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From: thurston@fastnet.mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk (Peter Thurston)
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Subject: Re: Saudi Arabia's Telephone System
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(Various bits on who runs the Saudi phone system)

I seem to remember when interviewed for a job at (the then) Philips
TMC (In Malmsbury, UK) their pride and joy was the Saudi contact. We
waw videos showing how many times round the moon their cable
installations could reach. The switches were Philips PRX. I got thge
impression that the contact involved the whole country, but then again
 ... it WAS a promotional video. On a different tack, somewhere I
remember being told that internal calls in Saudi Arabia are all free?


Peter Thurston
MRC-APU Cambridge  PRESTEL MAILBOX 095452219


[Moderator's Note: Speaking of Saudi Arabia and admittedly taking some
privileges as Moderator, it now appears war is imminent, based on
President Bush's remarks Thursday. Bad, bad news ... Whatever; I hope
it does not go on for years like Viet Nam which I remember all too
painfully, all too well. I guess Bush will do what he must do, but
let's -- as the Post Office stamp cancellation used to say -- pray for
peace. I feel pretty disheartened by it all.  PAT]