JAPAN

BRIEFS

OPTICAL CABLE TRANSMISSION--The Technical Research and Development Institute
{TRDI] is studying an optical cable signal transmission system as a new means
of data transmission and reportedly intends to conduct basic trial manufac-
ture of an experimental set in JFY 1978, based on results from a JFY 1977
contract study. If the JFY 1978 trial manufacture program is OK'ed, the
schedule reportedly will be for performance tests in JFY 1979 and evaluation
analysis in JFY 1980 and 1981. [Tokyo KOKUBO KEIZAI TSUSHIN in Japanese

2 May 77 p 1)

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forced to assume responsibilities above their levels.”
The Luanda Telephone Network Can Serve 36,000 Subscribers

At present, the Luanda telephone network has a capacity of 36,000 lines and
can serve a similar number of subscribers, The Luanda central or main sta-
tion has 10,000 lines and the others are distributed among the substations
of Bungo, Sao Paulo, Alvalade, Vila Alice and Prenda (each with a capacity
of 4,000 lines) and Combatentes, with 6,000 lines. The Vila Alice and Alva-
lade stations were first opened after independence. As of last March 31,
the number of hookups is as follows: main station, 8,089; Bungo, 1,630;
Sao Paulo, 932; Alvalade, 597; Vila Alice, 329; Prenda, 1,225; Combaten-
tes, 3,977; a total of 16,779 subscribers.

Expansion of the Telephone Network to the Suburban Areas

One of the problems that concerns u, Major Bento Ribeiro (Kabulo) told us,
pertains to expansion of the telephone network to the suburban areas: our
low-cost housing quarters. However, owing to the conditions of access to
the network it cannot be done underground. It has to be served by overhead
wires. The aforementioned problem is now being studied and will be resolved
soon, especially as regards the Gulf and Terra Nova areas, where there is a
great density of population.

Accordingly, it is planned to install temporary networks, replacing the under-
ground wires with overhead lines as an immediate solution for the installation
of telephones in the neighborhood people's commissions, health centers, supply
services and to serve individual subscribers who require them. This will be

another benefit to our people in general, to whom it was not available during

the colonial period.
Luanda Communications With the Rest of the Country

After a brief pause to consult a file, Major Bento Ribeiro (Kabulo) continued:
“Some concrete plans are already being implemented at the national level to
improve the telephone networks that link Luanda with the rest of the country.
Thus last 31 March, we officially reopened the main network that links Luanda
to N'Dalatando, Cela, Huambo, Lubango and Mocamedes; and another from
N'Dalatando linking Luanda to Malanje; another from Huambo linking Luanda
to Lobito and Benguela; another circuit from Lobito linking Luanda to Porto
Amboim and Gabela; and another trunk linking Luanda to Huambo and Bie. ”

With regard to Mocamedes, the work having been practically completed, on

1 May we inaugurated the new telephone central with modern equipment that
will permit subscribers of that city to call subscribers in Lubando automatic-
ally.

At the same time, it will also permit and facilitate communications with Porto
Alexandre, a very important fishing center in our country.

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BRIEFS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NE’
buildings and routes
tension to Layounne,
already operational a
rest of the kingdom.
Agadir,

'TWORK~-Casablanca >

for the Agadir-Tarf
has been completed.
nd provisional circui

1

have the same advantages, [Text] [Rabat
LD]
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MOROCCO

June--Work on constructing

aya radio relay link, with an ex-

The Agadir-Goulimine section is
ts connect Layounne with the
ady connected with Layounne and



SPAIN

RADIO/TV ALLOCATES TIME SLOTS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES

[Editorial Report LD] Madrid Domestic Service in Spanish at 2000 GMT on 28
May reported that a meeting of the Spanish Radio and Television Committee, held
earlier in the day, dealt with the question of free time for political party
broadcasts on radio and television. The various political parties were each
allocated two 10-minute periods on television and the 15-minute periods on
Radio Nacional de Espana, as follows [all times converted to GMT] Spanish

Social Reform.

TV: 31 May at 1930 and 6 June at 1330: Radio:

2030.
Falange Espanola de las Jons--Authentic

TV: 1 June at 1930 and 7 June at 1330; radio:
2030.

Christian Democratic Federation

TV: 2 June at 1930 and 8 June at 1330; Radio:
2030.

Popular Socialist Party

TV: 3 June at 1930 and 9 June at 1330; radio:
2030.

Democratic Front of the Left

TV: 6 June at 1930 and 10 June at 1330; radio:

2030.
Spanish Communist Party

TV: 31 May at 1330 and 7 June at 1930; radio:
1330.

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31 May at 1330 and 6 June at

1 June at 1330 and 7 June at

2 June at 1330 and 8 June at

3 June at 1330 and 9 June at

6 June at 1330 and 10 June at

31 May at 2030 and 7 June at



INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

MASS MEDIA SEMINAR IN BALI--Denpasar, 20 May (ANTARA)--ASEAN mass media
will hold their second seminar in Bali from June 16 to 20, it was dis-
closed by B. R. Siagian, head of the ASEAN Public Relations Office, at a
meeting with K. T. Wentra of the Bali Provincial Office in Denpasar last
Wednesday. The seminar will be attended by 40 delegates. Siagian said,
the seminar theme will be "mass media as the backbone of ASEAN." Informa~
tion Minister Mashuri is scheduled to open the seminar, which is to be
held at the Sanur Bali Beach Hotel. [Text] [Jakarta ANTARA in English
0832 GMT 20 May 77 BK]

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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

BRIEFS

OFFICIAL TO ATTEND ITU SESSION--Peking, 20 May (HSINHUA)--Liu Yuan, coun-
cilor of the Administrative Council of the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) and deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Min-
istry of Posts and Telecommunications of China, left here for Geneva by
air today for attending the 32nd session of the Administrative Council of
the ITU. [Text] [Peking NCNA in English 1532 GMT 20 May 77 OW]

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With regard to Gabinda, the work is also progressing well and it is expected
to be inaugurated on 11 November, the third anniversary of our people's
republic, The Cabinda central will also permit connections not only within
the same city but with Landana and Ponta Negra, a city in the fraternal,
neighboring country of the People's Rrepublic of the Congo. Also under study
is a way of permitting automatic switching between Cabinda and Luanda in
addition to a link by submarine cable,the benefit of which will be very imporé-
ant for connections between Angolan cities.

We also expect to inaugurate the Luanda international telephone exchange this
year. The work is well advanced, and its inauguration may coincide with the
anniversary date of the MPLA in December of this year.

The Solution Leads Us to More Modern Systems Such as Microwaves

Telephone networks cannot operate without means of transmission, which at
this time are comprised of various repeaters, a system that is far behind
the times, explained Major Bento Ribeiro (Kabulo) in answer to one of our
questions. We plan to install a microwave system in the stations. That
project is now going to enter the first phase of implementation. It will
automatically link all the exchanges with one another, replacing the present
very obsolete system whose disadvantages we pointed out earlier.

