I.B.M. link with British Telecom set

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BT, which is the new name for what was British Telecommunications, agrees to cooperate with IBM in operating a venture called Syncordia, which would provide communications services for multinational corporations. The BT-IBM agreement was announced at Telecom '91, which opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct 7, 1991. Syncordia would provide 'outsourcing' of communications services, which would be especially useful for companies operating in Europe because borders there will open after unification of European markets, scheduled for 1992. Multinational communications is an increasing problem for companies because communications technologies continue to change and advance, and because different nations maintain incompatible regulatory structures. The market for outsourcing of multinational communications is estimated at $3 billion and growing.

Electronic computers, Office machines, not elsewhere classified, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Contracts, Outsourcing, International communication, BT Group PLC, Cooperative Agreements, International Communications, Multinational Corporation, Syncordia Corp.

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Phone industries grapple with the new world order

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The telecommunications market worldwide has changed in many ways since the last major telecommunications industry meeting in 1988. At the Telecom 91 conference in Geneva, conferees will have much to consider. Changes in the world market have been both technological and political. For one thing, Communism's collapse has opened markets in Eastern Europe, and licenses for cellular telephone systems are being issued by governments there. US West has established partnerships in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and the company has agreed to provide some services in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Network reliability is sure to be a concern at Telecom 91, and this is underscored by AT&T's recent disruption in the New York City area, which not only shut down telephone services but halted air traffic as well.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Eastern Europe, International markets, International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunications, Outlook, World Market, Europe, Eastern

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Emergency phone plan by Dinkins panel

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New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins announces a first-of-its-kind telephone disaster recovery plan that would help restore services faster in cases such as the four system breakdowns experienced by AT&T since Jan 1990. The plan would allow telephone carriers experiencing system breakdowns to declare an emergency and contact one of thirteen other New York and New Jersey carriers to support its customers for up to seven weeks. The plan does not cover such basic problems as computer software failures that can cause a system breakdown in .01 seconds. Carriers participating in the plan include AT&T, MCI Communications Corp, and the New York and New Jersey Bell Telephone Companies, among others. The plan's details are still to be approved by the carriers.

Executive offices, Planning, Science and technology policy, New York, New York, New York, Emergency management, Emergency preparedness, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Municipal government, MCI Communications Corp., Disaster planning, Disaster Management, New York Telephone Co., Dinkins, David N., New Jersey Telephone Co.

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