations, forms “the” very
heart of modern weapon
control: systems,” he said. |

22

“ment that th

AUSTRALIA

“Today electronic;
equipment is so impor-

tant a part of our modern

defence system that the
very size and perfor-
mance of. units such as
naval ships, aircraft and
tanks is largely deter-
mined by the size and

‘quality of the electronic

equipment which must be
provided.

“There can be no argu-
lectronics
industry. is not being
maintained at a level of
either capacity ,or capa-
bility from which it could
effectively expand ‘in the)
event of an internationa)
crisis.”

Referring to- the Gov-'
ernment’s offset policy,
the chairman said all
overseas government
contracts were awarded
on the undertaking that
30: per cent of the con-
tent be Australian made.

In quoting on overseas
contracts for part of the.
equipment manufacture.
the local company is
heavily disadvantaged by
being expected to provide
an exact replacement of
the overseas .item with
no. cost penalty protec-
tion even though the vol-
ume is low.

Important strategic
materials have still to be
imported, despite our
Australian industry's un-



Belize's earth station is initially providing eleven telephone channels plus
one telegram-telex bearer. It can be expanded to carry 60 simultaneous
conversations--enough to meet the needs of Belize for many a year to

come.

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AUSTRALIA

M/600 MINICOMPUTER TO BE USED IN FUEL EXPLORATION

Canberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 10 Oct 78 p 20

[Text] A DATA General North West Shelf project,
M/600 minicomputer and as a remote job entry

i - station for several com~
installed by Wood- putert us

side Petroleum
Development in —willaiso benefit fom the
petroleum explora Tecra ct, snerace
4 Is user depart-
Bon and the plann- ments and from the intro-
ing of the North duction of interactive
‘West Shelt natural graphic capabilities 600
as project. addi i
eae aro cystem, value S9stem, Woodside has ins~
ed at about $320,000, istak- falled two graphic display
reed terminals, one hard copyr

ing over work that consists
unit, a belt plotter, a drum.
of seismic data, systems. potter and a digitizer.

Jog well data systems, and
other technical systems. ‘The M/600 is the largest

‘The company will use system in Data General's
the M/600 for on-line digi- . Eclipse product line and
tizing and plotting for compares in performance
interpretation of data with the middle range of
from seismic surveys, and. ‘general purpose "
for processing of data frame computers.

obtained from wells on the, ‘Woodside's 5;

fror system has
characteristics of the: sedi~ 512K bytes of memory, two
ment encountered, 192 megabyte discs, 13

including porosity and terminals, two magnetic
PEE no ued foe At Cet
J megabyte paging disc unit,

technical programming for c
engineering design forthe 9,10 Printer and a card

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TRAQ

CONTRACT SIGNED FOR RADIO, TV COMPLEX
Baghdad AL-THAWRAH in Arabic 8 Sep 78 p 4
[Article: "Radio, TV Project Contract Concluded"]

[Text] The minister of information, Sa'd Qasim Hammudi, yesterday evening
signed a contract with a Japanese company for the purchase of a mobile ra-
dio and television unit at a cost of 12,750,000 dinars. The mobile unit
is one part of the state radio and television complex project, which in-
cludes the erection of radio and television studios, control rooms, and
studios for the production of color programs. The project, which is to
be located in al-Salihiyya directly behind the present state radio complex,
will also include a large building to house administrative, maintenance,
storage and lounge facilities. The project, slated for completion within
24 months of the contract signing, will contribute to increased program
production, particularly since each radio and television program will be
produced in a separate studio. The project will also make possible the
production of a larger number of color telecasts.

The minister of information said the project would advance the productive
capacity of the informational apparatus throughout the country and outside
it. He added that the project would contribute to a greater production of
radio and color television programs and enable the state radio and tele-
vision establishment to better perform its task, in a manner that is con-
cordant with the aims of the revolution and the party. He explained fur-
ther that the implementation of the contract would strengthen friendly re-
lations between Iraq and Japan.

The signing ceremony was attended by the director general of the State

Radio and Television Company, Mr Suhayl Najm, and a number of ministry of-
ficials.

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CONTENTS (Continued)

Communications Minister Discusses Concern in CPA Bidding
(O ESTADO DE SAC PAULO, 23 Sep 78)..

TELEBRAS Defends Use of Domestic Satellite
(O GLOBO, 15 Sep 78)....eeee0e

COLOMBIA

Briefs
Geostationary Communications Satellite

URUGUAY
Briefs
Reorganization of Broadcasting Service
ANTEL Contract With Spanish Firm
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

Arab States Broadcasting Union Meets in Riyadh
(SNA, 15, 26 Sep 78)....-seeeeeeee

Issues on Agenda
Conclusion of Meeting

"GULF NEWS AGENCY' Members Conclude Meetings in

Manama
(INA, 9 Oct 78)...-...- eee e cece eee e cece ee eeees sees
EGYPT
Briefs
Satellite Ground Station
IRAQ

Contract Signed for Radio, TV Complex
(AL-THAWRAH, 8 Sep 78)..scceeccecceeccesceecceereeees

ISRAEL

Concern Over Arab Broadcast Plans Reported
(JERUSALEM POST, 27 Sep 78)..cceeesecececccererceeces

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INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

INDONESIAN OFFICIALS ON SUBMARINE CABLE NETWORK LINKING ASEAN NATIONS
Jakarta ANTARA in English 0727 GMT 2 Sep 78 BK

[Text] Jakarta, Sep 1 (ANTARA)--The five ASEAN member countries will soon
use the submarine cable network (SKKL) as scheduled before, which consists

of five parts, Dr Syamsuddin, public relations service head of the Directorate
General of Post and Telephone, and Dr Musyafri Effendy, public relations -
service head of the Telecommunications Public Corporation (PERUMTEL) said at
a press conference here on Thursday [31 August].

The five parts of the system comprise: The Philippines—Singapore line to

be completed in fiscal 1978-79, Indonesia-Singapore line to be finished in

1979-80, Singapore-Malaysia line to be completed 1980-81, Malaysia~Thailand

line to be completed in 1981-82 and the Philippines-Thailand line to be |
finished in 1982-83, they explained.

In accordance with the recommendation, the governments of Indonesia and
Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding on June 29 last year to agree
to the construction of the system with a capacity of at least 480 telephone
circuits and scheduled to be ready for service by April 1980.

PERUMTEL of Indonesia and the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore have
been nominated as agents of their respective governments to proceed with the
planning and implementation of the system.

A Japanese company, Nippon Electric Company (NEC), has won tender for the
supply and construction of the submarine cable system. The total cost of the
contract will be approximately $30 million.

NEC will design, manufacture and install the complete system, which is ex-
pected to be ready for commercial service in 1980.

