VOL. XLII

No. 09

1-March-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Bidding Opened For Saudi Arabias TEP8 $5.5Bn ExpansionProject

Five international firms submitted their bids to the SaudiTelecommunications Company (STC) on 15 February for the implementation of theeighth telephone expansion project (TEP8), which involves the addition ofapproximately two million new lines and network capacity. This will include allassociated switching equipment and services, transmission equipment andnetworks, access equipment and...