Menurut Sofyan dasar pengalihan saham karena mitra NTS hingga kini belum bisa menggelar pembangunan infrastruktur setelah perusahaan itu memperoleh lisensi layanan seluler sekitar tiga tahun lalu.
Lippo Group sold its stake in NTS to Maxis after it failed to develop telecommunication infrastructure although the cellular phone operator had obtained an operation license three years ago, he said.