This is the first system of its kindin Southeast Asia, having 374 nautical
miles of buried lightweight protected cable, representing 65 percent of the
total submarine cable length of 570 nautical miles, while the remaining 196
nautical miles is of heavy armoured cable.

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FINLAND

TURKU FIRM DEVELOPS ANTENNA FOR NORDSAT

Helsinki HELSINGIN SANOMAT in Finnish 4 Sep 78 p 22
{Article: "Finnish Built Antenna for Nordsat Transmission"]

[Text] Preparations are being made in advance in Turku for television
satellite transmission, which according to current information will cormence
in Nordic countries already in 1985. The Turku industrial plant Teleste
Inc. is the first in the Nordic countries to develop a joint antenna sys-
tem for the satellite era, which will be ready after a couple years of work.

Erkki Backman, the general manager of the company, stated that according to
his understanding the development of such a system is also new throughout

all of Europe.

"We have developed the matter to such a degree already that if nothing comes
of these satellite plans, we will shoot down the satellite itself," he jok-
ingly stated.

However, Backman believes that the permanent work group in Oslo, which also
includes Finns, will come to a positive conclusion. "It is a different
matter when the satellite will come into existence and in what form."

Three Out of Every Four Are Hooked Up to Joint Antennas

In Finland the television joint antenna system [cable system] has recently
been developed to a rather extensive degree. Pekka Ketonen, company produc-
tion director, stated that approximately 75 percent of Finland's television
receivers are hooked up to the joint antenna. The corresponding figure in
Sweden is approximately 54 percent, in Norway nearly 40 percent, and in
Denmark approximately 50 percent. Professor Martti Tirri of Helsinki Tech-
nical College has participated in the development work.

Ketonen also stated that the public debate about the expensiveness of recep-
tion from satellite transmissions has been completely erroneous. "The im-
pression has been given that every family will have to sacrifice approximately
3,000 markkas for receiving equipment. This is not the case at all," he
stated.

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BRAZIL

COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER DISCUSSES CONCERN IN CPA BIDDING
Sao Paulo O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in Portuguese 23 Sep 78 p 24

[Text] Brasilia--The minister of communications, Quandt de Oliveira, stated,
yesterday in Brasilia, that the idleness of companies supplying equipment for
the telecommunications sector next year should be around 50 percent. The same
rate was recorded this year, because the Ministry of Communications will main-
tain the same pace in the program being carried out in the sector. According
to the minister, industrialists are aware of that situation, because, at the
beginning of the present administration, he himself alerted them to the fact
that the telecommunication companies were overestimating the requirements an-
ticipated for the telecommunications sector by the ministry.

Quandt de Oliveira stated that his ministry is carrying out in part the pro-
posed programs. According to the PND [National Development Plan], during the
present government administration, the number of telephones in service would
be increased to 8 million telephones. Now, however, the minister estimates
that, by the end of the period, the number of 6.5 million telephones will be
reached. The Second PND specified a goal for the installation of 3.5 million
new telephone terminals in the 5-year period, but the minister anticipates the
total installation of only 2.8 million.

CPA

The greatest concern of the Ministry of Communications in connection with com-
petitive bidding for the manufacture of telephone exchanges Controlled by
Stored Programs (CPA) is tied to the transfer of decision-making power from
the companies into the hands of foreigners, with the conversion of common
stock into preferred stock in the space of 3 years, provided for in the
Law on Corporations, when a loss occurs during that period. The concern
expressed yesterday by Minister Quandt de Oliveira stems from the fact that
the telecommunication companies have not been obtaining profits for 3 years
and that, in the case of the CPA exchanges, may cause the decision-making
power to rest, in the future, with the foreign company winning the competi-
tive bidding.

This point has given rise to great disagreements between the Ministry of Com-
munications and the foreign participants in competitive bidding, because, in

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FINLAND

DECISION TO CENSOR NORDSAT PROGRAMS NOT FAVORED BY MAJORITY
Helsinki HELSINGIN SANOMAT in Finnish 25 Aug 78 p 2

{Editorial: "Censored Satellite"]

[Text] The Council of Ministers of Nordic Countries at a recent meeting in
Stockholm approved the proposal of the Finnish Government, according to
which an “edited alternative" should also be clarified in the preparations
for Nordsat or the joint radio and television satellite of the Nordic coun-
tries.

The term used is misleading. "Edited" in this connection means "censored".
Even without a clarification it is clear that.a censored alternative would
mean a watering down of the whole satellite idea.

The concept behind Nordsat is the transmission of all programs from all
Nordic countries to all Nordic countries. If Finland joins the agreement,
people throughout all of Finland will be able to watch any and all programs
from Nordic countries. The programs would also be dubbed into Finnish.
Correspondingly Finnish programs will be seen ‘with translations in other
Nordic countries.

an “edited alternative" means that of all the possibilities offered by this
expensive satellite only a small portion would be exploited by the trans-
mission of programs on one channel, which would be composed of programming
selected by the radio corporations of the Nordic countries. For this type
of "Nordic vision" a satellite is not needed, present equipment would be
sufficient.

At the meeting of the council of ministers in Stockholm it was emphasized
that even though Finland wants a clarification of a censored alternative,
our government has not yet adopted a position on it. An “edited alterna-
tive" is, however, from the point of view of the basic idea of Nordsat so
objectionable that any insistence on the necessity of an investigation will
make the other parties smell the smoke of Finlandization.

The limits of the viewing area of the TV satellite do not observe national
boundaries,. Scattering, the reception of programs across national borders,

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SPAIN

TVE CHOOSES PAL COLOR BROADCASTING SYSTEM
Madrid EL PAIS in Spanish 28 Sep 78 p 48

[Excerpts] After more than 3 years of uncertainty,
doubts, and political and economic pressures, Spain

has officially decided--through an order issued by the
Ministry of Culture which will be published shortly
--in an as yet confidential manner to adopt the German
PAL (phase alternation line) color television system,

in place of the French SECAM [sequential memory color]
television system. The rather mild surprise triggered
by this decision is nothing more than the confirmation
of a fact of life and clashes with the doubts about

the reason for the delay in adopting this measure.

In any case, the position adopted by the Spanish govern-
ment implies considerable economic support for Spain
from the German government which, in its offer sub-
mitted sometime ago, pledged to help the Spanish govern-
ment with a series of loans if the PAL system were to
be picked.

This is the end of the technical, commercial, and political war over the
establishment of the color system. There are three systems to produce

color pictures for regular television transmissions and they have been in
existence since the fifties, based on numerous investigations and experi-
ments going back to the pioneering days, especially by engineer Baird.

The NISC (National Television System Committee) was adopted by the United
States in June 1953 through the Federal Communications Commission. In

1959, the SECAM system was presented officially and introduced for commercial
operation on French television; it was devised by the French engineer Henry
de France. The German engineer Walter Bruch, of the multinational con-
sortium AEG [General Electric Corportation]-Telefunken, in 1963 came out with
PAL based on a technical improvement of the American NTSC.

