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The Managing Director of Post and Telecommunication Corporation (PTC), Mr Isikeli Taureka announced today that PTC plans to introduce a Cellular Mobile Telephone service into Papua New Guinea.

This is a strategic move by PTC to ensure Telekom maintains a presence in the increasing global demand for per sonalised communications.

A cellular mobile telephone is a wireless telephone set which can be handheld or fixed to a motor vehicle to make calls and receive calls through the PTC telecommunications network. Tele phone signals are provided through a network of radio bases which are arranged in cells so that continuity of service can be maintained whilst moving through the service area.

Mr Taureka emphasised the service would be provided from a wholly-owned business enterprise of Telekom, and will be an additional service apart from the present telecommunications services

currently provided to customers in Pa pua New Guinea.

“The cellular mobile telephone service will be introduced initially to the National Capital District by the second or third quarter of 1994, and then to other centres like Mt Hagen and Lae if this proves viable”, Mr Taureka said.

“Telecom New Zealand have been awarded consultancy to undertake phase one of the project which involves the conducting of a market survey, development of a business plan, engin eering design as well as preparation of specifications for the cellular mobile telephone service. This assessment is the first phase, then we’ll be asking for tenders for the installation as the second phase of the process”, said Mr Taureka.

Mr Taureka stressed that when the service was introduced, mobile tele phone sets would not only be sold by Telekom, but also by “approved” re tailers as this would ensure competitive pricing for the customer equipment.

The full DOMSAT earth station in PNG: with the interim DOMSAT (centre), Optus earth station (left) and standard “A” Intelsat earth station in the background.