| Bakri Telecom to sell affordable cell phones in cooperation with China Huawei |
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| Wednesday,September 05,2007 Posted: 10:46 BJT(0246 GMT) |
| From:Jakarta Post Article type:Redistributed |
PT Bakrie Telecom, whose cellular business trades under the Esia brand, is to sell handsets at relatively affordable prices, in cooperation with China-based Huawei, so as to help boost the number of its subscribers from 2.25 million as of the first semester of 2007, to 3.6 million by the end of the year.
Vice president Erik Meijer said Monday that the handsets, plus Rp 50,000 worth of Esia talktime, would be sold at Rp 199,000(US$21), excluding tax. Bakrie will provide telephone numbers and sales promotion services while Huawei will provide the handsets. During the first stage, 500,000 handsets will be made available across Indonesia. If the sales are good, Bakrie will cooperate with other handsets vendors that can offer low prices next year.
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