Ariawest's access lines up

Ariawest's access lines up

JAKARTA (JP): PT Ariawest International, a joint operations
partner of state telecommunications operator PT Telkom announced
on Monday that a survey done by an independent appraiser revealed
that the company has built 354,879 access line units in West
Java.

Company president John Vondras said the realization had
exceeded the company's construction target of 290,000 units as of
the end of March.

"The result of the survey shows that we are committed to the
telecommunications development of West Java. We are planning to
build more lines providing there is demand in the market. As
demand has remained firm, we are planning to build some 40,000
more lines for this year alone," Vondras said.

The survey was done by PT Laksa Laksana, an independent
appraiser who was involved in counting the access line units
built by Telkom's joint operations partners, during Telkom's
initial public offering preparations. (gis)