Final UN annex records unequal population coverage of radio and television programmes

TCI reported 40,000 million rials already spent on reconstruction, equivalent in its calculation to about 47,000 million at current prices. The two figures expressed the same expenditure on...

TCI proposed installing about 450,000 telephone lines in five border provinces during the first five-year plan. The annex described a mix of digital technology and existing factory technology; the...

TCI estimated a present foreign-currency requirement of about US$1,450 per telephone line. The annex anticipated a possible rise during technology changeover and a later decline once modernized...

Skilled labour was reported available for telecommunications reconstruction, but the annex encouraged engineers’ exposure to new technologies abroad. Adequate existing staffing did not remove the need...

The annex reported physical completion of about 35,000 of the 50,000 damaged or destroyed telephone lines, with 15,000 still to be commissioned. Basic restoration was distinct from further development...

Twenty-four local radio and television centres produced contributions incorporated into the second national programmes. The annex distinguished these local production centres from the Tehran...

The government relied on radio and television to disseminate cultural, educational, agricultural and health programmes, especially where literacy was limited. The annex placed broadcasting...

Gilan-e-Gharb’s medium-wave station had provisionally replaced the destroyed Qasr-e-Shirin station. The annex stated that Gilan-e-Gharb would not be reconstructed, showing that recovery plans did...

The mission recommended including installation and commissioning in future equipment-delivery contracts where IRIB’s capability was limited. Competitive bidding from the outset could reduce reliance...

The five-year broadcasting plan targeted television coverage of 95 and 85 percent for the first and second programmes and full population coverage for both radio programmes by end-1992. These were...