HGC Granted Permission to Provide International Data and Voice Services in Myanmar

HGC Granted Permission to Provide International Data and Voice Services in Myanmar PR Newswire HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2012 - Market liberalisation sees HGC become the first overseas telecoms operator to serve Myanmar HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC), the international fixed- line business division of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH; HKex stock code: 215) today announced that it has been granted permission to provide international data and voice services in Myanmar through co-operation with an authorised Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) respresentative. Myanmar welcomes foreign players following local telecoms liberalisation Myanmar's MPT awarded new telecoms licences following liberalisation of the local market earlier this year. Under the revised regulations, Myanmar welcomes both domestic and foreign operators, which were previously prohibited from entering the market. These latest moves herald a new era of development for Myanmar's telecoms market. HGC is first foreign telecoms provider to serve Myanmar's data and voice markets HGC's newly-awarded permission means it becomes the first foreign telecoms operator, after liberalisation, to provide Myanmar with data and voice services.