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Harris is helping the Iraqi Government to develop an existing, but antiquated, media network into a modern media organization for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi Media Network (IMN) program includes equipment, operation, training, and provisioning of programming for national radio and television networks and a national newspaper with operating locations in Baghdad and more than 30 other locations throughout the country.
Harris is leading the project and is providing all of the necessary transmitters, integration and automation broadcast equipment with support from two very important local teammates: The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), a premier Middle Eastern media network, and Al Fawares, a Kuwaiti company with Iraqi ownership. LBCI is responsible for training and content programming for the radio and television, news and entertainment. All channels will be terrestrial and the television channel will additionally be available by satellite. Al Fawares will assist in expanding the newspaper into national status and provide security, logistics and construction services. Today, the network is totally managed and run by Iraqis. For more information regarding Harris' telecommunications infrastructure solutions, contact:
Greg Bublitz, gbublitz@harris.com, 321-726-1170.
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