ITU Operational Bulletin		
No. 573 – 1.VI.1994			
(Information received by 25 May 1994)			
	
Published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins
No. 574	15.VI.1994
No. 575	1.VII.1994
No. 576	15.VII.1994		Including information received by:
8.VI.1994
24.VI.1994
8.VII.1994	

573-E /

Contents
General Information
(BR)	Maritime Mobile Service:  Japan
(TSB)	Telegram Service:  Canada, Eritrea
(TSB)	Telephone Service:  Angola, Estonia, Japan, Tanzania
(TSB)	Data Transmission Service
		–	International numbering plan for public data networks (ITU-T Recommendation X.121):  Algeria, Gabon, Switzerland
(TSB)	Service Restrictions

Amendments to Service Documents
(BR)	List of Coast Stations (List IV)
(BR)	List of Ship Stations (List V)
(TSB)	ITU Statistical Yearbook
(TSB)	Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) allocated (ITU-T Recommendation X.121)
(TSB)	List of Indicators for the Telegram Retransmission System (TRS) and Telex Network Identification Codes (TNIC)
(TSB)	TA Table – Transferred Account Telegraph and Telematic Service

Annex
(TSB)	List of Data Country or geographical area Codes

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Subjects preceded by the letters (BR) are dealt with by the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR),
	contact:	TF +41 22 730 5217	FAX +41 22 730 5785
Subjects preceded by the letters (TSB) are dealt with by the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB),
	contact:	TF +41 22 730 5212	FAX +41 22 730 5853

GENERAL  INFORMATION
ITU OB    573-E /
Maritime Mobile Service
Japan
Communication of 20.V.1994:
	The Administration of Japan announces that, since 1 May 1994, the charges for maritime satellite telephone calls and maritime satellite telex calls have been reduced as follows:
a)	Telephone calls from ships to Japan.

	SDR					
		Operator assisted				
	Automatic operation	Personal calls		Station calls		
	Each
6 seconds	First
3 minutes	Additional minute	First
3 minutes	Additional minute	
INMARSAT-A						
Ordinary charge 		0.43	17.11	4.28	12.83	4.28	
Reduced charge		0.29	11.56	2.89	8.67	2.89	
INMARSAT-B						
Ordinary charge 		0.25	10.17	2.54	7.63	2.54	
Reduced charge		0.14	5.78	1.45	4.34	1.45	
INMARSAT-M						
Ordinary charge 		0.30	12.02	3.01	9.02	3.01	
Reduced charge		0.23	9.25	2.31	6.94	2.31	

Note 1:	The rates shown apply to communications between the Pacific Ocean area or Indian Ocean area and Japan through YAMAGUCHI earth station.
Note 2:	The discount rates apply to the following hours for calls originating from ships.
	–	Calls from the Indian Ocean area: 1930-0530 h (UTC).
	–	Calls from the Pacific Ocean area: 1000-2000 h (UTC).
Note 3:	1 SDR = 173 yen (as of May 1994).
b)	Telex calls from ships to Japan.
	INMARSAT-A
	i)	Automatic operation (miminum 1 min.): 3.18 SDR/min.
	ii)	Operator-assisted operation (minimum 3 min.)
		– First 3 minutes: 9.54 SDR.
		– Additional minute: 3.18 SDR.
	INMARSAT-B
	i)	Automatic operation (miminum 1 min.): 2.54 SDR/min.
	ii)	Operator-assisted operation (minimum 3 min.)
		– First 3 minutes: 7.63 SDR.
		– Additional minute: 2.54 SDR.
Note:	The rates shown apply to communications between the Pacific Ocean area or Indian Ocean area and Japan through YAMAGUCHI earth station.

