Marubeni wins RI order

Fri, 29 Sep 1995 | 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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