21.   Sixteen local and foreign consulting companies are planning to bid for the deal aimed at laying down a new foundation for liberalisation of telecom services.

22.   The interconnection charge is related to a new tariff structure on telecom services, which TOT is trying to impose.

23.   The long-distance company will be allowed to provide international telecom services, which NTT has been longing to offer, Kyodo said, quoting industry sources.

24.   The report concluded that most employment gains will occur outside the industry, as consumers spend less on telecoms services and more on other items.

25.   The source said that newly-appointed minister Suthep Thueksuban should revise the tariff structures for all telecom services rather follow his predecessors and raise this issue again.

26.   The venture targets multinational corporations and Chinese enterprises with huge overseas operations and branches, and aims to provide telecom services ranging from voice to data and video.

27.   Vietel actually is the third company allowed to offer telecom services in Vietnam.

28.   Yet Beijing has had only limited success in its attempt to develop telecom services and technology while banning foreign investment.

29.   He said the company had launched three growth initiatives in package implementation, telecom service providers, and higher value added servicon pricing but we are being competitive.

30.   Another large bank - Habib Bank Limited- is also on the privatisation list, alongside the lucrative telecom services.