We are studying the integration of the rest of the country into the national
telephone network, particularly of the regions that are economically and
socially important, such as Luanda, Moxico, Kuando, Kubango. In this pro-
ject, we have to overcome considerable distances and resolve the difficult
problems of a technical and economic nature that confront us.

Also in extending our communications system from Lubango to the Namibian
border, next. year we expect to enter the first phase of implementation of
that project which was already underway toward the end of the colonial
period. It was abandoned and during the invasion all equipment was destroyed
by the South African “honkies."

Satellite Communications Can Carry Our TV Throughout the Country

At the present time, the most distant capitals from the capital are served
by existing radio communications, a short-wave system that does not guarantee
good reception during the day, especially in rainy and stormy weather when
static considerably interferes with calls.

We have other solutions: using satellites. We are beginning this. The
only satellite station for international communications is in Funda, We
had to train cadres immediately after independence and even before national-
ization of the Portuguese Radio-Marconi Company. We are enlarging those
technical staffs; there are already 15 persons working in that satellite
station. Expanding it to the whole country will call for an enormous effort
to train cares, in addition to a large share of international collaboration
or participation.

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CONTENTS (Continued)

Briefs
Radio Australia Transmitters

INDIA

Experiment on Communications Between Satellite Stations
(Delhi Domestic Service, 31 May 77).ccccccccceccecce

Briefs
Telecommunications Services
India-Bhutan Talks
Crude Oil Production

JAPAN

Briefs
Optical Cable Transmission

NORTH KOREA

Briefs
Telecommunication Delegation

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

PRC Post-Telecommunications Units Engage in Emulation

Drive
(NCNA, 21 May 77). ....cceeeeeeee

Briefs
Official To Attend ITU Session

EASTERN EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Polish-SFRY Journalists Cooperation Agreement Signed
(PAP, 24 May 77)....e0e

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Official Decribes Planned Development of Communications
Sector
(Michal Ondrejka; SVET HOSPODARSTVI, 17 Mar 77)....

Page

10

11

12

12

13

14

15

17

18

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BAHRAIN

NEW TELEVISION TRANSMITTING STATION OPENED
Doha GNA in Arabic 1857 GMT 30 May 77 NC

[Excerpts] Manama, 30 May--This evening Bahraini Information Minister Tarig
al-Mu'ayyid, Saudi Information Minister Dr Muhammad Abduh Yamani and Kuwaiti
Information Ministry Undersecretary Sa'dun al-Jasim opened the new microwave
network which links the television transmitting station to the ground satellite
station. They also opened the new television transmitting unit.

It is worth noting that the new microwave network will enable Bahrain to
receive international television Programs via satellites. Bahrain will begin
using this network next month.

Both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait participated in the establishment of these two

projects to bolster radio and television services in Bahrain within the con-
text of cooperation between them in the various information fields.

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NORTH KOREA

BRIEFS

TELECOMMUNICATION DELEGATION--Pyongyang, 1 June--A delegation of the Inter-
national Society of Air Telecommunication headed by B. Leroy, general mana-
ger's delegate for Asia and the Pacific of the International Society of Air
Telecommunication, arrived in Pyongyang today by plane. [Excerpt] [Pyong-
yang KCNA in English 1617 GMT 1 Jun 77 OW]

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approved by the 15th CPCZ Congress, assigned the Ministry of Communications
special tasks, namely, "to install 470,000 to 480,000 telephone lines; to
carry on the automation of long-distance telephone calls so as to build 30 per-
cent automatic relay telephone exchanges and more than 60 percent automated
switching circuits before 1980; to expand the capacity of the long-distance
telecommunications network by constructing cozxial ‘cables and radio relay
communications; to introduce into operation the Telecommunications Exchange
Building in Prague; to continue the construction of transmission and relay
network channel II TV, including a secondary network of transmitters, and

to assure that before 1980, 60 percent of the CSSR territory is reached by

the program of Channel II television network; to install additional radio
transmitters, primarily the high capacity transmitters in Liblice, Topolna

and Kosice; in postal services, to focus on the mechanization and automation
particularly in transloading centers; in the postal newspaper subscription
service to continue in mechanizing the shipping and transportation operations."

Such far-reaching objectives are forcing us to exploit every reserve and in-
crease the requirements concerning the results of the operations, efficiency
.and effectiveness of the performance of the management in the process of the
development of communications where there are many complex problem areas.

Tasks in Telecommunications

In 1976 more than 128,000 telephone lines have been installed and the instal-
lation plan was fulfilled by 129.6 percent. In 1977 we are anticipating

that there will be additional 107,000 newly installed telephone lines. The
unprocessed applications for the installation of telephone lines came mostly
from large housing projects; we have noted the highest increase of telephone
lines and installations of the communications technology precisely in that
area. In 1977, we shall install in the capital city of Prague more than
8,400 telephone lines and in the capital city of the SSR, Bratislava, more
than 7,300 telephone lines. At the end of this year, the telephone density
will be at least 18.7 lines per 100 citizens and the ratio of residential
lines will amount to 64.6 percent. We shall further provide prompt telephone
connections by increasing the ratio of direct dialing. We are anticipating
that before the end of 1977 we shall have in operation 188 fully automatic
circuits, i.e., 48 percent of the total number of 244 switching telephone
circuits. We shall expand the number of long-distance relays and circuits

in the overloaded automatic long-distance relays.

The development of automatic telephone connections means to develop the highest
stage of telephone automation over the entire CSSR area, i.e. to introduce

the communications technology of automatic relay exchanges and the corres-—
ponding relay technology which makes possible direct dial connection between
any two participants in the Czechoslovak telecommunications network. Before
the end of this year we shall introduce the first two automatic relay tele-
phone exchanges in Ceske Budejovice and Liberec. .

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The post offices along the route between Chungking and Kaihsien in
Szechwan Province constitute an advanced unit and attended the National
Industrial Learn-from-Taching Conference. For years their workers have
made sustained efforts to learn from Taching and ensured that the people
of the eleven counties and cities along the route got mail and the
party's newspapers and periodicals on time. As a result of the present
competition, mail trucks have been running on time since April and the
workers have set a new record for the accurate delivery of mails.

