Telkomsel president to be replaced

Telkomsel president to be replaced

JAKARTA: State telecommunications company PT Telkom, the
majority shareholder of PT Telkomsel, plans to relieve Bajoe
Narbito, the current president of the country's top cellular
operator, from duty.

"We have determined (the successor), but we are waiting for
approval from Singtel," said Telkom's president Kristiono here on
Tuesday, referring to the Singapore-based telecommunications firm
that owns 35 percent of Telkomsel.

He refused to name the candidates for the top post.

Bajoe, who led the company to reach 16.3 million subscribers
by the end of 2004, has had his retirement postponed twice, with
the latest being until the end of February. -- JP