Indonesia's No. 2 telecom emerges in Qatar-Hong Kong deal

Ooredoo and CK Hutchison seek greater scale in nation of 195m mobile users

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Commuters in Jakarta: Ooredoo and CK Hutchison seek greater scale for their Indonesia wireless carrier. © Reuters

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Qatari communications company Ooredoo and Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings have agreed to merge their Indonesian telecom businesses in a deal to create the country's second-largest mobile network operator.

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