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IRAQ

BRIEFS

MICROWAVE PROJECT--The national microwave Project in the governorate of
al-Ta'mim is being dedicated on the first of June to the fifth anniversary
of the glorious Ta'mim resolution (to nationalize the oil industry). After
its completion, the Project assures the citizen of a direct link with the
capital, Baghdad, and with the other governorates of the country, The
Directorate of Telephone Services in the governorate of Ta'mim explained
yesterday that as of today the internal connections on the Kirkuk exchange
would be changed as follows: 103 instead of 03 for calls Placed inside

the country; 105 instead of 05 for calls placed outside of the country;

102 instead of 02 for information; 109 and 108 instead of 09 and 08 for
internal checks; 106 instead of 06 for inquiries about the time; 104 instead
of 04 for contact with the police rescue squad; 100 instead of 00 for fire
alarms, The governorate has finished connecting the Kirkuk exchange with

sending and receiving stations along the Kirkuk--Salah al-Din--Diyala--
Baghdad road and the Kirkuk-~Irb i1--Mosul road. In addition, a temporary
exchange having a capacity of 900 phone lines has been set up in the city
of Kirkuk for the al-Ta'mim holidays, [Text] [Baghdad AL-THAWRAH in
Arabic 17 May 77 p 5]

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INDIA

EXPERIMENT ON COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SATELLITE STATIONS
Delhi Domestic Service in English 0830 GMT 31 May 77 BK

[Text] Satellite earth stations in India will begin from tomorrow an experi-
ment on communicating with each other through the Franco-German satellite
symphony. This will be the first such satellite telecommunication experiment
in the country. The satellite will be available for 2 years. The project is
jointly organized by the Posts and Telegraph Department and the Indian Space
Research Organization.

There will be three major earth stations, besides two movable terminals, to
take part in the experiment. The earth stations in Delhi and Ahmedabad have
been modified for the purpose and a new earth station is coming up near Madras.
Two mobile earth stations have been specially designed. Through these, it
will be possible to set up experimental telephone links with any of the earth
stations in Ahmedabad, Delhi and Madras.

Besides telecommunication links, the movable earth stations are capable of
transmitting television programs from any part of India. One movable station
will be initially located at Amreli near Ahmedabad and another will be fitted
in a helicopter for emergency experiments. It will be useful for having
speedier contact in case of natural calamities like floods and earthquakes.
The machinery for these have been completely developed indigenously.

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INTERNATIONAL

CEMA COMMISSION SESSION BEGINS IN ULAANBAATAR
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in Russian 0523 GMT 25 May 77 OW

[Text] Ulaanbaatar, 24 May (MONTSAME)--The 12th session of the CEMA Permanent
Commission for Telegraphic and Postal Communications began its work here today.

Participating in the work of the session are representatives of CEMA member
countries and Yugoslavia as well as a delegation of the CEMA Secretariat.

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BRIEFS

TELEX-TGX [RENTI] COMMUNICATIONS--Santiago de Cuba--A new system of
communications called Telex-TGX information network [RENTI] places
the Communications Enterprise at the service of state organizations
in this province. The equipment was installed in the post offices.
The state organizations and branches will have a national and inter-
national news service that is of good quality, quick and efficient.
That system presently includes the towns of Santiago de Cuba, Palma
Soriano, San Luis, Songo-La Maya, II Frente, Julio Antonio Mella
and Contramaestre. Users can request the service by telephone or
in person at the post offices. [Text] [Havana JUVENTUD REBELDE in
Spanish 14 Apr 77 p 2] 7717

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POLAND

BRIEFS

NEW TV TRANSMITTER--We are here at the radio and television transmitter
on Swiety Krzyz in Kielce Province. It has now been equipped with another
transmitter for the second television program. With its range it covers
the following provinces: Kielce, Radom, and Tarnobrzeg. The transmitter
was produced by the Zarat Radio and Television Works. At present trans-
mitters of the second television program cover half the country, which is
inhabited by almost 70 percent of the population. At present we have 608
million television subscribers. The radio reception of TV audio has
increased the capacity of the second television stations tenfold over the
last 25 years. [Warsaw Domestic Television Service in Polish 1730 GMT

17 May 77 LD]

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CONTENTS (Continued) Page

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Briefs
Broadcasting Station for Bedouins 31
New News Agency 31
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA .

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Briefs
Casablanca-Dakar Telephone Cablé 32
African Communications Union 32
ANGOLA
Telecommunications Net Rebuilt, Satellite Expansion
Planned
(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 7 May 77). .ccceccccccccscncecvces 33
SUDAN
Briefs
New Radio Installations 37
USSR
Briefs
Riga TV Tower 38
WESTERN EUROPE
SPAIN

Radio/TV Allocates Time Slots for Political Parties

(Editorial Report) .....ecccccccccccccvccenvcescsees 39 >
Radio, TV To Have Neutral Election Coverage
(Madrid Domestic Service, 23 May 77). .scsevecevecee 41 .



CONTENTS (Continued) Page

POLAND
Briefs
New TV Transmitter 23.
LATIN AMERICA
ARGENTINA
Briefs
Subversive TV Transmission 24
Mobile Radio Relays 24
CHILE

Information Office Protests EFE Distortion of News
(IPS, 20 May 77)..

eee eee ees 25

CUBA

Briefs
Telex-TGX [RENTI] Communications 26

NEAR EAST

INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

Briefs
Sudanese, Egyptian Broadcasting Cooperaticn 27
BAHRAIN
New Television Transmitting Station Opened
(GNA, 30 May 77)sceveccsccerccercveccsssesercacere 28
IRAQ
Briefs
Microwave Project 29
MOROCCO
Briefs

Telecommunications Network 30



INDIA

BRIEFS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--International subscriber's dialing service
to London from Delhi and Bombay is likely to be made round the clock and
extended to the whole of the UK from the middle of next month. This has
been stated by the minister for communications, Mr George Fernandes. In
a message to World Communication Day celebrations earlier this week,

Mr Fernandes said that by the end of this year direct dialing service to
the United States would also be provided. India has telephone service
with 197 countries, TELEX service with 178 countries and telegraph service
with the whole world. There are direct satellite links with 17 countries.
The country hopes to have direct satellite links with 19 more countries
in a year's time. [Text] [Delhi Domestic Service in English 0830 GMT

19 May 77 BK]

INDIA-BHUTAN TALKS--Talks have ended in New Delhi on India's assistance
for Bhutan's Fourth Five-Year Plan. The discussions covered the current
year's needs for projects for which India has to provide technical help.

A 12-member Bhutanese delegation, which had come to Delhi, thanked the
Indian Government for its generous help and cooperation in Bhutan's
development. It reaffirmed Bhutan's policy to maintain close and friendly
relations with India. [Delhi General Overseas Service in English 1000 GMT
22 May 77 BK]

CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION--Nearly 48 percent of the country's need for crude
oil for the current year will be met by indigenous production. The pro-
duction is expected to reach 14 million tons at the end of the year.

The remaining requirement of 15 million tons will have to be imported.
India has already entered into contracts with foreign suppliers for the
supply of crude. Under these arrangements more than 6 million tons of
crude will be imported from Iran, Iraq and the UAE. [Delhi General Over- ‘
seas Service in English 1000 GMT 22 May 77 BK]

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INTERNATIONAL

LAOS-USSR RADIO-TV AGREEMENT SIGNED 'RECENTLY'
Vientiane KPL in English 0919 GMT 27 May 77 BK

[Text] Vientiane, May 27 (KPL)--An agreement on cooperation in broadcasting
between the Lao National Radio and the State Committee for Television and Radio
Broadcasting of the Soviet Union was signed recently in Moscow during a friendly
visit to the Soviet Union paid by a delegation of the Lao National Radio.