Six Years with German System

TIVE [Spanish Television] has been broadcasting with the PAL system for six
years now. The current color programming exceeds 70 percent of all:

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The central administration, at present, Esko Olsson goes on to say, has a
different substance than it had in 1973 and 1974.

“When we started on our assignment, there were probably about 3,300 posi-
tions in the central administration," he continues. "The corresponding
figure today lies between 2,600 and 2,700. But we also have gotten the
resources for certain work areas increased, and that is something that
was not foreseen by the committee at the beginning of the 1970s."

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INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

"GULF NEWS AGENCY' MEMBERS CONCLUDE MEETINGS IN MANAMA
Baghdad INA in Arabic 1220 GMT 9 Oct 78 JN

[Text] Manama, 9 October--The directors of Arab news agencies which are
members of the GULF NEWS AGENCY concluded their meetings here today.

The GULF NEWS AGENCY reports that the conferees formulated suitable pro-
posals to advance the operations of the GULF NEWS AGENCY, to develop the
press services it is offering, and to expand its activities in the Gulf
area. The conferees also discussed the difficulties the GULF NEWS AGENCY
has faced in the previous phases of its functioning. In this connection,
they approved several recommendations to overcome these difficulties in
order to expand the activities of the GULF NEWS AGENCY to cover extensively
the news of the Gulf area. Directors of the GULF NEWS AGENCY, the KUWAITI
NEWS AGENCY, INA, SNA, QNA, and the EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY participated in

the meeting.

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INDIA

BRIEFS

SEMINAR ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS--Prime Minister Desai opened a 10-day seminar

on rural telecommunications in New Delhi 11 September. He called on experts
to evolve simpler and cheaper technology to provide telecommunication facili-
ties to village people. The seminar has been organized by the International
Telecommunication Union in cooperation with the Indian Posts and Telegraph
Department. Apart from ESCAP member countries, experts from the United States,
the Soviet Union, Canada, Britain, France, the FRG, Sweden and Australia are
taking part. [Delhi General Overseas Service in English 1000 GMT 11 Sep 78
BK]

WORKSHOP ON RURAL BROADCASTING--A month-long regional workshop on rural and
development broadcasting began in Bangalore 11 September. The director gen-
eral of All-India Radio told newsmen in Bangalore that it is being organized
jointly by ‘All-India Radio and the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting
Development, Kuala Lumpur. Representatives of several South and Southeast
Asian countries will take part. The aim of the workshop is to train the
participants, among other things, in the use of instructional programs for
rural audiences. [Delhi General Overseas Service in English 1000 GMT 11 Sep
78 BK]

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"In Monrovia we now have equipment to provide services for about 2,000 new
telephone subscribers, microwave equipment, telephone exchange equipment,
which are being installed throughout the country. In order to provide
more and meet up with the growing telephone demand we are trying to do it
in an orderly fashion taking Monrovia area by area until it is entirely
covered," director Butler revealed.

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INDONESIA

BRIEFS

NEW TELEVISION STATIONS--Information Department Secretary General Sutikno
Lukitodisastro tonight inaugurated the Manado television broadcasting
station. Indonesia currently has 9 television broadcasting stations and
88 relay stations. By the end of the second 5-year development plan there
will be 103 television relay stations throughout Indonesia. Television
stations are under construction in Dili and Aceh. [Jakarta Domestic
Service in Indonesian 1500 GMT 7 Oct 78 BK]

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Nevertheless, the potentiality of the market is his great expectation. In his
opinion, the market is sufficiently large for the four manufacturers -- COBRA,
Labo, SID and EDISA -- and it is quite larger than the size of the market pre-
dicted by all prospect studies made up to now. He says that his company is
being called on, at present, by many buyers requesting information. In his
opinion, that behavior serves to evaluate the need that the market has for
minicomputers. Nevertheless, demand should be much greater than anticipated,
because it is possible that supply of the product will expand its use and give
rise to an unanticipated demand.

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munications. than most
countries.

Yet in the domestic area it
took an independent in-
vestigation — by publishing
entrepreneur Mr Kerry Packer
— to jolly a government into
action.

The task force, headed by
the general manager of OTC,
Mr H. White, was set up a
year ago after Mr Packer, of
Channel Nine and World
Series Cricket fame, presented
his submission to the Govern-
ment seeking a privately
owned communications satel-
lite to expand domestic tele-
vision.

‘The task-force report, cost
ing about $250,000 during its
eight months of deliberations,
has recommended that the sa-
tellite be government-owned.

The report presents an op-
portunity for detailed debate
in the community, government
and industry on the future of
such services.

Yet it is full of conflicting
Government ‘ opinions, and
contradictions, but reveals the
opportunities Australia’s own
communications satellite could
open up.

There are implications for
defence, health, education,
science, transport, _ business
and commerce as well as for
radio, television, telephonic,
telex and other forms of com-
munications.

“A national satellite com-
munication system offers a
range of improved, extended
and new services over the
broad frontiers of our national
life,” the report says.

“Further, it offers the po-

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tential for ‘applications and
extensions of our . national
purposes, as yet unknown.”

Satellite’s potential. for the
‘radio and television industry
include the provision of
dozens mare television and
radio stations, direct and live
beaming of programs to-homes
whether they be in the city or
in the remotest- corner of. the
country.

It would add a new mean-
ing to the ABC National News,
although it might present
some problems for — sports
programmers, given the his-
torical preferences of various
States.

The report says the Govern-
ment should invite applica-
tions for additional television
licences, adding that the
major cities could support
more channels and smail
centres could cope with one
more.

For telephone, telex and
other person to person com-
munications, the satellite sys-
tem could mean a network
which provides equal services
to all Australians.

The report points to the po~
tential improvements in com~
munications to Aborigines as
well as isolated pastoral com-
munities, currently served, if
at all, by the tenuous link of
a radio telephone.

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The company, formed by Sharp (51 percent), DATA SERV (26 percent), INEPAR

(13 percent) and DIGIBRAS [Brazilian Digital Enterprise] (10 percent) is to
invest 200 million cruzeiros by July 1979 (it began to make expenditures

last March), two-thirds of which with its own funds. The remaining amount
comes from subsidized loans being sought from government agencies, like FINEPE
[Corporation for Financing Studies and Projects] and PROTEC [expansion un-
known] and that the company hopes will be released by the end of this year.

A return from these investments should start 3 years after the company's ac-
tivities have begun.

Therefore, SID has a broad arrangement set up with its component companies.
Sharp will handle marketing and leasing services, in addition to maintenance
for the final user. DATA SERVwill be responsible for sales to companies that
will adapt the systems to special services. INEPAR will support exports.
DIGIBRAS, a government enterprise, will supply political support in esta-
blishing the company and consolidating its market.

