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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1961Vol. XXXII, No. 3

Sydney-Vila

p. 129 · Read in the full issue

Phone Link

D lM’s Vila, New Hebrides, •respondent Reece Discombe October 9 spoke to a PIM tor, Stuart Inder, in Sydney in ? of the first radio-telephone Is to be made between the ) centres.

The call was put through from a at the invitation of the 'ineer-in-charge of the New brides Radio Telecommunica w Department, Mr. R. binson, as one of a series of s. 1 permanent radio-telephone nee between Australia and a is expected to commence retime in the next few weeks, ?n official approval is given. ? link will probably be open 45 minutes a day and sub bers in Vila and in Australia \ be able to make calls direct n their telephones, n recent months, New Heb ?s subscribers have been given y ct telephone services to Santo r to Honiara, BSIP.

"he signal during the Sydney s of October 9 was excellent, h perfect reception.