The signatories were Chaleun Vongsamang, director of the Mao National Broad-
casting Department and head of the delegation, and Enver Mamedov, first vice
president of State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the USSR.

The agreement prowides for an exchange of broadcasting programmes on socio-
political and economic questions, popularization of science, culture, literature
and sports. It also provides for special programmes on the occasions of the 60th
anniversary of the Great October Revolution and the second anniversary of the
proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The agreement also pro-
vides for the development of technical cooperation and the exchange of specialists.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

POLISH-SFRY JOURNALISTS COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED
Warsaw PAP in English 1830 GMT 24 May 77 LD

[Text] Warsaw, 24 May, PAP--An agreement on cooperation between the Polish
Journalists' Association and the Union of Yugoslav Journalists was signed here
today.

The agreement covers the years 1977-80 and provides for a further deepening and
broadening of contacts and cooperation between the two organizations including
such forms as exchange of journalists, extension of direct collaboration between
mass media in both countries, and cooperation between institutions training
personnel for the press, radio and television.

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JPRS 69248
14 June 1977

TRANSLATIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NO. 4

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A
Approved for Public Release
Distribution Unlimited

Reproduced From
Best Available Copy

U. $. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE


SPAIN

RADIO, TV TO HAVE NEUTRAL ELECTION COVERAGE
Madrid Domestic Service in Spanish 2200 GMT 23 May 77 LD

[Text] Now that the election campaign has started, Spanish Radio and Television
[RTVE] has issued a communique stating the regulations that will govern radio
and television programming during the 21 days of the election campaign. In
accordance with the government's instructions, these regulations will guarantee
a total and absolute neutrality of information and will provide all groups,
parties and coalitions running for election with equality of opportunity.

Regarding free time on radio and television stipulated in a recent decree, the
dates and times of these free slots on radio and television will be determined
by mutual agreement between the RIVE directorate general and the different
parties and coalitions.

The parties and coalitions will make their own programs with the full cooperation
of RTVE and the programs will be breadcast exactly as submitted. If any dis-
erepancies arise, they will be resolved by the central or provincial electoral
boards.

Regarding reports on electoral activities radio and television news broadcasts,
throughout the campaign only those reports submitted by the parties and coali-
tions themselves will be included in news broadcasts. The length of these re-
ports will be established daily by agreement with the parties and coalitions.

RIVE will limit itself to the reading of communiques of those groups presenting
candidates in 25 or more provinces on the second television newsreel and in
espana a laso Ocho [morning radio news broadcast at 0600 GMT].

Communiques from other groups will be broadcast by regional television centers
and local radio stations. Apart from these communiques RIVE will provide no
other information about the electoral activities of the various candidates.

In addition, a series of daily programs under the general title of election
specials will be broadcast during the campaign. These programs will be aimed
at promoting civic education and providing information about electoral pro-
cedures, how to vote, and so on. They will be broadcast with the prior agree-
ment of the electoral boards and will be selected by the Consultant Technical
Committee made up of representatives of the parties and coalitions running for
election.
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INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

MPR, LAOS SIGN RADIO BROADCASTING AGREEMENT
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in Russian 1823 GMT 27 May 77 OW

[Text] Ulaanbaatar, 27 May (MONTSAME)--A cooperation agreement [was signed by
the] Television Committee of the MPR Council of Ministers and the Lao National
Radio. The document was signed by S. Purebjab, chairman of the MPR State
Information, Radio and Television Committee and (Shalun Vongsamang), general
director of the Lao National Radio.

The agreement provides for development of cooperation between Mongolia and Laos
in radio broadcasting, particularly in the mutual exchange of radio programs
demonstrating the socioeconomic and cultural life of the two countries and in
the exchange of radio journalists and specialists.

‘Warm and Friendly Atmosphere’
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in Russian 1502 GMT 27 May 77 OW

[Text] Ulaanbaatar, 27 May (MONTSAME)--J. Batmonh, member of the MPRP Central
Committee Politburo and chairman of the MPR Council of Ministers, today received
a Lao radio delegation led by 6halun Vongsamang), general director of the Lao
National Radio. The Lao delegation is visiting here at the invitation of the
State Information, Radio and Television Committee of the MPR Council of Ministers.

Present at the meeting, which proceeded in a warm and friendly atmosphere, was
S. Purebjab, chairman of the MPR State Information, Radio and Television Com-
mittee.

Departure of Delegation
Ulaanbaatar MONTSAME in Russian 1835 GMT 30 May 77 OW
[Text] Ulaanbaatar, 30 May (MONTSAME)--The Lao delegation headed by (Salun
Bongsamang), director general of the Lao National Radio, left for home today.

The Lao radio delegation was in the MPR at the invitation of the State Infor-
mation, Radio, and Television Committee.



INTERNATIONAL

BRIEFS

PAKISTAN-IRAN ECONOMIC PROTOCOL--A protocol providing for increased trade
and economic and technical cooperation between Pakistan and Iran was signed
in Islamabad today at the end of a 3-day session of the Pak-Iranian Joint
Ministerial Commission. The commission emphasized the need for continuing
improvement in telecommunication facilities between the two countries. It
was noted that two more channels via satellite will be added between
Teheran and Rawalpindi during the current month. [Excerpts] [Karachi
Domestic Service in English 1700 GMT 18 May 77 BK]

INFORMATION AGENCIES CONFER IN HELSINKI-~Helsinki, 23 May, TASS--A meeting
of directors of information agencies of Denmark, Sweden, FRG, GDR, the
Polish People's Republic, the Soviet Union and Finland has been held here.
The question of procedure of exchanging information between information
agencies, including information on environmental protection measures,
undertaken by states towards the Baltic Sea, has been discussed. An
agreement on cooperation between the news agency of the Soviet Union
(TASS) under the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Finnish Radio
and Television (oy yleisradio ab) in the exchange of information and
photo-information was signed at the time of the conference. [Text]
[Moscow TASS in English 1232 GMI 23 May 77 LD]

SWEDEN/THAILAND EQUIPMENT ORDER--L. M. Ericsson has received an order from
Thailand to supply that country with telephone equipment valued at some 9
million dollars (approximately 45 million French francs). This contract covers
the furnishing of telephone exchanges designed to handle the country's long-
distance telephone traffic. The contract confirms the Swedish firm's strong
position as Thailand's chief supplier of telecommunications equipment. [Text]
[Paris ELECTRONIQU= ACTUALITE in French 15 Apr 77 p 7] 8041

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BRIEFS

NEW RADIO INSTALLATIONS~-Khartoum, 27 May--The Sudanese vice president and
prime minister, ar-Rashid at-Tahir, today inaugurated the new installations
at the Sudanese radio station. The installations include four new studios,
means to reoperate four other studios which were destroyed during the Libyan
invasion last July, a control room and a library. All these installations
cost 817,000 pounds. The Etyptian minister of culture and information, 'Abd
al-Mun'im as-Sawi, Sudanese Information Minister Bona Malwal and some min-
isters attended the inauguration ceremony. [Text] [Cairo MENA in Arabic 1901
GMT 27 May 77 NC]

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CHILE

INFORMATION OFFICE PROTESTS EFE DISTORTION OF NEWS
Buenos Aires IPS in Spanish 1720 GMT 20 May 77 PA

[Text] Santiago, Chile, 20 May--The Government Information Bureau has
filed a formal protest with the Spanish EFE News Agency Office in this
capital "because a Santiago-datelined dispatch on 1 May was deliberately
distorted" at the Central Office in Madrid,

"If an agency issues a news item and it is modified at the Central Office,
it means that it has little regard for the correspondent in the country
where the item originated," Max Reindl, Government Information Bureau
chief, stated. He added: "There must have been someone at the Central
Office who felt it was necessary to add his own political views. That

is deception and shows disrespect for the sources of information and the
correspondent who prepared the report."

