In 2000, Hutchison Telecom and CAT Telecom Public Company Limited ("CAT Telecom") entered into a joint venture by establishing Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia Ltd. ("Hutchison CAT") to provide exclusive marketing services for CAT Telecom’s CDMA mobile telecommunications in 25 provinces located in the Bangkok metropolitan area and in central, east coast and west coast regions of Thailand. In 2003, Hutchison CAT launched marketing services for CAT Telecom’s CDMA mobile services under the brand Hutch, providing high speed voice and data wireless service to customers.