What is more, it is only prudent to expect that, in the present environment, more rather than less sophisticated fiber optic and switching technology will be actually be utilized in any deal that goes forward.
The deal would transform the relatively primitive Soviet telephone network into one utilizing high technology fiber-optic cable and switching equipment.
They buy boats that look as if they were extruded from the same hunk of plastic and gather at events like Antigua Sailing Week to brag about how they've cut a few pounds out of their rig by switching to carbon-fiber composites from aluminum.