Kalimantan to get 300,000 phone lines<\/p>\n
BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): State telecommunications
\ncompany PT Telkom will begin control of Kalimantan's operations
\nfrom here early next year.<\/p>\n
PT Telkom will be moving its local office from Banjar Baru in
\nthe southern part of the island.<\/p>\n
The chief of Telkom's office in Kalimantan, Panut, told The
\nJakarta Post that telecommunications in Balikpapan have grown
\nsignificantly, making it one of the cities in the country with
\nthe highest rate in phone calls-- an average of 1,200 pulses per
\nmonth per person.\"<\/p>\n
He also said that Telkom, which has installed 118,000
\ntelephone lines in Kalimantan this year, will install another
\n300,000 lines on the island next year.<\/p>\n
\"Telkom's revenue in Kalimantan is likely to reach Rp 163
\nbillion (US$74.2 million) this year and to increase to Rp 211
\nbillion next year,\" he said, adding that Telkom has decided to
\nchoose Balikpapan as the head office of its Kalimantan division.<\/p>\n
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave
\nvisited the Telkom complex on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Panut said that the 30-hectare complex includes a head office,
\nsport center, houses, a warehouse, workshop and other facilities.<\/p>\n
Telkom's president, Setyanto P. Santosa, said recently that as
\na part of its restructuring program, his company will establish
\neight divisions dealing with the company's core business, to
\nreplace the existing 12 chapters now operating throughout the
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Setyanto said that the divisions will be located in Medan of
\nNorth Sumatra, Jakarta and Bandung of West Java, Semarang of
\nCentral Java, Surabaya of East Java, Balikpapan of East
\nKalimantan and Ujungpandang of South Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
The other division will focus on satellite, long distance
\ncalls and network businesses, he said.<\/p>\n
In a recent hearing with legislators of the House of
\nRepresentatives in Jakarta, Setyanto said that Telkom will also
\nset up three related business divisions -- dealing with cellular
\ntelecommunications, pay-phones and joint ventures -- and five
\nsupporting business divisions which will deal with training,
\nproperty, repairing and research.<\/p>\n
The restructuring program is part of the company's plan to
\noffer shares both on domestic and international stock markets.
\n(icn)<\/p>",
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