Hoy newspaper says that Indotel, the government organization that regulates telecommunications operations in the DR, made final a provisional resolution authorizing the operation of France Telecom (http://www.francetelecom.com/vanglais/i/i1.html) and Centennial Communications Corporation (http://www.centennialcom.com) in the DR. Their operation is disputed by the two local telecommunications leaders, Codetel (GTE) and Tricom (Motorola). The resolution authorizes Transmisiones y Proyecciones S.A. to join France Telecom and All America Cables and Radio to join Centennial Communications Corporation. The newspaper also reports that IDT Corporation will be vying for a share of the telephone card market, utilizing Coca Cola as distributor. IDT will be working closely with All America Cables and Radio in which the president and owner of the Coca Cola franchise in the DR has 30% ownership.
