VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Lucent Wins $35Mn Internet Contract In Saudi Arabia

US firm Lucent Technologies announced on 27 January that it had won a $35mn contract from Saudi Arabia for the provision of internet services. According to a statement from Lucent published by Reuters, the contract was awarded to the firm by the Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) and is intended to expand internet services in the kingdom. Local media reports said that Siemens had also been...