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 SingTel

Listed on the Singapore and Australian Stock Exchanges, SingTel is majority owned by the Singapore government. In Singapore, SingTel is the leading provider of fixed-line, mobile and Internet services. With a small, saturated and competitive home market, SingTel has made significant investments overseas, which now contribute the majority of its revenue. Its main subsidiary is Optus, Australia's second largest telecom provider. Others include Telkomsel in Indonesia, Globe Telecom in the Philippines, Bharti Telecom in India and Advanced Info Service in Thailand. SingTel also has large investments in international submarine cable networks, satellite systems and data centres.

 Table of Contents 1. Synopsis 2. SingTel company information 2.1 Financial results - 2006 2.1.1 Enlarged revenue result 2.2 Company history 3. SingTel: analysis - 2005/06 4. Subsidiaries and investments 5. Singapore network 5.1 Fixed-line network 5.2 Submarine cable systems 5.3 Overland cable 5.4 Satellite system 5.5 Mobile network 5.6 Broadband networks 6. Operations 6.1 National telephone 6.2 International telephone 6.3 Mobile 6.4 Internet 6.5 Broadband 6.6 Internet portals 6.7 Managed Hosting Services 7. Services 7.1 Domestic telephone 7.2 International telephone 7.3 Mobile 8. Contact details 9. Related reports Exhibit 1 - SingTel at a glance Exhibit 2 - Main subsidiaries in Singapore - March 2006 Exhibit 3 - Major international investments - March 2006 Exhibit 4 - Submarine cable and satellite subsidiaries - March 2006 Exhibit 5 - SingTel submarine cable systems investments - March 2006

Table 1 - Operating revenue and annual change - 1996 - 2006 Table 2 - Revenue by service and annual change - 2006 Table 3 - Enlarged operating revenue and annual change - 2003 - 2006 Table 4 - Enlarged operating revenue by operation and annual change - 2006 Table 5 - Active direct exchange lines, market share and penetration - 2001 - 2006 Table 6 - International telephone traffic, collection rates and market share - 1997 - 2006 Table 7 - SingTel Mobile subscriber growth, annual change and market share - 1997 - 2006 Table 8 - Dial-up Internet customers and annual change - 2002 - 2006 Table 9 - Broadband ADSL lines, annual change and market share - 2002 - 2006

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