Date: 3 April 2009

Singtel today announced that its bid on 5 December 2008 in response to IDA’s Request for Proposal for an Operating Company (OpCo) to design, build and operate the active infrastructure of Singapore’s Next Generation National Broadband Network has not been selected.

Mr Mark Chong Chin Kok, Singtel’s Executive Vice President of Networks, said: “Singtel congratulates the winner of the OpCo bid.  Singtel, as the leader in the broadband market, will continue to develop feature-rich services, including ultra high-speed communications and home entertainment, in preparation for the timely opening of the fibre access market. We look forward to delivering these exciting Singtel services and applications over the fibre network to our customers soon.”