Viettel expands market into Laos

Hanoi (VNA) - The army-run telecommunication company Viettel has
officially established operations in Laos through the Star Telecom Company.

The Star Telecom Company is a joint-venture between Lao-Asia
Telecommunication and Vietnamese Viettel Global, a subsidiary company of
Viettel Corporation, with the hope of attracting more than 1.5 million
customers across Laos by 2010.

Chairman of the Executive Board of Star Telecom Company Oulaha Thongvantha
said on Oct. 12 the company has spent 35 million USD to build 1,200 stations
across the country.

By the end of this year, when the stations are expected to be completed, the
Star Telecom Company also hopes to become the leading provider of mobile
services, telephones and other forms of telecommunications services in the
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