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Indonesia: Eleven Bidders in USO Tender Print E-mail
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Eleven operators, out of the twenty-four who pre-qualified, remain in the universal service obligation (USO) tender.

Gatot S. Dewa Broto, of the Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication, said, "In accord with the schedule, on 21 November 2007 BTIP (the Rural Telecommunication and Informatics Agency) received first bid documents from 11 telecom providers registered as the participants at the tender for USO".

AJN Solusindo, Patrakom and Anta Mediakom withdrew from the tender on November 20. Other operators who have withdrawn include Indosat, Excelcomindo Pratama, Aplikanusa Lintasarta, Infokom Elektrindo and Indo Pratama Teleglobal.

Secretary General of the Telecommunication User Group (Idtug) Muhammad Jumadi expressed a desire for the government not to choose the tender winner based solely on tariffs, but instead on the operators’ commitment to develop telecom networks to the last mile.

Source: Bisnis Indonesia - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.