NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION International Procurement Office; Tokyo Opera City Tower 26F 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-14 Japan

58 -- I)INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD (IC CARD)(II)INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD PUBLIC TELEPHONE SOL IPO.08-414 DUE 012797 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/661-0810 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide N TT with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentions to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public notification of procurement of the product. (1) Name: (i)Integrated circuit card (IC card) (ii)Integrated circuit card public telephone (2) Overview:(i)Integrated circuit card:Integrated circuit cards for public telephones.(ii)Integrated circuit card public telephone:Public telephones operated by IC cards and connected to ISDN network to transmit voice and non-voice information(3) Contents of RFI: NTT is inviting the following types of information on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information, [1] Technical information (i)Integrated circuit card $B!& (BElectrical Characteristics $B!& (BPhysical Characteristics appearance,dimensions $B!& (BEnvironment conditions operatingtemperature,operating humidity $B!& (BDurability $B!& (BReliability $B!& (BData input-output interface $B!& (BFunctions of chip $B!& (BSize of chip (ii)Integrated circuit card public telephone $B!& (BElectrical Characteristics $B!& (BPhysical Characteristics appearance,dimensions $B!& (BEnvironment conditions operatingtemperature,operating humidity $B!& (BInstallation conditions $B!& (BFunctions $B!& (BSupervision control functions $B!& (BDurability $B!& (BCard input-output interface $B!& (BNetwork interface $B!& (BSystem configuration [2]Prices [3]Standard time of delivery after ordering [4]Sales records [5]Other (4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to supply NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the information listed and to those who have purchased the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no responsibilies for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i)Name of supplier, (ii)Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and fascimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, January 27, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0359)

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