The official protest issued by the Chilean Military Government also
includes a special request that the Central EFE Office in Madrid be made
aware of it.

A text of the dispatch sent from the agency office in Santiago noted that
a religious ceremony had been held at the Metropolitan Cathedral in
Santiago on 1 May on the occasion of the feast of St Joseph, the Worker.
According to the government, the item released from Madrid stated that
several thousands of people participated in the ceremony and shouted
"Freedom, Freedom!"

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Regarding the remaining RTVE programs and the content of its news broadcasts
which do not directly refer to electoral activities, RIVE will submit its
program schedules to the Consultant Technical Committee and to the electoral
boards. Whenever it is feasible, RIVE will provide them on request with pre-
views of recorded programs. Needless to say, live programs willbe submitted
after the fact so that the electoral boards can make suggestions for future
broadcasts.

In short, the communique says, in accordance with the express wish of the
government, RTVE will remain absolutely neutral during the 21 days of the
campaign and will fulfill its duty to its viewers and listeners with all
clarity, balance and fairness. It will accept at all times the final decision
of the electoral boards and of the parties and coalitions through the consultant

technical committee.

RIVE wants to guarantee that Spaniards may vote freely in the forthcoming
elections without any kind of influence being exerted by the state's communi-
cations media. By providing complete equality of opportunity, it wants to
enable the electorate to be aware of the objectives and programs of each of
the parties, groups and coalitions running in the 15 June general election.

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ARGENTINA

BRIEFS

SUBVERSIVE TV TRANSMISSION--La Plata, Buenos Aires-~As TV Channel 7 began to
broadcast the video tape of a soccer game last night the transmission was
interrupted and the voice of a man who said that he was a member of the
Montoneros was heard. The voice read a document criticizing the present
government. At the end of the transmission the last part of the national hymn
was also heard. The interference lasted 15 minutes. [Buenos Aires LA PRENSA
in Spanish 30 May 77 p 1/5 PY]

MOBILE RADIO RELAYS--Upon completing its examination of all international bids,
Argentina selected Thomson-CSF as supplier of the TM 313 mobile radio relay
systems designed to provide 16 two-way communication and back-up circuits for
relaying television programs destined for worldwide telecasting from the TV
production center in Buenos Aires to the Argentine PIT's [Postal, Telegraph and
Telecommunications Administration] ENTEL system. [Excerpt] [Paris ELECTRONIQUE
ACTUALITE in French 15 Apr 77 p 7] 8041

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INTERNAT LONAL

INDIA, USSR SIGN PROTOCOL ON TROPOSCATTER LINK
Delhi ISI in English 0854 GMT 31 May 77 BK

[Text] India and the Soviet Union in Moscow 30 May signed a protocol settling
details for the proposed troposcatter communication link across the Himalayas
to go into operation from April 1980, reports Samachar.

A significant feature of the protocol is the substantial use to be made of
Indian technology in the setting up of the receiving stations on both sides
of the link.

Apart from recognition of Indian advance in certain areas of telecommunications,
the arrangement will also enable India to pay off a greater part of the cost of
Soviet equipment and assistance. The import component forms about a fourth of
the rupees 40 million project.

Under the protocol, which will form the basis for contracts to be signed by
parties on both sides within the next 2 or 3 months, India will buy the latest
radio equipment. India will supply to the Soviet Union two 30 metre by 30
metre [words apparently dropped by ISI] entirely designed and developed in the
country for use at the Soviet end of the link near Dushanbe in Tadjikistan.
The Indian station will be located near Sprinagar.

The protocol provides for cooperation in the supply of spares, installation
commissioning and maintenance of equipment.

An exchange of personnel is also envisaged with a view to sharing of experience
in troposcatter systems.

The troposcatter system, which works on the principle of bouncing radiowaves
off mountain peaks, will provide large capacity, reliable and all weather com-
munication channels for traffic not only between two countries but from South-
east Asia to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

The link will have 12 channels initially capable of being doubled later on.

The protocol was signed by S. B. Lal, additional secretary in the Ministry
of Communications on behalf of India.

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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

PRC POST-TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNITS ENGAGE IN EMULATION DRIVE
Peking NCNA in English 0825 GMT 21 May 77 OW

[Text] Peking, 21 May (HSINHUA)--Posts and telecommunications departments
throughout China are now engaged in a campaign for socialist emulation.

The movement started with a nationwide call from the Kwangtung Provincial
Posts and Telecommunications Bureau early in April urging similar units
to learn from Taching and to challenge the record of the Yenshou County
Posts and Telecommunications Bureau in Heilungkiang Province, an advanced
unit in their field. Units throughout the country responded enthusi-
astically.

As part of learning from Taching, the Yenshou Bureau designed and manu-
factured its own modern telecommunications installations which since 1975
have permitted direct dialing from the county center to communes instead
of the former connection through operators. A carrier system was set up
in the county. There are six times as many direct lines between the
county center and communes as before the Cultural Revolution.

The call from the Kwangtung Bureau proposed that: Within two to three
years a third to a half of the posts and telecommunications bureaus become
Taching-type enterprises; the leading groups at various levels become
militant axles with high political consciousness and good work style; the
workers should raise their political consciousness and improve their
service; and innovations should be made on telecommunications equipment.

The Peking Long-distance Telecommunications Administration is carrying
on a competition among the workers and between the different lines.
Points of competition are: The study of works by Marx, Engels, Lenin
and Stalin and Chairman Mao; coordination and cooperation in order to
give better service to the people; a socialist attitude towards labour;
and proficiency in work. This has already speeded up long-distance calls
in Peking and raised the utilization coefficient of the lines.

Postmen at a post office in Shanghai have cut misdelivered mail to less
[than] 0.0004 per cent, a record for the municipal mail delivery.

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

CASABLANCA~DAKAR TELEPHONE CABLE--The cable ship Vercors recently finished

laying the submarine telephone cable Antinea linking Casablanca to Dakar.

