US West Signs Soviet Phone Venture: The...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
US West Signs Soviet Phone Venture: The Englewood, Colo.-based regional phone firm signed a joint venture agreement to build the first commercial cellular telephone network in the Soviet Union. The agreement, signed with the Leningrad City Telephone Network Production Assn. and the Leningrad Station of Technical Radio Control, involves an initial $6-million investment in cellular equipment by a US West unit. The system is expected to serve 3,000 customers by mid-1991 and could be expanded to serve 50,000 customers.
