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SingTel is majority owned by Temasek Holdings.   The rest of the shares are in public hands.

The SingTel Group has subsidiaries whose businesses include mobile phone, paging, Internet, IT consultancy services, investments, repair of submarine cables and sale of telecommunications equipment.

Singapore, 11 August 2008 -- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that the Group’s combined mobile customer base in the region has reached 197.71 million as at 30 June 2008.

Compared to a year ago, the Group’s mobile customer base in the eight markets – Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – grew 45%   from 136.35 million customers.   On a quarterly basis, the increase was 6.7%.

On a proportionate share basis, the customer base grew 42% year-on-year or 7.2% quarter-on-quarter to 70.76 million. Double-digit year-on-year growth by associates

The regional associates   increased their mobile customer bases by between 14% and 63% compared to a year ago.  

How big is SingTel Market?
SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world.   Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.
With significant operations in Singapore and Australia the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.
To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 37 offices in 19 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.

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In developing and reviewing its corporate governance policies and practices, SingTel has...