Eric M. Glasscott

Abstract:

This report, an assessment of the telecommunications system in the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC), identifies areas of technical cooperation in telecommunications sciences between the U.S. and China and recommends strategies for improvement and expansion of China's telecommunication system. This assessment was made during a visit by an NTIA-led U.S. Government/industry technical team to the Ministry of Posts. and Telecommunications (MPT) in the PRC during November, 1986.

Topics covered in the report include analysis of the existing network and its operation, possibilities for and approaches to its expansion, and long-term planning for an integrated system. Conclusions focus on needed improvements in manufacturing capability, improved cooperation and coordination among the various involved institutional entities, innovative development financing, and more effective rates and tariff structures to cover operating and development costs.

Keywords: telecommunication systems; telephone; Peoples' Republic of China (PRC); communications satellites; rates and tariffs

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