Telegram Service
Canada*)
Communication of 20.V.1994:
	Téléglobe Canada Inc., Montréal, announces that all telegraph messages to Canada, no matter what the destination, should be routed via the international centre Téléglobe Canada Inc., in Montreal, using the destination indicator CAMX which, since 28 February 1992 (see also Operational Bulletin No. 517, page 2) is the only routing code accepted.
	Telegrams are delivered by Unitel Communications Inc., located in Montreal, either by telephone (TF), telex (TLX), facsimile (FAX) or electronic mail, within hours of receipt. Opening hours, during which delivery is effected, are from 0700 hours in the morning to 0100 hour at night (local time), seven days a week (information communicated by Unitel Montreal).
	The only other special routing indicators used are:
	CASV	(service telegrams addressed to Téléglobe Canada Inc. – for example: complaints of non-delivery of a telegram (OMKEW)**), etc. – which are free of charge);
	CAXQ	(service telegrams addressed to Téléglobe Canada Inc. – for example: request for retransmission of a missing message, confirmation of last ones sent / last ones received on a telegraph circuit, etc. – which are free of charge).
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*)	This information cancels and replaces that contained in Note 1), published on page 11 of Operational Bulletin No. 517 of 26 March 1992. Pages 18(S.1) / 19(S.1) and 85(S.1) of the TRS/TNIC List will be updated accordingly (see Amendment No. 23 published on page 8 of this Operational Bulletin).
**)	See "Codes and Abbreviations for the use of the international telecommunication services (4th edition, Geneva 1982)", page 39.
Eritrea
Communication of 28.IV.1994:
	The Administration of Eritrea announces that the Telecommunications Service of Eritrea (TSE) has made arrangements to introduce the new indicator "ER" (first two letters) for the telegram retransmission system and "ERXX" for all destinations, as of 1 September 1994 (ITU-T Recommendation F.96)*).
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*)	The TRS/TNIC List will be updated accordingly (see the Amendment No. 23 published on page 9 of this Operational Bulletin).

Telephone Service
Angola
Communication of 23.V.1994:
	Angola Telecom announces that the mobile cellular telephone service is now available in Angola with the following numbering:

Country code	Area code	Subscriber numbers	
244	9	5XXXXX (six digits)	

	For further assistance on the above service, please contact Mr. Avelino Dias, telephone +244 2 331 032.

Estonia
Communication of 17.V.1994:
	Eesti Telefon Ltd. announces the following changes in the numbering plan of Estonia:
1.	Tallin, new numbers
	The new numbers 64XXXXX, 65XXXXX have been introduced in Tallin. International format for accessing these subscribers: +372 64XXXXX, +372 65XXXXX.
2.	Tartu region
	The following telephone numbers in Tartu region will be changed, as from 28 May 1994:

Old numbers		New numbers		
Area code	Subscriber numbers	Area code	Subscriber numbers	
34	1XXXX	7	41XXXX	
34	28XXX	7	428XXX	
34	3XXXX	7	43XXXX	
34	6XXXX	7	42XXXX	
34	7XXXX	7	47XXXX	
34	9XXXX	7	49XXXX	
34	5XXXX	7	45XXXX	
72	41XXX	7	441XXX	

	International format for accessing these subscribers: country code (372) + area code + subscriber number.
Japan
Communication of 21.III.1994:
	The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan announces the introduction, in the public land mobile telephone service, of new usage of numbers 3038 and 4038 for "NTT Tokai Mobile Communications Network Inc." as from 1 August 1994.
Tanzania
Communication of 20.V.1994:
	The Administration of Tanzania announces that Sumbawanga digital exchange (area code 637) parented to Mbeya exchange, with a capacity of 700 subscriber lines and an initial number of 299 customers, has been commissioned on 23 April 1994. The numbering range is 2XXX. Hours of service: 24 hours a day.

Data Transmission Service
International numbering plan for public data networks
(ITU-T Recommendation X.121)
Algeria
Communication of 14.V.1994:
	In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation X.121, the Administration of Algeria has allocated the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) 603 0 to DZ PAC (Réseau public de données à commutation par paquets).
	The address of the service provider is:
	Ministère des postes et télécommunications
Direction de la commutation
Sous-direction des transmissions de données
4, Boulevard Belkacem Krim
16000 ALGER
Algérie
Tf:	+213 2 71 12 20 poste 2746
Fax:	+213 2 61 41 63

Gabon
Communication of 17.V.1994:
	In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation X.121, the Administration of Gabon has allocated the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) 628 0 to GABONPAC (Réseau de transmission de données à commutation par paquets).
	The address of the service provider is:
	Télécommunications Internationales Gabonaises (TIG)
Boîte postale 2261
LIBREVILLE
Gabon
Tf:	+241 74 70 18
Tlx:	5656
Fax:	+241 74 70 20

