VOL. XXXVII

NO. 33

16-MAY-1994

Saudi Arabia

Controversy Surrounds Award of $4bn Saudi Telecommunications Contract

The announcement last week of the award of a $4.081bn contract by the SaudiMinistry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications to AT&T of the US forthe modernization of the Kingdom's telecommunications network has elicited sharpcriticism from the rival companies shortlisted for the project. Northern Telecomof Canada, Alcatel of France, Siemens of Germany and Ericsson of Sweden...