Marubeni wins RI order

Fri, 29 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. and
the French telecommunication equipment giant Alcatel-Alsthom have
won a two billion yen (US$20 million) contract to supply a radio-
based telecom system in Sumatra, Indonesia, the Nihon Keizai
newspaper reported yesterday.

The contract has been awarded by PT Telecomunikasi Indonesia
(Telkom). Construction of the 1,500 kilometer digital radio-
communication network is to begin by the end of this year and
completion is expected in two years, the newspaper added.

Alcatel-Alsthom will supply machinery for the project while
the Japanese trading house will be responsible for supplying
electric power facilities and steel towers.

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