HUTCHINSON INVESTS ONE BILLION US DOLLARS IN INDONESIA

Jakarta, Aug 13 (ANTARA) - PT.Hutchinson CP Telecom Indonesia, as operator 3 (Three'), has invested US $ 1 billion, the equivalent of Rp 9.1 trillion, in the development of its telecommunications facilities in Indonesia.

"We plan to become the biggest operator 4 in Indonesia next year," marketing director of Hutchinson Suresh Reddy said in Jakarta Tuesday.

He said Indonesia is an important market for Hutchinson, especially with its population now reaching more than 200 million.

"The telecommunications sector here has been growing very rapidly. We need to meet their wishes," he said.
ICGR director of Hutchinson Indonesia Sidik said that operator 3 has controlled the company's networks in Sumatra, Java, Bali, and West Nusa Tenggara. Priority of this year's infrastructure expansion will be on Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
"We will aggressively expand our networks in Kalimantan and Sulawesi until the end of 2008. We will also enter other islands in Indonesia," Sidik said.
The company's subscribers have now reached 2.3 million, and the increase in the number subscribers of operator 3 is thanks to network expansion in the last 18 months.
Sidik said that to support all the service areas his side operated 6,000 base transceiver stations.
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