In this respect, DIGIBRAS, according to every indication, may be the new com-
pany's spokesman in its effort to survive during onslaughts by multinational
companies established in Brazil that are attempting to get into the mini-
computer market, like IBM, strongly determined to obtain approval from CAPRE
to produce medium-sized computers, regarded by the three minicomputer com—
panies as a threat to their market.

"We expect to count on the entire support of the government in settling IBM's

plans," Leal stated, "because, if that company obtains approval to produce
those systems, we shall have to close our doors."

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EGYPT

BRIEFS

SATELLITE GROUND STATION--Cairo, 17 September--On the occasion of the
inauguration of the satellite ground station in Ma'adi today, Prime
Minister Mamduh Salim contacted the heads of Egyptian missions in a number
of Arab and European capitals by telephone. [Excerpt] [Cairo MENA in
Arabic 1252 GMT 17 Sep 78 NC]

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JPRS 72135

27 October 1978

TRANSLATIONS ON. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
No. 57
ConTENTS PAGE

WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

Vietnamese, Iraqi News Agencies Sign Cooperation Accord
(WNA, 8 Oct 78).......

FRG Broadcasting Consortium To Cooperate With PRC
(DPA, 27 Sep 78).

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Sudanese, Soviet News Agencies Sign Cooperation Agreement
(SUNA, 2 Sep 78)...

PRC Broadcasting Delegation Signs Pact, Ends French Visit
(NCNA, 13 Sep 78)....

Persian Gulf Uses Soviet Satellites To Monitor Weather
Forecast
(Lynn Manning; THE GULF WEEKLY MIRROR, 29 Jul-
4 BUS 78). cccecc cece reece ces nee cece se ceeescceeeeseeees 6

Yugoslav, DPRK News Agencies Sign Cooperation Agreement
(TANJUG, 8 Sep 78).....cccccccec sec enc cece cceeceeseeee 7

Briefs
French-Indonesian Telecommunications Pact
News Agencies Conference Opens
Broadcast Engineers Conference
Chinese, Italian Sign Agreement
Submarine Telecommunications Cable
Sweden-Sri Lanka Telecommunications Pact
GDR-Philippines News Agency Cooperation
Mongolia-Hungary Radio Protocol
Pan-African Network Equipment
PRC-FRG Cooperation Talk

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ARGENTINA

BRIEFS

SECOND SATELLITE GROUND STATION--Buenos Aires, 5 ‘Sep (TELAM)--Maximo
Garfinkel, director of the international service of the National Tele-
communications Company [ENTEL], has reported that feasibility studies for
the installation of a second satellite ground station are underway, with
very positive results. He said that it would be built in the provinces
of San Luis or Cordoba. [Bueno& Aires TELAM in Spanish 2005 GMT 5 Sep 78
PY]

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CZECHOSLOVAKIA

BRIEFS

VIETNAMESE RADIO OFFICIAL'S VISIT--Kvetoslav Faix, first deputy chairman
of the Czechoslovak radio, received in Prague on 4 October (Ly Van~sau),
member of the Vietnamese government cultural delegation and deputy chair-
man of the Vietnamese radio and television, to discuss further cooperation
between the two countries' radio organizations. [Text] [Prague RUDE PRAVO
in Czech 5 Oct 78 p 2 aul

COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER--The delegation of Czechoslovak communication work-
ers led by Vlastimil Chalupa, CSSR minister of communications, left Prague
for Tbilisi on Sunday to attend a conference of the socialist states'
ministers of communications. [Text] [Prague RUDE PRAVO in Czech 25 Sep 78
p 2 AU. . .

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LIBYA

BRIEFS

REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS--Tripoli, September 25, JANA--The president
of the People's Committee of the General Post and Telecommunications Corpora-—
tion said that the southern region and western mountain, Ajdabia and Kafra
had been covered today with a telephone and telegraph network and a radio
and television transmission network. The costs of these networks reached
3,018,669 Libyan dinars. [Tripoli JANA in English 1530 GMT 24 Sep 78 LD]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER--Transport Secretary, Engineer Nouri Faitouri
Madani, has inaugurated the telecommunications centre in Murzik. The
inaugural ceremony was attended by the Secretary of the People's Congress
in Murzik Municipality, the Chairman of Sebha's Post Office Control, local
people's committee leaders, chairman of People's Committees and a large
crowd of people. The transport secretary also inaugurated the tele-
communication station in Obary, later in the evening, with the secretary
of the People's Congress in Obary Municipality, chairmen of popular
committees inspectors of services and a great number of citizens
attending the inaugural ceremony. These stations have established a link
between the towns and municipal capitals covering the Murzik, Taragon,

Om Al-Araneb, Zuweila and Wadi Atabah area. (JANA) [Text] [Valetta

THE JAMAHIRIYAH MAIL in English 23 Sep 78 p 8]

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

PRC BROADCASTING DELEGATION SIGNS PACT., ENDS FRENCH VISIT
Peking NCNA in English 2138 GMT 13 Sep 78 OW

[Text] Paris, September 13 (HSINHUA)--The Chinese broadcasting and tele-
vision delegation led by Li Lien-ching, deputy director of the Central Broad-
casting Administration, left here for home today after concluding its visit
to France.

Following its visits to Sweden and West Germany, the delegation arrived here
on September 1 for a visit in accordance with the Sino-Franco cultural ex-
change agreement.

During its stay in France, it was warmly received by French television,
broadcasting and industrial circles, visited Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse
and exchanged experience with the French side.

The delegation signed an agreement with the Societe Nationale de Television
Francaise yesterday, stipulating that both the Chinese and French sides
exchange television reporters for news coverage, exchange TV programmes,
and further develop their relations of professional cooperation.

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"All that will be possible, because LOGABAX has long experience in technology
transfer. We are the eighth customer of the French company in this connec-
tion," Leal said.

Moreover, SID has right now three systems imported from LOGABAX intended ex-
clusively for absorbing technology, while three more for the same purpose are
due to arrive starting in October. The process of transfer of technology is
divided into three items, according to Leal, covering technical documenta-
tion, training and technical advice. SID sent 15 engineers to France for
training, between last March and August. They have returned already com-
pletely trained and form a "team qualified to give continuity to the acti-
vities." In November, eight more Brazilian engineers are to go to France.

Technical Assistance

The company has already received four French engineers to handle technical
assistance. Two more are to arrive at SID next month and two more in January,
for a scheduled period of from 6 to 12 months. LOGABAX will receive royalties
from SID (the amount is confidential, Leal said) for 5 years, the term of the
contract, for services of transfer of technology, technical assistance and
training.

Thus, the company expects the nationalization indices of its products to evolve
from 30 percent, in 1979, to 60 percent, in 1980; 80 percent, in 1981, and

90 percent in 1982. SID anticipates no difficulty in carrying out these plans.
According to Leal, in addition to a rapid transfer of technology, there is al-
ready at present a large number of components that can be manufactured in
Brazil.

