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Myanmar establishes first overseas



Subject: Myanmar establishes first overseas data links via Singapore 

Here is the actual article from  http://www.singtel.com/

News Release     Date: 15 April 1997

               Myanmar establishes first overseas data links via Singapore

Myanmar has set up its first data communications link with the world and has 
chosen to use Singapore as its
gateway. Last month, Singapore Telecom and Myanmar PTT established a 64 kpbs 
link between the two
countries. The link using Telepac, SingTel's packet switched service enables 
Myanmar to reach out to over
110 destinations in more than 90 countries and 200 data networks worldwide.

With this connection, companies can now set up inter and intra corporate 
communications for their E-mail and
data transfer, and access computer hosts anywhere in the world. Prior to 
this, the

overseas telecommunication link between Myanmar and the rest of the world 
was via telephone, telex,
telegraph and fax.

"There are over a hundred companies in Singapore who need to send or receive 
data to their representative
office or partners in Myanmar," said Mr Lim Shyong, SingTel's Vice-President 
of

Business Communications. "This new data link will make it more efficient for 
them to do so. As needs grow
and traffic increases, these companies may wish to set up their own private 
network using point-to-point leased
circuits."

Telepac customers are billed according to the amount of data traffic while 
private leased circuits have a fixed
cost which is independent of traffic.

SingTel has plans to offer other data services such as X400 and X500 to 
Myanmar soon. It is also in the
process of negotiating with the relevant authorities in Cambodia and Laos to 
establish similar data links with
these countries.