Switzerland
Communication of 17.V.1994:
	In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation X.121, the Administration of Switzerland has allocated the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) 228 6 to DataRail.
	The address of the service provider is:
	Direction générale des CFF
Direction Informatique
Télécom
Bollwerk 10
CH-3030 Berne
Suisse

Service Restrictions
Note from the ITU:
	For the list of service restrictions still in force, see the Recapitulatory Table published as an annex to Operational Bulletin (OB) No. 490 of 14.III.1991 and the following subsequent communications:
	OB No.
	515	United Kingdom
520	Libya
524	Syria
527	Zambia
532	Peru
534	United Arab Emirates
538, 565	Finland
545	Venezuela
548, 570	Egypt
555, 572	Jamaica
566	Israel

AMENDMENTS  TO  SERVICE  DOCUMENTS
Abbreviations used
		ADD	insert	PAR	paragraph
COL	column	REP	replace
LIR	read	SUP	delete
P	page(s)
List of Coast Stations
(List IV)
14th Edition
(Amendment No. 7)
DNK	Denmark
P  840	Note 3, PAR A  2. b), and PAR B  2. b)      ADD      Kazakhstan
PAR D 1 and 2,      REP plus      by      approximately
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This modification updates that published in Operational Bulletin No. 571.
ISR	Israel
P  758-759      Notes B and H,      LIR
B	Radiotelegrams (per word)
	1.	Land station charge: 0.34 SDR.
	2.	Landline charge
	a)	Israel: 0.19 SDR.
	b)	Europe: 1.43 SDR.
H	Radiotelephone calls (minimum 3 min.)
	1.	Land station charge
		MF:	1.48 SDR/min.
HF:	2.58 SDR/min.
VHF:	1.29 SDR/min.
	2.	Landline charge
	Israel: 0.19 SDR/min.
	3.	Booking fee: 2.21 SDR.
			This charge is applied only when the call has not taken place for reasons not connected with the service.

List of Ship Stations
(List V)
34th Edition
Part IV
Sub-Section 2A
ADD
	ER01	Eritrean Post and Telecommunications Authority (EPTA), P.O. Box 234, Asmara, Eritrea. (Tel +291 1 112868, Fax +291 1 120938).
	FI01	P. & T. – Tele, Radio Services, P.O. Box 98, 00511 Helsinki, Finland.
	LV02	IAC (International Accounting Centre of the Latvia), LE SERVICES Ltd., Dzirciema str. 57-1, Riga, LV-1055, Latvia.
	NG01	Nigeria Telecommunications Plc., 3/5 Tafawa Balewa Sq., PME 12550, Lagos, Nigeria. (Tel +234 1 2613542, Tlx 28112 cirtel ng, Fax +234 1 2630925).

ITU Statistical Yearbook
	The ITU Statistical Yearbook – 1992 (chronological series 1985-1992) is now available in printed format of diskette. It contains data for more than 217 countries. The diskette comes with an easy retrieval system which allows data to be extracted by indicator-item, by country, by region and by year.
	The Yearbook can be ordered at ITU Sales Service (Fax No. +41 22 7305194) at the price of 68 swiss francs, by indicating the requested format.

Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) allocated
(ITU-T Recommendation X.121)
Recapitulatory List (20.I.1994)*
(Amendment No. 7)

LIR

1	2	3	
HONGKONG
HONGKONG
HONGKONG	454 0
454 2
454 4
454 5
454 6
454 8	C&W (HK) Public Switched Document Transfer Service
INTELPAK
C&W Data Access Switched Network (DAS)
DATAPAK
Hutchinson AT&T Network Service Ltd. (Hutchinson AT&T Network Service)
KDD Hong Kong Ltd. (Public Value-Added Facsimile Service)	

ADD

1	2	3	
ALGERIE
ALGERIA
ARGELIA	603 0	DZ PAC (Réseau public de données à commutation par paquets)	
GABON
GABON
GABON	628 0	GABONPAC (Réseau de transmission de données à commutation par paquets)	
SUISSE
SWITZERLAND
SUIZA	228 6	DataRail	
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*	See Annex to the Operational Bulletin No. 564.

