Telecom executive assigned

Telecom executive assigned

JAKARTA (JP): The American telecommunications firm Nynex has appointed Alfred F. Boschulte as managing director of PT Excelcomindo, one of the country's global system for mobile (GSM) cellular telephone operators.

In addition to Nynex, which controls about 23 percent of the company, Excelcomindo is also owned by PT Telekomindo; PT Santana Telekomindo; Mitsui of Japan; Asian Infrastructure, an Asian investment firm; and a number of local investors, including Yayasan Kartika Eka Paksi and Yayasan Tridaya.

Telekomindo's vice president, Peter Djatmiko, said recently that Excelcomindo would launch its GSM services in Jakarta and Surabaya, East Java, in June.

There are two existing GSM operators in Indonesia, PT Telkomsel and PT Satelindo. (icn)