Profits On the Line
The Internet telephone business is growing by leaps and bounds, but is vulnerable to unhealthy competition. The government, instead of being a fair referee, is tempted to play.
June 11, 2002
Private businessmen in the field of Internet telephone services recently filed a complaint with the House of Representatives (DPR), asking for clarification over the `sweeping' the applied to them. They were referring to the actions of the Directorate General of Post & Telecommunication (Ditjen Postel), the Regional Government (Pemda) of Jakarta, and the Greater Jakarta Police.
As "victims", they demanded to know which of the a
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