Telecomunication

During the fourth year of Repelita VI, 4,688,650 telephone lines were added, so that the central telephone capacity until 1997/98 was 7,701,543 lines covering all provincial and district capitals, 70% sub-district capitals and 39% of the villages.

To support the equal provision of telecommunication services for the community at large, the Government has set up public telephones and telecommunication stalls (wartel).

In 1997/98, of the 117,606 public telephones 71,035 were coin operated units (TUC) and 46,671 card operated units (TUK).

In 1997/98, the total number of telecommunication stalls was 6,257 units with a capacity of 35,117 lines, a four fold increase if compared with that in 1993/94, with only 1,257 units with a capacity of 8,445 lines.

The public radio calling services (RPUU) customers in 1997/98 swelled to 501,605 customers or multiplied nearly six (6) times if compared with that in 1993/94, with only 87,118 customers.

In the same period, 913.052 lines of mobile telephone network (STB), consisting of 212,776 lines of analog STB and 700,276 lines of digital STB were laid out. If compared with that in 1993/94, it showed an increase of 31,662 lines.

In improving telecommunication services at home and abroad, the Government continues to develop terrestrial transmission, expand digital microwave transmission in Sumatra, Nusatenggara, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, improves Optical Fibre Communication Network (SKSO) in Lampung and Java, maintain a Sea Cable Communication Network (SKKL) of optical fiber between Indonesia - France as part of SKKL South East Asia - Middle East - West Europe (SEA-ME-WE) II and uses optical fiber between Jakarta-Surabaya-Australia.