"We also have made contacts with several foreign industrial companies, some
of them already established in Brazil, interested in producing components for
minicomputers," Leal remarked, mentioning the example of the 3M Company, which
can easily produce those components in a few months.

Feet on the Ground

The initial production volume scheduled at 20 systems a month, starting at
the end of 1979, is regarded to be within an economic scale of production
for SID. Leal believes, however, that demand may exceed these forecasts.

"We have scheduled this monthly volume for 1979, because our guiding principle
is to plan with our feet on the ground. But we believe that the market pros-
pects for minicomputers ready to absorb easily the production of the three
companies are excellent, because each company has designed systems for dif-
ferent services," he stated.

SID will supply models 5240 and 5065, for commerical application. The 5240

is for small and medium-sized companies or as a backup for data processing in
large companies. The 5065 is intended for banking applications in distributed
processing (agencies), to be tied directly to the large central computers in
the main office, or for direct transfer of data between agencies.

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URUGUAY

BRIEFS

REORGANIZATION OF BROADCASTING SERVICE--The complete restructuring of the
Official Radio-Electric Broadcasting Service (SODRE) will be proposed by
the Education and Culture Commission of the Council of State, according
to the report issued after its last session. Various study meetings
have been held on the status of the services in order to evaluate the
organization and the deficiencies in its services. This subject was also
examined on Wednesday by a working group headed by Dr Arcos Perez. The
communique issued at that time states: "In view of the criterion and
after studying the records, it has been decided that a memorandum will

be issued proposing the full reorganization of SODRE. [Text]

[Montevideo EL DIA in Spanish 22 Sep 78 p 4]

ANTEL CONTRACT WITH SPANISH FIRM--Spanish Ambassador Ramon Oyarzun stated
that Spanish export of transmission cables to Uruguay will be sizeable.
In this regard, ANTEL [National Telecommunications Administration]
reported some time ago.on the draft contract which was drawn up with the
Spanish firm Telettra for the supply and installation of various microwave
systems, The draft contract will be submitted for consideration to the
IDB, which will make the final decision on the contract. [Excerpt]
[Montevideo EL DIA in Spanish 3 Oct 78 p 5]

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

YUGOSLAV, DPRK NEWS AGENCIES SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Belgrade TANJUG in English 1132 GMT 8 Sep 78 LD

[Text] Pyongyang, Sept 8 (TANJUG)--The democratic People's Republic of
Korea's news agency, KCNA, and Yugoslavia's news agency, TANJUG, signed
a cooperation agreement here today.

In the talks between a KCNA delegation led by Song Bong-sun and a TANJUG
delegation led by Pero Ivacic, it was (?assessed) that considerable results
have been achieved in the two agencies’ cooperation bilaterally and multi-
laterally and that, thus, conditions have been created for expansion and
enrichment of this cooperation.

The agreement provides for the expansion of the volume and forms of co-
operation and, particularly, for the promotion of the bilateral exchange
of information and photos. KCNA and TANJUG will work for equal and broad
cooperation multilaterally and, in particular, have expressed their readi-
ness to be active within the framework of the nonaligned news agencies’ |
pool and work for its strengthening.

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SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE EXPERIMENTS UNDERWAY

Madras THE HINDU in English 20 Sep 78 p 13

[Text]

MADRAS, Sept. 19.

The nation-wide coverage of
the running commentary of the,
Irani: Cup” cricket tournament.
Played at Bangalore is part of.
the STEP (Satellite ‘Telécommuni-
cation Experimental Project) pro-
ject taking advantage of the
Franco-German Symphonie. satel.
lite placed in orbit over India. ~

Several other experiments are.
either in pro“ress or about to be
taken up for sorting out problems
that could crop up when India
goes in for its ‘own synchronous
satellite after the Franco-German
one is shifted from its present por
sition. Only a few months are
for the Symphonie to fun
from its present orbit.

The Cricket commentary’s
tion-wide coverage by All
Radio involves one speech ¢!
nel alone, routed on the c
system between Bangalore
Madras. Madras routes it back,
Delhi-on the coaxial cable.
addition, as an experimental
soe has oo =
put in parallel on the symp!
between Madras and Delhi.

‘This does not appear to
spectacular. What was more
nomenal was the use of the sym
phonie satellite for live TV trans.

mission from Delhi of the Repwbr
lic dav and Independent day pre
grammes.

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As part of the experiment, earth
stations have been put up in Delhi
and Madras (Ambattar). It is the
intention of the Government .of
India to design India’s own satel
lite communication system. Unless
these exveriments are carried out
successfully, it is explained, “ft
will not be possible to arrive “#
design parameters and fabricatiin
particulars for the indigendt®
synchronous satellite.

One problem that . has io’
sorted out is the delay caused’
the length of the tran:
through the satellite link.
synchronous satellite orbits
miles above the earth. The
taken will be about 700
seconds for the two-way col q

-nication. Delay. is. an impo!

Factor in satelite communica

for - two-way speeches. For {
way, however, it may mot make
much. difference. This problemssis
also carefully studied under -the
experiments.

There are ten earth _ statiqna
.around Madras. One satellite (sym
phonie) is orbiting with
to all of them. There are econo
mical methods of mixing up 4he
tn provide all" the equipment mn
0 proy all. the eat nt
call the ten stations. Time sharims
“and frequency sharing of the. satel
lite are possible. It would be pds
‘ple to transmit on one frequency
and receive it on other frequétt’
cies. All these will have the effets
of making a satellite station cit#®

Per.

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INDIA

‘A. spokesman for the ‘or
‘tions involved in the
orbit. OF course, 2 a tentative
soon India will be able to
its own synchronous satelite
‘orbit. Of ourse, .a tentative
schedule has been giver
for this development,

Discussing the devel nts.
the world, he points ts out that “f

jlaunching and cut costs. India
‘probably would be: able to save..a
lot of money by. waiting. for..a
few years to Jaunch more satellir
tes as it could take advantagex:of
the space shuttle.

In, the satellites now in use
,the launching is done by a act
‘ket. The rocket burns out and
with if, an enormous amount . af
fabricated material is also -des:
troyed. The space shuttle however
is a huge plane which carries--a
number: of rockets each of whith
.would be capable of placing a Syme
‘chronous satellite in
orbit. The shuttle can’ land ‘pack
ont, placing many satellites in



ZAMBIA

PRESIDENT COMMISSIONS NEW LUSAKA-NAKONDE MICROWAVE LINK
Lusaka ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL in English 22 Sep 78 p 1

[Excerpts] "We have enjoyed peace and stability in spite of numerous and
difficult problems which we have faced; let us maintain that peace and
stability.

