Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000935
Chunk: 234

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 234
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 business activity is classified in. For data center companies in Indonesia, the typical KBLI codes and associated Operational Licenses are set out below.

  For the colocation service, KBLI code 68111 (Self-owned or leased real estate)  

This KBLI includes the activities of buying, selling, leasing and operating real estate, both privately owned and leased, such as apartment, residential, and non-residential buildings (such as storages/warehouse facilities, malls, shopping centers and others) as well as the provision of houses and flats or apartments, furnished or unfurnished, for permanent use, whether on a monthly or yearly basis. This includes land sale activities, the development of buildings to be privately operated (for leasing spaces in the building), the distribution of real estate to be plots of land without developing the land, and the operation of residential areas for movable houses.

The risk level for an Indonesian company with foreign shareholding (or also called PMA company) conducting the business under the KBLI code 68111 is classified as medium-low. Accordingly, the required Operational License for this is an unverified Standard Certificate.

  For the telecom connectivity service, KBLI code 61922 (Data communication system services)  

This KBLI includes the data communication system service activities that can be used for sending voice, images, data, information, and packages. This service is provided with a guarantee of continuity, quality, and safety. Based on Regulation 5/2021, a PMA company conducting business under this KBLI code 61922 will be considered a high-risk business. Therefore, such company will be required to obtain an Operational License in the form of a Telecommunication Service License ( Izin Penyelenggaraan Jasa Sistem Komunikasi Data) from the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs and obtain a certificate of operability based on the Operability Test ( Uji Laik Operasi).

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Regulatory requirements/restrictions on the purchase and ownership of land and buildings by foreign investors and their local subsidiaries

In general, Indonesian law recognizes several underlying land titles. The following are the two most common forms of recognizing land ownership for the purposes of developing and operating a data center.

  Foreign entity with local representatives  

Indonesian law stipulates that a foreign entity having a representative office in Indonesia may be granted a Right to Use (Hak Pakai) parcels of land for a maximum of 30 years, and this can be extended for another