Monday, January 12, 2004
Harris Corp. said Friday (Jan. 9) it has won a $96 million contract from the U.S. government to rebuild Iraq's antiquated TV and other media networks.
Harris (Melbourne, Fla.) said the upgraded Iraqi media network program includes production equipment, training and the provisioning of programming for national TV and radio network as well as a national newspaper.
Two additional six-month contract options could increase the total value of the program to nearly $165 million, Harris said.
Harris will serve as intregrator for the project and provide transmitters and automation broadcast equipment. Regional partners include the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. International, a Middle Eastern media network, and Al Fawares, a Kuwaiti company with Iraqi ownership.
The network will operate from Baghdad and 30 other locations around Iraq.
The contract was awarded by the Defense Contracting Command-Washington on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority currently governing Iraq. The authority has been attempting to use TV and radio broadscasts to win over the Iraqi people after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
By: DocMemory
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