USO Tender winner would be announced next month

The government will soon announce the winner for the tender on the project to build telephone network in the countryside, packages I and II, in July 2009. The winner for the two packages will be decided based on the technical administration and price offer criteria. The packages I and II are the remaining packages, out of the total of seven, of countryside telephone network building funded by the government this year. Five other packages have been awarded to Telkomsel. The remaining two are contested between Indonesia Comnets Plus (Icon+) and PT Indonusa System Integrator Prima. / Koran Jakarta, pg 15