Cheaper telecommunication tariff on February (2/01)

The government plans to issue new regulation on telecommunication traffic. Based on the regulation to be enacted in February 2008, telecommunication tariff will be cheaper. “Hopefully, everything is all right so that we can accomplish it earlier this year. I hope it finishes on February, or the sooner the better,” said Yusuf Iskandar, director general for post and telecommunication, following the communication and information ministry’s year end reflection in Jakarta Friday (28/12). In addition to interconnection, the government will also regulate the cellular mobile telecommunication system (STBS) including SMS service. On the other side, Bakrie Telecom’s director for corporate service, Rahmat Djunaidi, said the operators principally agree with the government plan here. But, the company is only called for interconnection tariff. “For interconnection, the operators basically agree with the government. But if the government want to regulate other issue such as SMS , we have to consider it first. Bakrie Telecom is only asked for interconnection,” he said.