How to make Telkom remain competitive

As broadband networks become increasingly available in Indonesia, it is now possible for a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network to be implemented as a national telecom, provided the state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, integrates VoIP into its Public Telephone Service Network (PSTN) system (the traditional telephony). Telkom has in fact already begun losing its market share, particularly in long distance and international calling, precisely because it has not implemented a VoIP network. Simply put, as more Telkom subscribers turn to VoIP, the less dependent they are on PSTN. / The Jakarta Post, pg 16