This cable system was ordered 2 years ago by MATELCA (Moroccan Submarine Cable
Telecommunications Company) and TELESENEGAL (International Telecommunications

of Senegal). The system was built by two CGE [General Electric Company] sub-
sidiaries specializing in cable systems: Cables de Lyon for the cable proper
and CIT-ALCATEL [International Telephone Company-Alsatian Atomic, Telecommunica-
tions and Electronic Construction Company] for the submerged electronic equip-
ment and terminals. The 1.460-nautical mile cable link is of the S-5 type
Providing 640 very high quality telephone circuits. A total of 125 repeaters
and 10 equalizers are installed at various intervals along the cable. The

new international telecommunications route Antinea will greatly contribute to
expansion of the African system by connecting it to systems in the Mediterranean
basin and Western Europe as well as to the transatlantic cables. The next phase
in this expansion will be the opening in 1978 of the submarine cable Fraternite
between Senegal and Ivory Coast. [Text] [Paris ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITIES in French
15 Apr 77 p 7] 8041

AFRICAN COMMUNICATIONS UNION--Addis Ababa, 20 May, TASS-~The Conference
of African [words indistinct] which closed in the capital of Ethiopia
today, decided to establish an African Communications Union. The main
objective of the new organization (?will be) the development of a tele-
communications network both among the countries of the continent and the
rest of the world. [Text] [Moscow TASS in English 2155 GMT 20 May 77 LD]

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ANGOLA

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NET REBUILT, SATELLITE EXPANSION PLANNED

Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 7 May 77 pp 1,7

(Text ] The telecommunications network is of vital importance to the life of
a people; it is a means of drawing populations close together. That network
is very valuable to us because of the vastness of our country. We had barely
emerged from the struggle against the colonialists when we had to face the
forces of imperialism, which sought to prevent our liberation at all costs.
And on their withdrawal under the pressure of our People's Armed Forces for
the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA), they destroyed everything, especially the
the means of communication, including, as might be expected, the radioelectro-
nic networks and circuits. The telephone services suffered very heavily,
being dismantled by the imperialist and racist puppets. On the other hand,
once all of our territory was liberated, that sector was one of the most active
in the effort carried out within the framework of the national reconstruction
plans thus making possible the rapid communications offered by the telephone
service,

That effort and dedication, unknown to a large part of our people, was stressed
in the statements made to us a few days ago by the secretary of state for com-
munications, Major Bento Ribeiro (Kabulo).

“We inherited from colonialism an inter-city communications system comprised
of old and obsolete material that is no longer built, thus creating serious

difficulties in maintenance, repairing damage and especially the acquisition
of parts, and basically new parts to replace the wornout ones. To aggravate
the situation, during the second war of national liberation a large part of

the intercity telephone network as well as more than 15 stations spread out

throughout the country were destroyed." That is the picture revealed to us

by Comrade Major Bento Ribeiro (Kabulo).”

He continued: "The damage caused by the enemies of the people is estimated
at many thousands of kwanzas. However, all the reconstruction work has been
carried out by Angolans in teams made up of Angolan Posts, Telegraphs and
Telephones personnel, of whom we should all be proud." This detail must be
stressed, the major pointed out, because it is not well known by our people.
The telecommunications sector employs only workers whom circumstances have

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An indispensable role in technological system will belong to the modern inter-
national and relay intercity exchange which we shall begin to assemble in
November of this year in the Telecommunications Exchange Building in Prague.
This exchange will enable the Czechoslovak customers to direct dial participants
in the Prague area relay telephone circuit, and international calls as well
which will be available to a greater extent than at the present time to the
customers of the Prague and Bratislava networks.

Construction of New Transmitters

In radio communications, we launched into operation at the end of 1976 a TV
transmitter of channel I in Cheb-Zelena Hora, a transmitter of channel II in
Kosice-Dubnik, and high capacity radio transmitters in Liblice (Hviezda Medium
Wave) and Kosice-Cizatice (Hviezda Medium Wave). In 1977, we want to intro-
duce TV Channel II transmitters for South Bohemia-Klet, for Central Slovakia-
Sucha Hora, Borsky Mikulas, Poprad-Kralova Hola, and Trutnov-Cerna Hora.

This year, we are also anticipating to begin construction of Channel II TV
transmitters in Lucenec, Domazlice, Trebic, Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Bardejov,
Plzen-City and Olomouc-Radikov. Under construction are additional Channel II
TV transmitters in Praded, Frydek-Lysa Hora, Ostrava-Hostalkovice, Gottwaldov-
Tlusta Hora, and in Modry Kamen. In addition to the development of the net-
work of television transmitters, the radio transmitter network is also being
expanded.

As our radio listeners know, the interference in the Czechoslovak radio broad-
casts by powerful foreign transmitters has increased in recent years. We

are dealing with this situation by reconstructing and developing the Czecho-
slovak radio network on a basis of frequency changes and in accordance with
international covenants (the so-called Geneva Plan of 1975) by increasing the
capacities of our transmitters. At the present time one of the high-capacity
radio transmitters, namely, the transmitter in Topolna (Hviezda Long Wave)

is under construction and will be in operation in 1978. Of the newly con-
structed or reconstructed transmitters we shall introduce this year the UHF
transmitters in Plzen, Pardubice, Ceske Budejovice and Bratislava, which will
improve the reception of the national circuit and of the Hviezda station in’
those areas and expand the scope of the stereophonic reception. In the
television and radio networks we are solving additional problems, such as
remote control operation of the transmitters, reduction of the power network
interference in broadcasting, etc.

Improvement of Postal Services

In the postal and postal newspapers subscription services we are creating
conditions for further improvement of the quality of the services rendered,
in receiving as well as in transport and delivery of every kind of consign-
ment. The postal network will be expanded by post offices in new housing
projects; many post offices will be reconstructed, remodeled or replaced
by those operating in new locations.

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JPRS 69248

14 June 1977

TRANSLATIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

No. 4
CoNTENTS

INTERNATIONAL

India, USSR Sign Protocol on Troposcatter Link
(ISL, 31 May 77). ccccccesccccsccccccccessccesseseecess

Laos-USSR Radio-IV Agreement Signed 'Recently'
(KPL, 27 MAY 77). ccsccccccceccceccceencceenseeesveeees

CEMA Commission Session Begins in Ulaanbaatar,
(MONTSAME, 25 May 77).cccccccccccccsceccncsecscscseces

Briefs
Pakistan-Iran Economic Protocol
Information Agencies Confer in Helsinki
Sweden/Thailand Equipment Order
ASIA
INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS

MPR, Laos Sign Radio Broadcasting Agreement
(MONTSAME, 27, 30 May 77)..ccccccccccccccccscccecvesece

‘Warm and Friendly Atmosphere’
Departure of Delegation

Briefs
Mass Media Seminar in Bali

AUSTRALIA

New Computer Phones Planned
(THE COURIER MALL, 5 May 77).scecececsccscecscevevcees

PAGE

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Alianza Papular

TV: 1 June at 1330 and 8 June at 1930; radio: 1 June at 2030 and 8 June at
1330.

