SMS tariff now not really cheap. Operators and customer have not got deal on SMS tariff

Despite the tariff cut down, many cellular operators expressed their disappointment with the high cost of each SMS. Subscribers considered that SMS cost from cellular operators is too expensive. Most customers want Rp100 per SMS. The Indonesian Telecommunication Regulation Body (BRTI) considered the tariff cut down up to Rp150 is the best measure. “There is even operator cutting down its tariff below that level,” said Heru Sutadi the BTI member. XL Corporate Communication GM Myra Junor said the SMS tariff is Rp250. “It is also cheap, isn’t it,” she said. (Kontan, pg 22)