"As One Zambia, One Nationa, we stand strong. Destroy that, and you destroy
Zambia."

This is the message Dr Kaunda relayed to the nation yesterday when he
officially commissioned the new Lusaka-Nakonde microwave link at Kasama
in the Northern Province.

Emphasising the importance of effective communication links for all-round
development in the country, Dr Kaunda said: "We need to use these links
as tools for development. We need a rapid flow of information on all
aspects of development.

"We need these communications links to act as unifying force, for without
unity in the nation there can be no development and improvement in the
quality of life of our people."

He said lack of effective communications with the outside world has hamper-
ed Zambia's efforts in the promotion of cooperation for political, economic,
social and cultural security and defence and science and technological
development.

He said he was glad that the new link would go a long way in increasing
pan-African telecommunications network which were a necessity for the
development of African States.

The commissioning of the microwave link to be connected to Mwembeshi Earth
Station now means that residents of Kasama and other surrounding areas will
be able to receive television casts and the introduction of radio trans-
mission facilities, improved telephone, telex and telegraph services, and
will greatly help in the dissemination of information for an all-round
development.

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INTER~ASIAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

ASEAN SUBMARINE CABLE NETWORK~-The ASEAN submarine cable linking Singapore
with the Philippines was inaugurated on 3 October simultaneously in the
Republic and in Manila. The communications minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong,
and the Philippine minister of public works, transportation and communi-
cations, Mr Alfredo Juinio, conversed for 5 minutes over the 2,800 km cable
link which cost 116 million Singapore dollars. The cable link is one of
the segments of a submarine cable network designed to link all the five
ASEAN countries. Minister Ong said that the construction of another seg-
ment of the ASEAN cable network, the Indonesia-Singapore cable, is already
underway and is expected to be completed in 1980 at a cost of 73 million
Singapore dollars. He also said that discussions on the Singapore-Malaysia
and Malaysia-Thailand cables are now in progress and are expected to be
ready for operations in 1981. Mr Ong added that with the completion of the
Thailand-Philippines cable by 1982 or 1983, the entire ASEAN cable network
will be completed. [Singapore Domestic Service in English 1130 GMT

3 Oct 78 BK]

SINGAPORE-PHILIPPINES CABLE INAUGURATED--Singapore Oct 3 KYODO--Singapore
and the Philippines Tuesday inaugurated the first link of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) communications network by submarine
cable in simultaneous ceremonies in the two countries. The Singapore-
Filipino cable link, completed by Britain's Standard Telephone and Cable
Co. at a cost of dollar 150 million, extends 1,450 nautical miles and has
1,200 circuits. Singapore Communications Minister Ong Teng-Cheong hailed
the inauguration as the first joint action by ASEAN countries for their
common benefit. The construction of the second link between Indonesia and
Singapore has been entrusted to three Japanese companies including Nippon
Electric Co. The survey for the third link between Singapore, Malaysia and
Thailand was completed last May and international bids will be invited in
December. The ASEAN's communications network will be completed with the
last link between the Philippines and Thailand, which is yet to be finalized.
[Text] [Singapore KYODO in English 1229 GMI 3 Oct 78 OW]

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Eliminate 1,500 Positions

The Telecommunications Administration then caused the Asbjorn Habberstad
consultant firm from Norway to be engaged to make a thorough investiga-
tion. According to information we have received, that cost about 15 mil-
lion kronor.

The first contact with that firm was made in 1970. Thereafter, at various
times, a total of 25 of Habberstad's experts were involved in the investiga-
tive work.

Eventually, the experts suggested that each of the Telecommunications Ad-
ministration's different units should function separately as an enterprise
having responsibility for the results achieved. They are doing that at
present.

The proposed reorganization, which was accepted in principle by the Tele-
communications Administration's management, was intended to mean that the
central administration's personnel strength was to be reduced by 1,500
people by 1980.

The costs would be reduced by 100 million kronor, in round numbers, by
that means.

One of the Habberstad experts was Esko Olsson. He was appointed the chief
in charge of the improvement of efficiency for the Telecommunications Ad-
ministration, and then he had the principal responsibility for organiza-
tional changes. He worked with a management and control group.

Later, responsibility was assigned specifically to each unit chief.

The chief in charge of the improvement of efficiency, Esko Olsson, told
SVENSKA DAGBLADET:

"Tt is true that we were aiming at reducing the number of positions in
the central administration by 1,500. That target was to be achieved by
1980--but under certain conditions.

"We still have not reached that goal. Perhaps we are halfway there at
present. When we carried out a reorganization and redimensioning, it was
based on conditions we were not acquainted with.”

Not Yet 1980
Not everything is static at the Telecommunications Administration, says
the chief in charge of the improvement of efficiency. The goals we set

up have been modified by the fact that an annual budget is prepared, he
adds.

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BOLIVIA

BRIEFS

MICROWAVE NETWORK EXPANSION--The National Telecommunications Company (ENTEL)
has reported that the microwave network expansion to Tarija, Potosi and
Sucre will be in operation around the middle of 1980, since work is being
carried out on schedule. An automatic telephone system between these three
cities will be put in operation at the same time. The microwave equipment
will be provided by General Electric of England. It was also reported that
the international traffic center and the Tiwanacu satellite communications
station may be dedicated in December this year. [La Paz PRESENCIA in Spanish
17 Sep 78 p 12 PY]

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AUSTRALIA

BRIEFS

INTELSAT ECHO PROBLEM--Intelsat has announced a contract for the development
and production of a device that would eliminate the problem of echo on inter-
national phone calls. The contract, worth $87,500, has been awarded to the
Nippon Electric Company, of Tokyo. Unlike the echo suppressors currently in
use which switch off the return path when one party is speaking on a two-
way international phone circuit, the new echo canceller will actually de-
lete the echo electronically from the return path signal. [Text] [Canberra
THE AUSTRALIAN in English 25 Sep 78 p 12]

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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

BRIEFS

TIBET POSTAL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE--The Tibet Regional Conference
on Postal and Telecommunications Work was held recently in Lhasa. Chiao
Chia-chin, vice chairman of the Regional Revolutionary Committee, spoke at
the conference. He called for building an efficient postal and telecommun~
ications network in Tibet. [Lhasa Tibet Regional Service in Mandarin

1500 GMI 23 Sep 78 OW]

LIAONING MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS--Microwave communication facilities link-
ing Shenyang, Liaoyang, Anshan, Taian and Panshan in Liaoning Province have
been completed and put into trial operation. These facilities carry color
television, telegrams and fascsimile with good results. On 30 September,
responsible comrades of the Liaoning Provincial Revolutionary Committee and
departments concerned attended a ceremony marking the opening of these fac-
ilities. [Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service in Mandarin 2320 GMI

30 Sep 78 SK]

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In this way, the SRI believes, one can prevent mistakes of the type the
Administration has made previously--for example, when they put a program
system into operation for the central supply depot in Nassjo which had
not been completely developed.

