Operator Service Department, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-19 Japan Telephone: +81-3-5359-3346

59 -- COMMUNICATIONS RECORDER / PLAYER Sol KANPO 08-144 (Jimu Renraku 1). Due 121696. POC NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st. Floor New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/940-6565. This announcement (RFI) is to request provision of general reference materials from potential suppliers prior to a procurement announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal. This announcement does not necessarily promise that a procurement announcement will follow. No payment will be made for the information submitted. The Outline of system is as follows: (1)Name: Communications recorder / player. (2)Overview: (i) It must be possible for responses via multiple occupied communicators to be recorded with one unit. (ii) It must be possible for responses via multiple occupied communicators to be played back with one unit. (iii) Playback of multiple responses must be possible even during recording. (iv) Playback at the designated time must be possible. (v) Independent playback on each channel (unit) must be possible. (vi) Dubbing onto other recording equipment must be possible. (vii) At least two hours of successive independent recording must be possible for each channel. (viii) One recording session must be from acceptance of a call to the end. (ix) Security management for recording must be possible. (3) Deadline for RFI:5:00 pm, December 16, 1996 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date.) (4) Addresses to send information for RFI:Operator Service Department, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-19 Japan Tel: +81-3-5359-3346 or NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor New York, NY 10178, also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite 200 Mountain View, CA 94040, U.S.A. (5) Language: Japanese or English (6) Misc: The above public notice is the plan as of today and is subject to change. For further information or inquiries, please contact the above mentioned person. (324)

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