The country\u2019s third largest mobile phone company, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, will offer price discounts in Jakarta and Bali to win subscribers.<\/p>\n
Excelcom plans to charge rates as low as Rp60 a minute in the two cities starting this month, president director Hasnul Suhaimi said in a recent interview in Singapore, according to Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n
Suhaimi, formerly head of PT Indosat, the country\u2019s second largest mobile operator, joined Excelcom in September 2006 to help boost its 14% market share.<\/p>\n
PT Sinar Mas Telecommunications began service on September 3 with Rp45-a-minute calls. Sinar Mas is the 10th service provider in the country.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, which started operations in March, offers rates as low as Rp100 a minute.<\/p>\n
Excelcom, controlled by Telekom Malaysia Bhd, expects to add 4.5 million customers this year for a total of 14 million, Suhaimi said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PT Bakrie Telecom\u2019s Esia brand hopes to attract more subscribers by selling cheap Chinese handsets in cooperation with China-based vendor Huawei.<\/p>\n
Bakrie hopes to increase the number of its subscribers to 3.6 million by the end of the year from 2.25 million by June, vice president Erik Meijer said Monday (3\/9\/07), according to Antara.<\/p>\n
Meijer said the handsets plus Rp50,000 ($5.30) worth of Esia talk-time, would be sold at Rp199,000 ($21) excluding tax. The handsets are sealed and could only be used on the Esia networks, he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/excelcom-to-cut-some-mobile-call-rates-1189501122", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }