NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION International Procurement Office; Tokyo Opera City Tower 26F 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-14 Japan

58 -- VENDING MACHINE FOR IC TELEPHONE CARD SOL IPO.09-5013 DUE 080497 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide NTT with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentions to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public notification of procurement of the product. (1) Name: Vending machine for IC Telephone Card (2) Overview: The Product that is capable of vend IC Telephone Card.(3) Contents of RFI: NTT is inviting the following types of information on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information, (a) Technical information -Electrical characteristics: power supply, consumption power, insulation,etc -Physical characteristics: appearance, dimensions,structure, mass, etc -Lock -Method of settlement: coin, paper money, credit card,etc. -Method of storing money -Maximum amount of money to be stored -Method of storing and discharging IC Telephone Card -- -Maximum number of IC Telephone Card to be stored -Flexible structure for coping with IC Telephone Card thickness change -Data input-output interface -- -Function of vending machine countermeasures against mischief, sales management, etc -Environmental conditions installation conditions, operating conditions, etc -Durability: housing strength of vending machine, etc -- -Reliability (b)Prices (c)Standard time of delivery after ordering (d)Sales records (e)Other -Dealing capabilities against defects and failure -Maintenance support capabilities -Other things(4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to supply NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the information listed and to those who have received the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no responsibilities for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i)Name of supplier, (ii)Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and facsimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, August 4, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0184)

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