SMS Cartel
Ruling the (Air) Waves
The KPPU uncovers evidence of tariff agreements between cellular operators. The proper price for consumers is between Rp100 and Rp150 per SMS.
January 15, 2008
THE latest finding of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has made cellphone consumers angry. This agency has managed to uncover several pieces of evidence indicating there have been SMS price agreements between cellular operators.
As a result, operators have been enjoying sky-high profits while consumers have been screaming the tariffs for short message services (SMS) have been set at super-expensive levels. According to Dedie
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