Twenty-four new radio-telephone lines serving Israel’s three major cities–Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa–will be opened for public use tomorrow at noon. Israeli Minister for Communications David Zvi Pinkas, sitting in his office here, will throw the switch which puts the lines into operation.
This major improvement in Israel’s communications network was made possible by the installation of equipment obtained from the United States with grant-in-aid funds. Two American engineers, assisted by local technicians, installed the equipment.
In a statement to newsmen today, Minister Pinkas declared that “in a few more years Israel will be one of the most modern countries, and you will be able to dial directly from one city to the other. “In addition, he pointed out, almost no time will be lost in contacting other countries. He reported that the Ministry of Communications is also busily engaged in improvement of cable communications.
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