Crossed Lines
The Ministry of Communications found violations in the sale of Link Net shares by First Media. The license to the two subsidiaries of the Lippo Group is in danger of being revoked. Compromises are looming.
October 19, 2011
THE plenary meeting of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body at Novotel Hotel in Lampung on Tuesday of two weeks ago proceeded heatedly. Bonnie Muhammad Thamrin, Director of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information, actually had several items on his agenda, such as satellite, frequency, and telecommunication licensing in remote areas.
However, he chose to focus on the license violation by PT Link Net, a subsidiary
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