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MYANMAR, W. SAMOAN COMPANY TO COOPE



HEADLINE: MYANMAR, W. SAMOAN COMPANY TO COOPERATE IN 

Xinhua,, Yangon, 25 November 1999. THE MYANMAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AUTHORITIES AND A COMPANY FROM WEST SAMOA HAVE REACHED A SERVICES AGREEMENT
HERE ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TRAFFIC FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO INDIA. 

THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN THE STATE-RUN
MYANMA POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MPT) AND THE I.I (W.S.) LTD OF
WEST SAMOA, OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR REPORTED
THURSDAY. 

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, MYANMAR WILL LEASE A SATELLITE TRANSPONDER
FROM THE COMPANY FOR THE SERVICES, THE REPORT SAID. 

BESIDES, A SATELLITE GROUND STATION FOR MYANMAR-THAI DIRECT
COMMUNICATIONS WITH 30 CHANNELS IS BEING ESTABLISHED UNDER AN
AGREEMENT SIGNED IN SEPTEMBER BETWEEN THE MPT AND THAILAND'S
TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION AND SHINAWATRA SATELLITE PUBLIC CO LTD, THE
REPORT ADDED. 

ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL STATISTICS, THERE ARE NEARLY 3,000 INTERNATIONAL
DIRECT DIALING TELEPHONE LINES IN MYANMAR AND FOREIGN COMPANIES
INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY IN
RECENT YEARS ALSO INCLUDE THOSE FROM AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL, GERMANY,
JAPAN, SINGAPORE AND THE UNITED STATES. 


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