The report actually is only concerned with the work which about 500 people
in the Administration are engaged in performing, and which it costs about
150 million kronor a year just to run. But the SRI points out that it is
precisely this group of data experts and efficiency experts who have ended
up in the role of "technical fixers" instead of functioning as problem
solvers for the other departments of the Administration. Consequently,
friction had arisen within the Administration and suspiciousness directed
at that department was spreading.

Serious Disruption

The SRI also suggests a large number of steps to be taken to solve the
purely technical problems which have arisen. The Telecommunications Admin-
istration has two entirely different basic systems for data processing,

13 different terminal models, large numbers of programs which must be
"translated" into other data languages continuously and an obvious tendency
to develop toward a still greater disruption of the work of improving ef-
ficiency.

At the same time, too little work is done within the Administration on
the maintenance of equipment and the training of the personnel. Program-
mers are terribly underpaid by comparison with their colleagues in private
enterprise, and the shortage of personnel has too often been solved by
hiring expensive consultants. Therefore the SRI submits proposals for im-
provement on more than 20 points in these areas alone.

Thick Bundle

The SRI's final report is a bundle of more than 150 pages which also reiter-
ates the harsh criticism they had already given in their preliminary report
a few months ago. In an annex, that criticism is further intensified in
many details--in regard to the Administration's failure when the central
supply depot in Nassjo was to be started up, among other things.

"In that part of the report, there unfortunately are a number of factual
errors which lead to contradictions and misinterpretations", says an ex-
pert in the Telecommunications Administration. "We are not trying to ex-
plan away the enormous problems we had in regard to the central warehouse,
but SRI is on the wrong track sometimes in its final report."

“Within the Telecommunications Administration, we will study the report in
detail now", says director-general Tony Hagstrom. "Our telephone rates are
among the lowest in the world. In order to keep them low, we must make use

of the modern data processing techniques. But that involves complicated
questions. Therefore, decisions by the Administration management can be ex-
pected to come out on a continuous basis and over a rather long period of time."

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BRITISH MILITARY BREAKTHROUGH ON SPEECH TRANSMISSION

Canberra THE AUSTRALIAN in English 25 Sep 78 p 12

[Text]

cso:

A FIVEFOLD increase in

the capacity of existing

telephone lines might be
possible within five years|
as a result of a new
speech processing system|
being developed. in Bri-
tain.

The -UK Ministry of
Defence says a top mili-
tary communications ex-
pert-and a team from
the University of Bath's
School of Electronic En-
gineering in Western
England have solved a
speech transmission prob-

lem that- has baffled
sclentists for years.
‘The result, it. Is

claimed, is a system that
transmits speech by wire
or radio with greater
clarity and efficiency
than at present. It will be

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marketed, it is hoped, at
less than a tenth of ‘the
cost of existing systems.
Patent applications
have already been filed
and experts are now pre-
dicting that worldwide|
commercial sales. could be

19

worth millions of pounds
sterling. .
Details of how the new
system works are clas~
sified, but it is known

that it reduces speech
patterns with the aid of

AUSTRALIA

computers to a small
number of basic “shapes.”
It is possible to’ break,
down" and reconstruct
combinations of these
shapes like jigsaw
puzzles.



SWEDEN

NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHIEF HITS 'CHAOTIC' PLANNING
Stockholm SVENSKA DAGBLADET in Swedish 15 Sep 78 p 14

[Article by Curt Jonasson: "New Chief Writes Critical Letter: Telecommuni-
cations Administration's Planning is Too Bad"]

[Text] "The Telecommunications Administration's long range planning is
chaotic. A clear connection between the plan and the budget is often lack-
ing." That is what the Administration's new chief director-general Tony
Hagstrom, said in an internal letter to various chiefs. Otherwise, the
Telecommunications Administration is profitable. With a turnover of 5.8
billion kronor during the financial year, a profit of 127 million kronor

is obtained.

Director-general Tony Hagstrom told SVENSKA DAGBLADET: "That was an inter-
nal letter. I purposely wrote critically in order to attract attention.
What I wanted to bring home to those reading it was the fact that we must
work at getting better planning and a clearly worked out policy for our
overall operations.

"No, absolutely not. I am not attacking anyone. What I mean is that the
planning is not satisfactory. I accuse no one.

In Tony Hagstrom's letter he also said:

"It is my opinion that we do not have a chance if we do not have entirely
different and more sophisticated planning. And even then it is a very
difficult task.”

A proposal for a provisional policy for the Telecommunications Administra-
tion is to be submitted in October. After that, it is to be discussed by
the personnel organizations.

At the end of the 1960s, the National Auditing Department thought that the
Telecommunications Administration had too many employees and was spending
too much money.

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

SUDANESE, SOVIET NEWS AGENCIES SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Khartoum SUNA in English 1000 GMT 2 Sep 78 JN

[Text]. Moscow, 2 September (SUNA)--Starting from January 1, 1979 the SUDAN
NEWS AGENCY has the exclusive right to receive and distribute in the Sudan
the news transmitted through teleprinters by TASS of the Soviet Union accord-
ing to an agreement signed here yesterday.

This exclusive right does not affect the right of the Soviet press agency
(NOVOSTI) to use TASS information in its bulletins distributed in the Sudan.

In its turn, TASS shall have the same right with SUNA's news transmitted by
radio teleprinters.

The Soviet news agency shall make available two sets of radio-receiving
equipment for SUNA to receive its news service. Teleprinters will be de-
livered in the first half of 1979 subject to acceptance by the manufacturing
firms at the delivery time. .

An engineer from TASS will be sent to Khartoum to install the equipment and
to train SUNA's staff in using them. TASS shall also bear regular maintenance
and provide spare-parts for the equipment.

SUNA shall provide the Sudanese radio of Omdurman with the full TASS news and
AT-000 teleprinter with Arabic character and other equipment will be provided
by TASS for the purpose.

The declaration of the agreement expressed the two agencies' keenness on
further professional cooperation. In this connection the two parties agreed
to negotiate the possibility of transmitting their full news service to other
subscribers in their respective countries.

Future negotiations will also cover a proposed agreement on the exchange of
photos.



Conclusion of Meeting
Riyadh SNA in Arabic 1835 GMT 26 Sep 78 LD

[Excerpts] Riyadh--The General Assembly of the Arab States Broadcasting
Union concluded its meetings this evening at the King Faysal Conference

Hall, Riyadh. The meetings, which lasted for 3 days, were chaired by Salih
Bin Nasir, assistant under secretary of the Ministry of Information for radio
and television and chairman of the confederation.

The recommendations and resolutions of the ASBU General Assembly include the
formation of a financial committee comprising representatives of the kingdom
[of Saudi Arabia], Syria and the Sudan to audit the final account for the
year 1976-77.

