Kokusai Denshin Denwa has applied to the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications for permission to begin Venus-C, an international dial-up X25 data transmission service: it will initially be available only from Tokyo and Osaka, over 2,400, 4,800 and 9,600 bps lines; the basic monthly charge per line will be is $245, while transmission charges start at 15 cents per six seconds; the new packet service will initially be available to West Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the US and Canada.