Call of The Riled

Telkomsel has been taken to court for deducting cellular telephone credits from consumers who had not signed up for specific features offered via short message service. Since 2006, the theft of phone credits has become a booming business as the current regulations are weak.

September 28, 2011

DAVID M.L. Tobing's watch showed the time as 23:33 Western Indonesia Time or 00:33 Singapore time, as he prepared to go to bed in his hotel room. Just as he was about to close his eyes, the lawyer was startled by a sound indicating that his BlackBerry had just received an SMS or short text message. The message he almost did not read was sent from the number 3636.

It said: 'Thank you for opening an account with Mini Opera Rp10,000/7 days. For requirem

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