The assembly approved the acceptance of Djibouti as an active member of ASBU
and the Irish Radio and Television Corporation as an affiliated member.

The assembly recommended that the ASBU coordinate with the PLO with regard
to programs beamed to the occupied territories.

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ZAMBIA

GOVERNMENT HOPES TO EXTEND NATIONAL RADIO, TELEVISION RECEPTION
Lusaka Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 10 Oct 78 LD/CA

[Text] The government has embarked on an exercise of providing and ex-
tending radio and television reception throughout the country, Zambia
Broadcasting Services Director Mr Edgar Chellah announced last night at
a dinner he hosted for the delegates [word indistinct] of the broadcasting
bodies of nonalined countries at Hotel Intercontinental. Mr. Chellah
said feasibility studies had already been carried out in Chipata, Kasama
and Mongu, and more studies will be undertaken soon to cover the whole
country. He told delegates that television expansions to the areas away
from the line of rail were realized last month when President Kaunda com-
missioned the Nakonde-Lusaka microwave link, which is part of the inter-
national pan-African link.

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BRAZIL

INPI DELAYS PAYMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDISA-FUJITSU CONTRACT
Rio de Janeiro O GLOBO in Portuguese 18 Sep 78 p 17

[Text] Porto Alegre--The delay by the National Patent Institute (INPI) in
registering the purchase and technology transfer contract for the manufac-
ture of minicomputers signed between EDISA [Digital Electronics Corporation]
and the Fujitsu Company, of Japan, is, according to the corporation's chief
executive officer, Ana Maria Mandelli, the only difficulty being encountered
at the present stage of establishment of the corporation.

"There is no real problem connected with the technology transfer contract be-
tween EDISA and Fujitsu, because, since it is a question of a transaction in-
volving a considerable amount of money, it is inconceivable for it to mater-
ialize overnight. EDISA, one of the projects approved by CAPRE [expansion
unknown] for the manufacture of minicomputers, is encountering no problem in
carrying out its program."

Irreversible Program

Ana Maria pointed out that relations between Brazilian companies in the sec-
tor and associated foreign companies are excellent. She added that the pro-
gram for manufacturing minicomputers is entirely irreversible. She admitted,
however, the existence of a hindrance in connection with registration of the
project in the INPI. She emphasized the fact, however, that this is due to
the strict procedural system observed by that agency in examining and regis-
tering contracts.

“The contract between EDISA and Fujitsu, approved by the CDI [Industrial De-
velopment Commission], depends exclusively on registration by the INPI, be-
cause the Central Bank will authorize release of funds to pay for technology
only on that basis. But that is not blocking the project, What is taking
place is a certain amount of pressure by some sectors, primarily the press,
that want to see computers in operation by some magic trick."

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BRAZIL

LABO TO INITIATE MANUFACTURE OF MINICOMPUTERS IN 1979

Rio de Janeiro O GLOBO in Portuguese 18 Sep 78 p 17

{Text] Sao Paulo--Labo Electronics, Limited, is to start producing minicompu-
ters only in the first quarter of next year. Its establishment schedule is
about 90 days behind its original plans, but the project has already come off
paper and is being carried out at a pace a little slower than the rate re-
quired by the government, when it selected the company, together with two
others -- EDISA, in Rio Grande do Sul, and SID, in Parana -- to manufacture
minicomputers.

The general manager of Labo, Rudolfo Oehling, states that the delay in esta-
blishing a project of this size is normal and delay is mentioned only because
there is a concern, above the level of normality, in connection with the needs
of the market. In his opinion, estaablishment of a minicomputer plant cannot
take place within a 6-month period, as is being said in Brazil, owing to the
complexity of the job.

Explaining the Delay

Rudolfo points out that the government's minicomputer plant, COBRA, has been
in operation for 4 years, in Brazil, but that it took 3 years to set it up.
In addition to that, it began to deliver its products to the market only
in the fourth year, after having subjected them to a long period of tests.

"It is necessary to specify exactly what is meant by delay," he remarked. Is
the delay in connection with the country's needs or with the company's plans?
There was a time limit for our original plans. In practice, things may be
different, because the manufacture of minicomputers requires establishment
of a very complex industrial infrastructure. Technicians have to be trained.
Equipment has to be setup and a technology that is not very simple has to be
absorbed. These are problems that even a large international corporation in
the sector would have, if it should come to be established in Brazil. It
would find it difficult to set up an industry of this size in 6 months."

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WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS

PERSIAN GULF USES SOVIET SATELLITES TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECAST

Bahrain THE GULF WEEKLY MIRROR in English 29 Jul-4 Aug 78 p 7

[Article by Lynn Manning]

[Text]

THE DUBAI Airport Mete-
orology Office has been
monitoring Russian _ satellites
recently — not for -military
secrets but for weather fore-
casting.

The Met Office normally
tunes in to American satel-
lites for the aerial photo-

graphs it uses to predict Gulf

weather. But one - satellite

failed in February and a

standby one has not been

transmitting well.

Anew American satellite, the

. Tiros N, is due for launching
in September and promises to

send back better photographs

than the Russian ones.
“Meanwhile, to. fill in the

gap, we've been using Soviet

satellites,” says forecaster

Peter Wakeland. “We suspect

a lot _ of people are using

them for the same reason..’

The information that wea-
ther satellites beam down to
earth is available to anyone
with the equipment to pick it
up. The Met Office had to

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get a special quartz crystal to
tune in on the Soviet satelli-
tes, but it already had the
receiving and print-out equip-
ment.

Two or three times a day,
one of several Russian satel-
lites passes within range of
Dubai and the Met Office
listens to its “conversation.”

The satellite scans the
earth from north to south
taking continuous photogfa-

. The picture — an area
about 900 miles wide by 3,000
miles long — is coded into
a radio signal which the Met
Office picks up, decodes and
recomposes into a photo-
graph in about 10 minutes.

One Russian satellite, the
Meteor 28, always comes
within range in the mornings.
It is small — five metreg long
and 1} metres in diameter —
but heavy (it weighs two
tons), and it sends informa-
tion to Earth from an alti-
tude of about 650 kilometres.

Along one edge of photo-
graphs received from Meteor
28 is a series of numbers
that the Met Office has been
trying to decipher. — Mr.
Wakeland suspects it is de-
tails about conditions aboard
the satellite, one number
stays constant, identifying
the satellite, and another
gives changing Moscow time.

“ the rest is still a
mystery to us,” Mr. Wake
land says.

Although most of the
photographs coming in this
summer show cloudless skies
over the Gulf, the Met Office
continues to pick them up.
“As far as we're concemned,”
says Principal Met Officer
John Sisson, “we get a pic-
ture. and two hours later it
is out of date.”

The winter season is more
interesting from the forecast-
er’s point of view.