The U.S. Commercial Service offers free reports & leads on overseas markets for U.S. exporters. These reports cover a wide range of product sectors and industries and are directly accessible at http://www.export.gov/.

Following are the latest reports (R) & leads (L) on IT/telecom industry sectors in various markets:

• (L)Mauritius-Mahanagar Telephone(Mauritius)accepting bids for network based on a hybrid of CDMA 2000 1x and 1x-EV-DO
• (R)Brazil-Telecom Market Outlook
• (R)Indonesia - Investments in the Wireless Sector
• (R)Brazil-Broadband Market
• (R)Chile-Major IT Trade Shows & Publications
• (R)Mexico - Import Requirements for Computer Used/Refurbished Equipment
• (R)Netherlands-Trends in the Dutch Information and Communication Technology Market 2004 AND RFID Initiatives
• (R)Telecom & Broadcasting Briefs on 10 Asian markets (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Indonesia)
• (L)Brazilian mobile operator Vivo launched a competition for developers of applications for the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless mobile data platform. Go to http://www.vivo.com.br/vivodownloads/concurso/vivohotsite2.ht for more information.
• (L)Guatemalan distributor seeks supplier of cartridges, toner and paper for photocopiers and printers, e.g. Hewlett Packard, Epson, Canon, Lexmark cartridges, tapes, toner as well as printer and continuous paper.
• (L)The Republic of Indonesia's Technological and Professional Skills Development Sector Project (TPSDSP)invites sealed Bids for Laboratory Equipment for Mechanical and Telecommunication Engineering Study Programs. Deadline: July 15th.

(Updated 07/03/04)

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