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We refer to some local Indonesian press coverage yesterday (October 8) that inaccurately reflected comments related to the tender offer.

The tender offer has not been called off and Qatar Telecom Q.S.C. (“Qtel”) is awaiting government clarification on whether foreign ownership limitations should apply before continuing the tender offer process in accordance with Indonesian laws and regulations.

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About Qtel

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is a diversified telecommunications group with three business lines including consumer telephony, consumer broadband and corporate managed services, and is committed to expansion in line with the company’s strategic vision of becoming a global top-20 telecommunications provider by the year 2020.

Qtel is a full service telecommunications service provider in the state of Qatar. In addition, over the past two years, Qtel has expanded its geographic footprint from 2 to 16 countries within the Middle East and Asia. Since the most recent acquisition of 40.8% in PT Indosat, Qtel has expanded to 51.3 million customers.

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