Sofyan Djalil: There are too many national TV stations

March 14, 2006

The current debate on the licensing of radio and television frequency in Indonesia is giving the State Minister for Communication and Information, Sofyan Djalil, a big headache. During the New Order era, the frequency license was easy to get so long as one was well-connected. In fact, radio and televisions channels were frequently bought and sold At only Rp 10 billion, lamented Sofyan, yet the state never got a cent of it. The fault, it seems

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