List of Indicators for the telegram
retransmission system (TRS)
and Telex network identification codes (TNIC)
(6th edition – October 1991)
(Amendment No. 23)
P  X F/E/S      INDEX
ADD	in alphabetical order:
	Eritrea ........................ 29
Erythrée ..................... 29
P  XXV (S.1)      GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
ADD	in alphabetical order:
	TSE      Telecommunications Service of Eritrea

CANADA 1)	PART A,   P  18(S.1) / 19(S.1)      and
		PART B,   P  85(S.1)

REP all entries by the following:

PART  A
COL.  1	COL.  2		COL.  3a		COL.  3b		COL.  4		COL. 5		
					SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD	
P 18(S.1) / 19(S.1) ADD 
CANADA -
   CANADA - 
   CANADÁ			
ADD	
TELEGLOBE  
  CANADA		
CA- -				
CA	
	ADD	Toutes
  destinations						
CAMX			

PART  B
1	2	3	4	
P 85(S.1) ADD 
  CANADA	
ADD	
TELEGLOBE CANADA	
ADD	
CA	
ADD	
SV     XQ	
							
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Note from the ITU:
1)	See the communication of 20 May 1994 from Téléglobe Canada Inc., published on page 3 of this Operational Bulletin.

ERITREA	PART A,   P  29      and
		PART C,   P  98
ADD
PART  A
COL.  1	COL.  2		COL.  3a		COL.  3b		COL.  4		COL. 5		
					SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD	
P29  ADD  ERYTHREE -
   ERITREA			
ADD	
TSE		
ER- -*)				
ER 1)	
	ADD	Toutes
  destinations						
ERXX			
											
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*)	Date of application: 1 September 1994 at 0000 hour UTC.
Note by the ITU:
1)	Allocated but not yet implemented. Date of implementation subject to further announcement.

PART  C
COL.  1
SRT		COL.  2
TELEX		COL.  3		COL.  4	
SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD			SUP	ADD	
					P 98 (COL 1 = ER)			
			ER 1)	ADD	Erythrée - Eritrea - Eritrea		TSE	
								
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Note by the ITU:
1)	Allocated but not yet implemented. Date of implementation subject to further announcement.

LATVIA	PART C,   P  109
ADD
PART  C
COL.  1
SRT		COL.  2
TELEX		COL.  3		COL.  4	
SUP	ADD	SUP	ADD			SUP	ADD	
					P 109 (COL 1 = LV)			
			LV 1)		Lettonie - Latvia - Letonia			
								
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Note by the ITU:
1)	As from 1.IV.1994. – See Operational Bulletin No. 572, pages 2 and 10.

TA Table – Transferred Account Telegraph and Telematic Service
(7th Edition – July 1988)
ITU-T Recommendation F.41 renumbered F.13
(Amendment No. 147)
INFORMATION  PROVIDED  BY  ADMINISTRATIONS/ROAs
P  90(VII.90)      HONGKONG – Hongkong Telecom International Limited – HKTI
PAR d) en regard de/opposite/frente a Hongkong
REP      toutes les indications/all entries/todas las indicaciones par/by/por:
b)	Hongkong	: Shop B LG Century Square 1-13 D'Aguilar St Central:	TG	TLX*	PH	
	Note/Nota:
	Ce changement d'adresse concerne aussi la page 75 de la Brochure TA, édition de 1991. – This change of address also concerns page 75 of  the TA Booklet, 1991 Edition. – Este cambio de dirección concierne también la página 75 del Folleto TA, edición de 1991.				
P  190 (VII.91)      TANZANIA – (former Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation)
Titre point 3./Title point 3./Título punto 3.
REP	Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
par/by/por      Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited – TTCL
PAR  d)      LIR
d)	Tanzania Telecommunications
Company Limited (TTCL)
Director of Commercial Services
P.O. Box 22
DAR-ES-SALAAM (Tanzania)
	Tf, Tg, Tlx, Telefax:	sans changement/no change/sin modificación.

CANCELLATION  OF  CREDIT  CARDS
P  223 (VII.91)      ADD
1	2	3	4	5	
TR/0549/TR	12/1994	Turquie