Telkomsel gets Visa service

Telkomsel gets Visa service

JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel will launch a Visa credit card
service in cooperation with Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).

Telkomsel's president, Koesmarihati Sugondo, said here
yesterday that her company wanted up to 50,000 Telkomsel Visa
credit cardholders by the end of this year.

"The card will offer rewards and discount programs especially
for Telkomsel's subscribers," she said after signing an agreement
with BII's credit director, Suryadi Purnama.

Telkomsel operates the global system of mobile
telecommunications (GSM). The company signed last year an
agreement with Bank Duta allowing its customers to pay their
bills with Visa and Mastercard credit cards.

Telkomsel, incorporated in May 1995, PT Satelindo and PT
Excelcomindo are the country's three GSM operators.

Koesmarihati said Telkomsel had about 270,000 subscribers.

BII's vice president, Rudy N. Hamdani, said the bank had
200,000 credit card holders and expected 300,000 by the end of
this year. (icn)