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        "id": 1928799,
        "msgid": "ntt-quake-nearly-all-telecommunication-network-restored-1787133031",
        "date": "2026-08-19 16:12:20",
        "title": "NTT quake -- Nearly all telecommunication network restored",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has restored 99.9 percent of cellular base transceiver stations knocked out by the earthquake that struck off Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, on 15 August. Only one tower in Manggarai District remains under repair, with full connectivity already restored across eight affected regencies and cities. The rapid recovery is part of a broader emergency response ordered by President Prabowo Subianto to restore critical utilities and support humanitarian relief efforts.",
        "content": "<p>Meutya announced that 99.9 percent of the affected Base Transceiver\nStation (BTS) towers across the province are back online, reconnecting\nlocal communities and supporting ongoing emergency relief\noperations.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration effort follows a major earthquake that struck off\nFlores Island early Saturday morning (August 15), triggering widespread\ninfrastructure damage across 11 regencies and cities. According to\nministry data, 812 cellular sites were knocked out of service by the\nquake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of 6:00 PM Western Indonesia Time on August 18, 99.9 percent of\nthe BTS sites affected by the NTT earthquake have been successfully\nrecovered,\u201d Meutya stated in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that full connectivity has been restored across eight\naffected districts, with only a single tower in Manggarai District\nremaining under active repair.<\/p>\n<p>The swift recovery of the region\u2019s communication network forms part\nof a broader emergency response ordered by President Prabowo Subianto\nand coordinated through the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development\nand Culture.<\/p>\n<p>Ministries and state agencies were mobilized immediately following\nthe disaster to restore critical utilities and deliver humanitarian\naid.<\/p>\n<p>Meutya expressed hopes that the affected communities will recover\nswiftly and return to their daily routines while encouraging nationwide\nsolidarity to assist victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us all help in whatever ways we can to ease the burden on our\nbrothers and sisters affected by the NTT earthquake,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Livia Kristianti, Yashinta Difa<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ntt-quake-nearly-all-telecommunication-network-restored-1787133031",
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