Dallas, TX, February 27, 1998
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IDB Systems Inc., a division of WorldCom Inc., has signed
contracts totaling $5.9 million with three separate Chinese
province offices in Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Heilongjiang of
China.s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT).
"We.re pleased to be able to support the
growing communication needs of China," said John Overstreet,
vice president and general manager of IDB Systems Inc. "These
contracts reflect China.s confidence in IDB Systems and its ability
to construct and deliver quality earth station equipment."
The contracts include two transportable earth
stations for each of the three provinces. This transportable
equipment will be used for disaster recovery, as temporary links
for telephone communications where permanent links are being
installed and for digital television broadcasts from a disaster
site.
"Our commitment to China is reflected in
IDB.s desire to continue a long term relationship which allows us a
thorough understanding of the country.s communication needs,"
Overstreet said. "Being able to deliver a customized solution
is the direct result of many years of effort educating ourselves
about this country and its communication requirements."
IDB Systems Inc. established an office in
Beijing in April of 1994 with a full-time engineer and office
manager providing after sales service and support. IDB Systems Inc.
provides engineering, design, integration and installation of
satellite earth station facilities. IDB Systems Inc. oversees every
aspect of production from initial material procurement through post
installation, allowing the company to maintain the highest level of
quality. With offices in Dallas, Denver, Beijing, London and
Bangkok, IDB engineers and technicians have designed and
constructed hundreds of temporary and permanent earth stations
worldwide since the company began in 1984. IDB.s world wide web
address is http://www.idbsystems.com.
WorldCom is a global telecommunications company.
Operating in more than 50 countries, the company is a premier
provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long
distance, international and Internet services. WorldCom.s
subsidiary, UUNET Technologies, Inc., is an international provider
of Internet services with over 1,000 Points of Presence (POPs)
throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the
Asia-Pacific region. WorldCom.s World Wide Web address is
http://www.wcom.com. The common and depositary shares of WorldCom
trade on the Nasdaq National Market (U.S.) under the symbol WCOM
and WCOMP, respectively. On November 10, 1997, WorldCom announced a
definitive agreement with MCI Communications Corporation to form a
new company called MCI WorldCom. The company expects the merger to
close in mid-1998.
