Industrial and product standards would be harmonized, and government construction and telecommunications projects opened to outside companies.

Revenues in North America and Europe, where persistent slow growth has chilled new telecommunications projects, are "showing slower growth than expected," he said.

Syria has signed expanded military and economic agreements with Tehran covering everything from telecommunications projects to higher education.

Neither Secretary Perry nor the Department of Defense did anything to advance a telecommunications project installed to demonstrate new service at several hotels in one city.

The company's first telecommunications projects were undertaken the following year at Cape Canaveral, where it was responsible for burying 85 miles of cable.

SaskTel was also formally recognized by the Government of Canada for its ongoing work with telecommunications projects in developing countries.

In the short term Angola benefits from Chinese-built roads, hospitals, schools, hotels, football stadiums, shopping centers and telecommunications projects.

And American officials say that Chinese companies have not been involved with telecommunications projects in Afghanistan since Sept. 11.

NAP of the Americas one of the most significant telecommunications projects in the world.

That division will be headed by Stephen B. Schwartz, who until recently headed a series of telecommunications projects.