Reach 100 million

The number of cell phone users reached 100 million or equal with 43% of Indonesia population. The achievement surpassed the prediction as until last year, the users reached 85 million. There was an increase of 17% in the first four months in 2008. Among the 100 million users, 85% of the users are subscribers of three largest operators Telkomsel, Indosat, and Excelcomindo. The increase was triggered by the decline of GSM tariff which is closer to CDMA tariff. (Business Week, pg 10)