Dial direct to Moscow and beyond

Article Abstract:

Direct dialing is now available for telephone callers to 2,000 cities and 15 republics in the former Soviet Union, a distinct change from operator-assisted and government-monitored calls of the past. But in spite of these advances, there are still insufficient telephone lines to handle the traffic to Moscow and other cities. AT and T, which monitors worldwide telephone traffic at its Network Operating Center, is working toward adding up to 1,600 more circuits to the existing 421 international long-distance circuits to meet the demand. AT and T's rates for calls to Russia have not changed, but there is no longer the operator charges of $3 for station-to-station calls and $6 for person-to-person calls. AT and T is waiting for approval from the Russian and other republics' governments to begin major modernization of the telecommunications systems there. There is still disagreement over the kinds of telecommunications equipment that can be sold in the republics, and this limits the implementation of fiber optic and digital communications technologies.

Prices and rates, Russia, Fiber optics, Digital communications, Long-Distance Telephone Service, Digital Communication, Transmission Lines, Pricing Policy

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A.T.&T. in link to Armenia: direct tie could be model for updating Soviet telephones

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AT&T will provide telephone services directly to Armenia, bypassing previous arrangements that channelled calls through Moscow. AT&T's plan, scheduled for Oct 1991, involves providing 200 long-distance circuits using an AT&T 5 ESS digital switching system. The circuitry will probably be expanded so that in a few years, as many as 500 simultaneous calls will be possible. Calls will be patched through the Intelsat satellite network. Under the Communist Party's political control, telecommunications systems in the Soviet Union remained archaic. Moscow itself is said to be able to receive only 91 simultaneous calls, which is comparable to the communications capabilities of a typical Manhattan apartment building. AT&T's plan for linking Armenia to the outside world could function as a model for establishing telecommunications capabilities throughout the Soviet Union.

Foreign operations, Telephone companies, Armenia, Telephone systems, Telephone System, Telephone Company, Soviet Union

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2d Asia link considered by A.T. & T: deals would increase call capacity 5 times

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AT&T has said it is trying to gather investors for a $1 billion telecommunications network that would link the US with 11 Asian countries, to be called the Asia Pacific Cable Network (APCN). The Nov 2 1992 APCN announcement followed an Oct 31 1992 declaration that AT&T would participate in the $1 billion development of the TPC-5 trans-Pacific cable network. Both 15,525-mile networks would use optical fibers and optically amplified signals and would have a software self-healing capability for rerouting calls in the event of a break in any section. APCN is projected to link Brunei, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, carrying 160,000 calls simultaneously by 1998. TPC-5 will link Japan and California via Guam and Hawaii, carrying 320,000 calls by 1995 or 1996.

Water, sewer, and utility lines, Planning, Services, Communications industry, Asia, Optical communications technologies, Optical communications, Strategic Planning, Telecommunications Service, Optical Communication

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