Spanish Socialist Workers Party

TV: 2 June at 1330 and 9 June at 1930; radio: 2 June at 2030 and 9 June at
1330.

Union of the Democratic Center

TV: 3 June at 1330 and 10 June at 1930; radio: 3 June at 2030 and 10 June at
1330.

In addition, a third period of 10 minutes on television and 15 minutes on radio
nacional will be broadcast by each of the parties, federations and coalition on
13 June, the last day of the election campaign between 1930 and 2110 GMT on
television and between 1330 and 1545 GMT on Radio Nacional.

"At the same time," the report adds, "the committee unanimously agreed to con-
sult the Central Electoral Board on the possible assessment to be made of the
news treatment on Spanish radio and television of the various parties, feder-
ations or coalitions listed above according to the greater or lesser number of
districts in which they are putting up candidates."

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USSR

BRIEFS

RIGA TV TOWER--Plans have been approved for building a new television tower
in Riga. It will be 360 meters high and will be erected on one of the
islands in the Daugava River delta. It will provide for the reception of
several programs over a radio of 100 kilometers. Unlike the Ostankino
tower, which has a concrete foundation, the Riga television center tower
will be fully mechanical and will rest on three slightly arched supports.
At the height of 96 meters there will be a viewing platform and a cafe.
[Moscow Domestic Service in Russian 1530 GMI 26 May 77 LD]

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NEW COMPUTER PHONES PLANNED

Brisbane THE COURIER MAIL in English 5 May 77 p 1

{Text]

AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA. — Australia soon may buy a new sophisti-

cated computerised national
hundreds of millions of doll

The Swedish-designed system
was recommended by the Telecom-
munications Commission in Melbourne
last week.

It is understood that the new
system will include an abbreviated
dial service, where one, two or possibly
three digits only need be dialled for
commonly-used numbers.

Push-button telephones would
be available and subscribers would get
a printed account, itemised by com-
puter, of charges for international
calls,

The Swedish system makes out its own
checks for malfunctions,

By using tt Tele-
com could save $100
million over the
next 10 years in
maintenance costs.

In that period. in-
stallation would be
cheaper by about $20
million than the present
system. .

telephone network costing

But it would replace
‘almost-new equipment
worth $50 million, There
were suggestions last
night that this would
have to be dumped,

Last night a union of-
ficial claimed that the
new system would be
open to security abuses,

In Canberra the Post’
and Telecommunications
Minister (Mr. Robinson)
said the recommendation
for a computerised tele-
Phone network had not
,yet reached him, and no
Government decision had
been made.

Mr. Robinson said he
did not have any detalls
of the recommended sys-
‘tem, or to what extent it
could. be “bugged.” These
aspects would be exam-
dined.

* ‘The Commission is un-
derstood to be recom-
mending that the new
system be programmed’
to begin operating in.
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AUSTRALIA

BRIEFS

RADIO AUSTRALIA TRANSMITTERS--The Australian Government has approved the up-
grading of transmitters for Radio Australia at a cost of 10.3 million dollars.
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Robinson says immediate plans provide
for improvements to transmitters at Shepparton in Victoria. Officials are to
determine whether Radio Australia's transmission facilities near Darwin,
destroyed during a devastating cyclone in December 1974, are to be located in
the same area. The feasibility of establishing another permanent transmission
station on Australia's west coast is also to be investigated. Mr Robinson,
speaking before Parliament, said that the government had endorsed the continu~
ing need for an independent Australian external broadcasting service. The
decision had been taken after considering two reports, one from an interde-
partmental committee and the other from an independent inquiry into Radio
Australia. [Melbourne Overseas Service in English 1230 GMT 25 May 77 OW]

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People's Republic of China, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

BRIEFS

BROADCASTING STATION FOR BEDOUINS--Abu Dhabi, 31 May--The UAE Information
Ministry is currently studying plans for setting up a special broadcasting
station for Bedouins in implementation of the directives of UAE President
Shavkh Zayid Ibn Sultan. This station will beam its broadcasts to nomads in
the desert and remote areas and will be a regional station of the main radio
in Abu Dhabi. The studies include preparation of programs for this station,
which will be inspired by the Bedouin environment and will feature Arab and
Islamic values and Arab and Popular legacies of the desert people. [Text]
[Doha Qna in Arabic 1255 GMT 31 May 77 NC]

NEW NEWS AGENCY--Abu Dhabi, 30 May--The news agency of the UAE will begin
transmission twice daily in mid-June under the initials WAM [Arabic initials:
Waw Alif Mim]. The necessary technical and administrative equipment necessary
for operating the agency is now being prepared. This will be the second news
agency to operate in the gulf area after the QATAR NEWS AGENCY. A Kuwaiti
news agency and a gulf news agency are expected to be formed this year. The
latter's headquarters will be in Bahrain. [Text] [Cairo MEMA in Arabic 0915
GMT 30 May 77 NC]

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CZECHOSLOVAKIA

OFFICIAL DESCRIBES PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
Prague SVET HOSPODARSTVI in Slovak No 33, 17 Mar 77 pp 1-2

[Article by Eng. Michal Ondrejka, Deputy Minister .of Communications of the
CSSR: "Development of the Technical Base of Communications--To Improve the
Quality and Volume of Services in the Sixth Five-Year Plan"]

[Text] The development of communications services represents a constant factor
in the technical improvement of the national economic Management, satisfaction
of its needs, an important ideological tool in influencing the society, and

a tool for increasing our people's standard of living. According to current
indicators of the development in communications services achieved in the
sector of telecommunications, radio communications, postal services and postal
newspaper subscription services by the Ministry of Communications, the CSSR

is among the developed European states.

For instance, the density of telephone subscribers amounts to 18.29 telephone
lines per 100 citizens, with a total of 2,743,000 telephone lines; the volume
of direct dial intercity telephone calls amounts to more than 68 percent;
channel I television program reaches 95 percent of the territory of the state,
with the possibility of reception for 98 percent of the population, and tele-
vision channel II program reaches 47 percent of the territory with the possi-
bility of reception for 60 percent of the population; there is one post
office per approximately 2,900 citizens; each mailbox serves approximately
450 citizens. The above indicators, however, do not yet guarantee such a
quality of the services rendered which would correspond to the society's
needs and satisfy us.

At present, for example, in the CSSR we have a backlog of as many as 459,000
unprocessed applications for installations, of which more than 26 percent are
located in the area of the capital city of Prague and Bratislava; the quality
of telephone connections also remains unsatisfactory; the users of postal

and postal newspaper subscription services are rightfully demanding that
those services be more dependable, prompt and available.

Therefore, an improvement in the quality and volume of the services rendered
is the prime target for our communications in the Sixth Five-Year Plan. For
that purpose the Directive for the National Economic Development for 1976-1980,

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INTER-ARAB AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

SUDANESE, EGYPTIAN BROADCASTING COOPERATION--Henceforth, there will be a
broadcasting hookup between the Sudan and Egypt on occasions of national
importance for the two countries. There will also be a Sudanese radio
correspondent in Cairo and an Egyptian one in Khartoum. [Omdurman
Domestic Service in Arabic 1300 GMT 20 May 77 LD/EA]

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Neither our government nor the MPLA Political Bureau have yet spoken out on
these problems we have to resolve.

