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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1991
LICENCE GRANTED FOR INT'L RADIO PAGING SERVICE
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
S.W.
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AUTHORITY,
MR
SERVICE
DOMINIC
WONG, GRANTED A PUBLIC RADIO-COMMUNICATION LICENCE TODAY (TUESDAY) TO SKY TELECOM SERVICES LIMITED TO OPERATE AN INTERNATIONAL RADIO PAGING SERVICE ON FREQUENCY 931.9375 MHZ.
INITIALLY, THE SERVICE WILL COVER THREE COUNTRIES, NAMELY, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND SINGAPORE.
THE COMPANY PLANS то EXTEND THE SERVICE ΤΟ COVER OTHER COUNTRIES IN FUTURE.
THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO PAGING SERVICE ENABLES A LOCAL SUBSCRIBER TO RECEIVE PAGING MESSAGES FROM THE COUNTRIES LISTED.
WHILE TRAVELLING ABROAD, HE MAY CARRY THE SAME PAGER AND CAN BE CONTACTED BY ANYONE IN HONG KONG SIMPLY BY DIALLING A LOCAL TELEPHONE NUMBER.
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I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEW SERVICE WILL BE ATTRACTIVE то PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL FREQUENTLY AND WHO WISH TO BE CONTACTED AT ANY TIME, MR WONG SAID.
IN APRIL THIS YEAR, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ISSUED A PUBLIC NOTICE INVITING INTERESTED PARTIES ΤΟ SUBMIT PROPOSALS ΤΟ OPERATE AN INTERNATIONAL RADIO PAGING SERVICE.
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BY THE CLOSING DATE OF JUNE 7 THREE PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED.
WHEN EVALUATED
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE,
AGAINST A NUMBER OF CRITERIA INCLUDING QUALITY OF SERVICE, INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMMES AND
CAPABILITY, CORPORATE STRUCTURE, GENERAL MANAGEMENT, SKY TELECOM SERVICES LIMITED HAS EMERGED AS THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE.
"BECAUSE OTHER CITIES ARE ONLY USING ONE FREQUENCY FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, WE CAN ISSUE ONE LICENCE AT THIS STAGE," MR WONG ADDED.
"HOWEVER, THIS NEW COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO PERMIT OTHER PAGING OPERATORS TO INTERCONNECT WITH ITS NETWORK SO THAT CUSTOMERS OF ALL PAGING COMPANIES IN HONG KONG CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THIS NEW SERVICE."
MR WONG EXPECTED THE SERVICE TO COMMENCE WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
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