Jakarta to host int'l telecom expo, meeting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An international telecommunications exhibition,
\ncalled Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, will be held from Nov. 29 to
\nDec. 3 at the Jakarta Fairgrounds in Kemayoran.<\/p>\n
The event will feature a conference, ministerial roundtable
\nand panel discussions, secretary-general of the Ministry of
\nTourism, Post and Telecommunications, Jonathan L. Parapak, said.<\/p>\n
\"Among topics of discussion will be the controversial
\naccounting rates which were reduced unilaterally by the U.S.
\nFederal Communications Commission (FCC),\" he said at his office
\non Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said the topic would also be discussed by the International
\nTelecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Trade Organization.<\/p>\n
The accounting rate is a revenue sharing plan between
\ninternational telecommunications operators for calls between two
\nnations. Some countries, including Singapore and Japan, have
\ncomplained and objected to the FCC for its unilateral cut.<\/p>\n
Parapak said 134 telecommunications companies from 20 nations
\nhad confirmed their participation at Asia-Pacific Telecom '97.<\/p>\n
The exhibition will focus on the theme \"Competitiveness
\nthrough Multimedia and Wireless Technology in the Global
\nInformation Society of the 21st Century\".<\/p>\n
Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, which is to be officially opened by
\nMinister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave, will
\npresent several speakers, including Indonesian Coordinating
\nMinister for Production and Distribution Hartarto, Singaporean
\nMinister of Communications Mah Bow Tan and Australian Minister of
\nCommunications and the Arts Richard Alston.<\/p>\n
Companies which will participate in the exhibition include
\nAlcatel, Nokia, Lucent Technologies, PT Pasifik Satelit
\nNusantara, PT Satelindo PT Telkom, PT Indosat, France Telecom,
\nPTT Nederland and Siemens.<\/p>\n
In a related development, state-owned Telkom will hold a
\nseminar on \"The harmonization between human resources and
\ntechnology\" from Nov. 12 to Nov. 13 in Bandung, West Java.<\/p>\n
Some 400 participants are expected to attend the two-day
\nevent. (icn)<\/p>",
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