TELECOMMUNICATION II

closed

The project would consist of: (i) installation of approximately 163,000 lines of exchange equipment together with associated buildings, subscriber plant and junctions; provision of directory information, recorded announcements and miscellaneous services; (ii) expansion of the long distance network by equipping some 5,000 additional channels on existing microwave routes and the addition of TV relay facilities on selected routes; (iii) provision of trunk switching equipment to permit subscriber trunk dialling between Tehran and 66 provincial centers, and public call offices at some 80 towns of more than 5,000 inhabitants and selected villages en route; (iv) installation of a second ground terminal to connect with countries served by the Indian Ocean satellite; increasing satellite capacity from 19 to 100 circuits; provision of high frequency systems and a 60 channel tropospheric-scatter system to Bahrein; installation of a 200 line international automatic exchange in Tehran; and (v) consultancy and training services.