AT&T AND MOROCCO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1995--AT&T and the Office Nationale des Postes et Telecommunications (ONPT) of the Kingdom of Morocco announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. (MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. ) outlining plans to cooperate in the development of a modern telecommunications infrastructure for Morocco. The MOU was signed late yesterday afternoon during a ceremony at Blair House Blair House is the official state guest house for the President of the United States. It is located at 1651-1653 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., opposite the West Wing of the White House, and adjacent to Lafayette Park. attended by U.S. and Moroccan government dignitaries and business executives. "ONPT is undertaking a study for implementing a modern digital network supporting significant new growth and functions for its business and residential customers," said Abdessalam Ahizoune, general director of Morocco's Office Nationale des Postes et Telecommunications. "This represents a major investment by the ONPT in advanced telecommunications equipment and services to meet the needs of our customers as we move into the next decade," said Ahizoune. The study would also include the use of professional consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , and the creation of value-added telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. . "Over the past two years, Morocco has experienced one of the fastest growing economies in the Middle East and its future looks very bright," said Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Network Systems International. Under the terms of the MOU, AT&T and the ONPT will work together to identify areas of cooperation in telecommunications research & development, total network planning and implementation, equipment provisioning, international network operations and services, and training. "AT&T is very interested and delighted to be working with the Kingdom of Morocco in planning for its telecommunications needs as it undertakes its growth and modernization projects for the 21st century," said Hesse. "We are committed to taking the necessary steps that will bring Morocco's telecommunications infrastructure to world class levels. This MOU is the first step toward achieving this goal," Hesse said. "The ONPT's objective is to double the existing capacity of its network with a digital infrastructure that supports broadband- and satellite-based technologies," added Ahizoune. "Morocco wants and needs new and advanced services such as videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems , high-speed data transmission, telemedicine and distance learning. We look forward to working with AT&T to help us achieve our goals." The kingdom's present teledensity is four percent, or four phone lines per 100 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. . Located at the tip of northwestern Africa, Morocco has a population of 28 million people with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. ) annual net growth rate of six to eight percent. Morocco is the world's leading producer of phosphates. Its other chief industries are mining, textiles, tourism, agriculture and fishing. Because of its strategic geographical location, Morocco is known as the gateway between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. CONTACT: Jim McGann AT&T - Washington office 202-457-3942 301-585-5519 (home) Paul Provost PROVOST. A title given to the chief of some corporations or societies. In France, this title was formerly given to some presiding judges. The word is derived from the Latin praepositus. Jennifer Samuel AT&T Network Systems AT&T Network Systems International 201-606-2826 011-31-35-87-2305 (Netherlands) 908-730-6484 (home) 011-31-35-87-5824 (fax) |
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