Telkom plans linkup with S'pore SingTel<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom)
\nsaid on Thursday that it would cooperate with Singapore Telecom
\n(Singtel) to build a submarine cable network in its bid to enter
\nthe international direct dialing (IDD) market in 2003.<\/p>\n
Telkom director of operations and marketing Komarudin
\nSastrakoesoemah said that technically Telkom would not face many
\ndifficulties in entering the IDD market as it had invested in
\ncable network infrastructures and satellite transmissions with
\nthe Telkom I satellite, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Komarudin said SingTel was eager to extend its submarine cable
\nnetwork across the world, including through Indonesia, and was
\nready to invest.<\/p>\n
In light of the new telecommunications law to come into effect
\non Sept. 8, the government announced last week the earlier
\ntermination of Telkom's monopoly over local and domestic long
\ndistance call services to 2002 and 2003, from the initial
\nschedule of 2010 and 2005 respectively.<\/p>\n
State-owned PT Indosat's duopoly over international telephone
\nservices, shared with its subsidiary PT Satelindo, will also be
\nrevoked one year earlier in 2003 from the initial 2004.<\/p>\n
\"This means Telkom could enter the international market a year
\nearlier,\" Komaruddin said.<\/p>\n
Telkom's strong customer base in the local and domestic long
\ndistance markets will enable it to compete with Indosat for a
\nshare of the international telephone services market, he said.<\/p>\n
The transition from being a domestic to an international
\nplayer will require Telkom to change its company regulations and
\nobtain consent from shareholders for the change in status,
\nKomaruddin said. (10)<\/p>",
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