PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. : TELKOM's NET PROFIT GROW 19.3 %

QUARTER III-2012 PERFORMANCE-Telkom record revenue Rp 56.9 trillions

Jakarta, October 23, 2012- PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) successfully record an impressive financial performance growth during Quarter III-2012 marked by an increase of revenue atRp 56.9 trillions growing around Rp 4.0 trillions or 7.6 % while net profit reaching Rp 10 trillions or an increase 19.3 %. Such a revenue increase is caused mainly by additional number of cellular subscribers and high sales in data service, internet and Information Technology (IT).

According to President Director of Telkom, Arief Yahya, "Data Service, Internetand IT record significantly and become an important growth driver  for the company and supported by huge number of cellular subscribers in mid of tight market competition

." He adds, "to improve service to subscribers and to expand data center business through its subsidiary, Telkomsigma have acquired data center at

Sentul area West Java. Telkom have dominated 3,800 m2of the data center.

Telkom,Arief Yahyacontinues, have a plan to possess 24,000 m2 data center.  Such a revenue increase is among other things supported by the revenue from Data, Internet and Information Technology services reaching Rp 20.1 trillions, an increase at Rp 2

.1 trillions or grows 12.2 % and revenue interconnection reaching Rp 3.1 trillions, an increase at Rp 463

billions or grows 17.6 % compared with the same period in 2011.

Revenue from cellular service is admitted to have still given a huge contribution to Telkom, followed by Data, Internet and IT Services as the second largest contributor with a growth at 6.5 % compared with last Quarter II-2012. "We are glad seeing such a drastic increase of number of broadband subscribers, showing the Company success in making an investment in high-speed internet infrastructure service accompanied by cost efficiency in line with cost controlling program we do," says Arief Yahya. According to him, an impressive performance in 2012 indicates a positive sign that the company is running to a sound growth direction.

Cellular grow fast
The most impressive growth is seen in the cellular service

. Cellular service revenue reach  Rp 39.8 trillions or an increase at Rp 3.8 trillions or grows 10.6 %.

In Quarter III-2012 cellular service record an extraordinary performance by monthly revenue at

Rp 5 trillions. This confirms Telkom's cellular service as the market leader in Indonseia's cellular industry

.

The growth is in line with a huge increase of subscribers at16.6 % compared with last year period to become121.5 millions or grows at14.6 millons. Growth of number of cellular subscribers is connected with an additional number of BTS (Base Transceiver Station) reaching 24 % compared with last year period in2011. Now number of BTS possessed has 51,006 BTS including 13,416 3G Node-B.

By the increase of cellular subscribers, up to Quarter III-2012, total number of Telkom Groupsubscribers at 147 millions with the breakdown that number of cellular subscribers increase 16.6 % compared with the same period last year to become 121.5 millions with an additional number of subscribers at 14.6 millions from post pay subscribers at 2.1 millions and pre pay subscribers at 119.3 millions.

In relation with an effort to make business expansion through one of Telkom's subsidiaries, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), Telkom  have a license of spectrum for cellular phone service at the frequency of 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.1 GHZ and registration of provider service inTimor Leste. By the license, Telin are ready to make a Global System service for Mobile Communication (GSM) and 3G inTimor Leste with a total of investment around US$ 50 millions for the first five years

. Telin will provide a complete service in Timor Leste with full support of PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel). Telin provide main service in the form of wireless broadband, business solutions,

and digital life style. Besides, Telin will also provide network-based service such as data service and transit Internet Protocol (IP)

Broadband much stronger
Significant increase of number of subscribers also recorded on

broadband service. Number of broadband service subscribers increases 42.5 % to be 15.9 millions meaning Telkom

have the largest broadband subscribers in Indonesia. While fixed telephone also increases

4.0 % to be  8.8 millions. Recorded also growth of BlackBerry subscribers to 68.7 %  to be 5.1 millions. Flash subscribers also grow fast at 45.6

% to be 8.6 millions andSpeedy subscribers become 2.1 millions.

To strengthen broadbandbusiness, Telkom make business transformation in Flexi fromwireless narrowband to wireless broadband. The unit managing Flexi business has been transformed fromDivision Telkom Flexi (DTF) toDivision Wireless Broadband (DWB) managing Telkom's WiFi business with Indonesia's WiFi brand ( @wifi.id ).

Other good revenue recorded in the interconnection service with a growth

17.6 % compared with Quarter III 2011 or Rp 463 billions. The growth also seen on other services such as

Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), Universal Service Obligation (USO) 

and tower rent recorded an increase at Rp 384 billions or grows 23.1 % compared with the same period last year

.

While expenses up to Quarter III-2012 has grown 4.0 % due to an increase in interconnection at 33.4 % and general and administration expenses at23.8 %. EBITDA at this Quarter III achieves Rp 29.9 trillions or grows 10.4 %.

In relation with failure of Telkom3 Satellite orbit, Telkom has received a letter from ISS Reshetnev Rusia as the main contractor of the Telkom3 Satellite stating that Telkom3 Satellite has been lost since the satellite not returning to the orbit due to an anomaly in the launching process on August 7, 2012. Telkom have fully insured Telkom3 Satellite to PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo) and Jasindo have confirmed to pay full claims to Telkom.

For further information, please contact:

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