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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">PGI 239.7402</ph> Policy.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(c) <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Foreign carriers</i>.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i) Frequently, foreign carriers are owned
by the government of the country in which they operate. The foreign
governments often prescribe the methods of doing business.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii) In contracts for telecommunications
services in foreign countries, describe the rates and practices
in as much detail as possible. It is DoD policy not to pay discriminatory
rates. DoD will pay a reasonable rate for telecommunications services
or the rate charged the military of that country, whichever is less.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii) Refer special problems with telecommunications
acquisition in foreign countries to higher headquarters for resolution
with appropriate State Department representatives.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(d) <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Long-haul telecommunications services.</i>DISA
will acquire all long-haul telecommunications services for DoD.
See <xref href="http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/510519p.pdf"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">DoD Directive 5105.19</xref>,
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).</p>
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