ATLANTA-BASED COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL INTERNATIONAL INC. (CGII) HAS SIGNED A $600,000 CONTRACT TO PERFORM TECHNICAL AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY SERVICES FOR THE TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION OF THAILAND, THE STATE-OWNED TELEPHONE COMPANY.
ERIC GLASSCOTT, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CGII, SIGNED THE CONTRACT ON NOV. 27 IN BANGKOK. UPON HIS RETURN TO ATLANTA LAST WEEK, HE TOLD GLOBALFAX THAT HIS COMPANY WILL PREPARE LONG-TERM PLANS TO ASSIST THAILAND’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 2011.
THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS BEING FUNDED BY THE U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CALLS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPANY ON ITS PRIVATIZATION AS WELL AS TECHNICAL ADVICE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT.
THREE ATLANTA-BASED ENGINEERS INCLUDING ALFRED SOLDAVINI, WHO WILL OVERSEE THE PROJECT, ALREADY ARE IN THAILAND. THEY WILL BE JOINED BY FOUR MORE IN EARLY JANUARY.
CGII IS CO-OWNED BY MR. GLASSCOTT WITH KAJIT HABANANANDA, A CONSULTANT TO LOCKHEED CORP. IN THAILAND AND FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THAI LTV AEROSPACE CORP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, MR. GLASSCOTT MAY BE REACHED AT (770) 645-8168; FAX, (770) 645-8162.