Telkom, AT&T sign deal

Telkom, AT&T sign deal

JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications company PT
Telkom signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with AT&T
of the United States for the expansion and extension of fiber-
optic routes in Java.

The president of AT&T Indonesia, Lie Gondo, said in a
statement that the expansion and extension of the fiber-optic
network, which is based on the latest Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy transmission technology, will be completed in 1996.

AT&T Indonesia, a joint venture with PT Citra Telekomunikasi
Indonesia, provided Synchronous Digital Hierarchy transmission
and fiber-optic cables last year to connect Batam island's
telephone systems.

AT&T Indonesia's plant is worth US$25 million and is located
in Cibitung, West Java. AT&T's revenues reached $75.1 billion in
1994. (04)