INFORMED THE ACQUISITION OF SHIN DIGITAL COMPANY LIMITED

12 September 2001
Translation AIS 0504/2001 September 11, 2001 Re: Informed the Acquisition of Shin Digital Company Limited To: The President The Stock Exchange of Thailand According to the resolutions of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited ("the Company") No. 2/2001, held on August 20, 2001, at 1.30 p.m., at the Auditorium Room, 19th floor, Shinawatra Tower 1, 414 Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400, approved the Company to purchase the shares in Shin Digital Company Limited ("SDT") (after SDT had purchased the shares of DPC from TMI Mauritius enabling SDT to hold 97.54% of shares in DPC) of 69,993 shares or 69.99% from Shin Corporation Public Company Limited ("SHIN") and 30,000 shares or 30% from SingTel Strategic Investments Pte Ltd. ("SingTel"), totaling 99,993 shares or 99.99%, at Baht 5,400 per share or within total consideration of Baht 540 million. As a condition of this transaction, the Company must provide SDT with financial support for repayment of loan owed to SHIN and SingTel within the amount limit of Baht 17,361 million or its equivalent in any other currencies. The Company would like to inform that the Company has already completed the purchase of SDT shares from SHIN and SingTel since September 10, 2001. Please be informed accordingly. Yours faithfully, -Signed- (Mr. Somprasong Boonyachai) Director Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited. Compliance Unit Tel : 02-2995221, 02-2995206