POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF THE AUTOMATED TELEX NETWORK AND OPENING OF THE TELEX COMPUTER BUILDING - NETHERLANDS

• NCJ Number: 30086
• Journal: ALGEMEEN POLITIEBLAD Volume: 124 Issue: 21 Dated: (OCTOBER 11, 1975) Pages: 513-515
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: Netherlands Ministerie Van Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Country: Netherlands

Annotation

TEXT OF ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF JUSTICE A A M VAN AGT ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE NETWORK AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT USED IN IT.

Abstract

THE CONTRACT FOR THE COMPUTER FOR THE TELEX NETWORK WAS GIVEN TO THE N V PHILIPS NEDERLAND FIRM IN 1973. THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEW BUILDING WAS ALSO AWARDED IN 1973, AND CONSTRUCTION BEGAN THAT SAME YEAR. SOME 10,000 KILOMETERS OF CABLE ARE USED IN THE NETWORK, AND 212 UNITS ARE LINKED TO IT, WITH MORE TO FOLLOW. --IN DUTCH