One of the great advantages of satellite transmission is the ability to carry
our television all over the country. In addition, permanent, reliable
telephone and telegraph communications brings closer or reduces the distances
that separate Luanda from the rest of the territory no matter how far away
it may be.

Television for the central and southern parts of the country can and will be
transmitted through the circuits we are going to establish in the microwave

network. We do not have any specific or immediate projects at the moment
beyond what pertains to Luanda. This type of project requires in-depth
studies and demands decisions from our supreme organs.

We believe it is possible to link the central and southern parts of our
country by 1980 if we carry out the projects described above.

Next Telephone Directory

Replying to a question of ours, Maj Bento Ribeiro explained that the Luanda
telephone directory will be published this year. A lot of work had to be
done to prepare it, apart from the reestablishment of communications within
the country and in Luanda. It was necessary to make a complete revision of
present subscribers.

There has been an increase in the number of subscribers and requests for
telephones, particularly from the embassies and consulates as well as from
our people. This avalanche of requests required a complete revision of the

subscriber records.

Considering the general shortages we have, there was really a great delay and
only now has the list been completed. We expect our subscribers to have the
new telephone list by the end of the year.

Collection of Bills in Arrears

In conclusion, he talked about the problem of the delay in settling telephone
bills. Maj Bento Ribeiro concluded that as a solution the collection will be
made in such a way that the services will not be interrupted and the sub-
scribers will not feel concerned.

We were informed that the telephone bill collection services will be instal-

led at Radio Nacional, the most appropriate premises , and the system will
be very simple and serve everybody's interests.

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The newly reconstructed fixed capital assets will enable the postal service

to conduct the necessary mechanization and to provide good working conditions.
Frankly, we are still struggling with problems of space and shortage of workers,
mostly again in large cities. In that respect, the situation in Prague is

very distressing. For instance, during the summer of 1976, 22 of the capital
city's 126 post offices had to be temporarily closed and 40 post offices pro-
vided limited services. Therefore, in the coming years the operation of post
offices and of postal newspaper subscription services in the capital city of
Prague will have the priority.

One of the most important innovations in the Prague area will be the installa-
tion of automatic letter-sorting equipment to be imported already this year.
This equipment will be able to sort up to 20,000 letters per hour on the zip
code basis (95 percent letters are now properly addressed with correct zip
codes), which will save the work of about 60 workers in one shift.

Another means for improving services is a speedy delivery of articles based
on expanded use of motor vehicles. Moreover, this also means savings of
labor since each vehicle will save the work of one of every three workers.
Among other innovations we should like to stress the introduction of vending
machines, the utilization of containers in transportation, the method of
repository boxes in delivery, etc.

Material Security

The outlined development tasks of the Ministry of Communications are based
on capital construction which is increasing each year. The investment
capital provided by our state for the development of communications in the
Sixth Five-Year Plan were increased by 45 percent over the Fifth Five-Year
Plan. In 1977, we shall invest approximately Kcs 3 billion in the develop-
ment of communications. The funds are being invested effectively so as to
balance the development of the basic communications operations and the
maximum satisfaction of the society's needs.

In order to succeed in reaching the outlined objectives of the development,
full funding must be provided for capital investments of the Ministry of
Communications and shortcomings occurring in that sector in the last year
and in previous years must be avoided. During that period considerable
problems occurred in the delivery of the communications equipment by the
Tesla National Enterprise and in the delivery of imports purchased by the
foreign trade enterprises. Furthermore, there still exist problems with
the delivery and variety of cables, especially concerning the required
lengths, and with the completion of construction works by construction
enterprises, with the delivery of steel constructions by metallurgic and
heavy engineering enterprises, etc.

We are convinced, however, that we shall fulfill the development program of
the Ministry of Communications in the Sixth Five-Year Plan in cooperation with
other interested ministries, in particular the Ministry of Construction of the
CSSR, the Ministry of Construction of the SSR, the Federal Ministry of General
Engineering, the Federal Ministry of Metallurgy and Heavy Engineering, and the
Federal Ministry of Fuels and Power.

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The delegation acquainted itself with the work of Mongolian radio and television
and the "orbita" space communications station and visited industrial enterprises
and cultural institutions. An agreement on cooperation between the MPR State
Information, Radio, and Television Committee and Lao radio was signed during

the visit of the Lao delegation.

During its visit in the MPR the Lao delegation was received by J. Batmonh,
member of the MPRP Central Committee Politburo and chairman of the MPR Council
of Ministers. (Salun Bongsamang), director general of Lao radio, also had
friendly talks with Ss. Purebjab, chairman of the MPR State Information, Radio,
and Television Committee, and T. Namsray, chief editor of UNEN and chairman
of the Mongolian Journalists Union.

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e A e
n Pay Le t . .
Frightening
In Brisbane, the Australian Telecom-
munications Employees’ Association State
secretary (Mr. A, Muir) said the com-
puterised telephone system would make it
possible to tap every line in the country.

‘There were practi-
cally no means of
detection.

He said anyone of
about 200 key personnel
would be able to insert
commands into the com-
puter to intercept calls
and divert them through
@ third party.

The implications were
frightening. It opened
the way for bribery,
graft, and corruption,

‘Taps also could. be put
on the telephones of po-
litical leaders or politival
parties, union officials,
business opponents, horse
trainers, jockeys and
bookmakers,

Industrial —_ espionage
could become rampant.

Conversion

Mr. Muir said con-
version to the new com-
puter system, known as
ARE II, had begun in
South Australia and Vic-
toria and was due for
completion in 1982,

The first two Brisbane
exchanges to be con-
verted would be Salisbu-
ty and Mt. Gravatt.
Work was due to start in
July.

Under the system, all
telephone exchanges in
Australia would come
under the control of 27
strategically-placed com-
Mand centres known as
Exchinge Maintenance |
Centres.

Brisbane would have
two — at Wolloongabba
and Eight Mile Plains,
Each EMC controlled
about 100,000 lines.

All EMC's would be
connected to a National
Support Centre in Mel-
bourne.

Officers in the Mel-
bourne centre and the,
EMCs would be respon-!

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sible for the smooth op-
eration of the system.

“They will maintain a
surveillance on the net-
work to see that all sec-
tions are functioning,”
Mr. Muir said. .

“This is done through -
the use of data terminals
similar to those used by
airline companies for
bookings. Through the
terminals, commands can
be given to the computer.

“And this includes get-
ting the computer to in-
tercept all calls to a par-
ticular subscriber and di-~
verting them through a
third party. That tnird
party can listen to every-
thing said.”

Mr. Muir said tae
union was not sure that
Telecom’s board was
aware of the dangers.