Telkom Delays New Rates

PLANS by Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) to put a new system of calculating local telephone rates into effect, beginning February have been put on hold after the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (BRTI) withheld its approval.

Heru Sutadim, a member of BRTI, said last week Telkom had not provided full data of the ongoing telephone traffic and the new system of rate calculation. We need the data to ensure