Power cut threat<\/p>\n
On April 23, 2002, at 8 a.m, two employees of the state-owned
\nelectricity company (PLN) came to our house, saying that we had
\nnot paid the electricity bill for February, 2002, and that they
\nwould immediately cut off the power supply. We replied that our
\ndriver, who paid the bill had not returned.<\/p>\n
After arriving home, our driver immediately went to the PLN
\noffice, showing the receipt and asking why the PLN employees had
\nnot checked it properly before sending the notification letter to
\ncut off the power supply. Yet, they did not answer, but pointing
\nout that the footnote of the letter on Temporary Power Cut read
\nas follows: \"If you receive this notification letter and, in
\nfact, you have already paid the electricity bill, please ignore
\nthis letter and accept our apology.\" Our electricity bill was
\nalready paid through Bank Mandiri on March 12, 2002.<\/p>\n
How would it be if the power supply were cut while the bill
\nhad been already been paid? Wouldn't it be enough for PLN just to
\napologize in this case that the PLN consumer concerned would
\nreally be at a disadvantage by an arbitrary power cut? It is
\noften the case that some PLN customers cannot present their paid
\nelectricity bill to the visiting PLN officer and usually don't
\nfind the bill until later.<\/p>\n
It is unimaginable that a big company like PLN can make such a
\nmistake in this era of computerization.<\/p>\n
We call on all PLN customers to keep their paid electricity
\nbills handy if they are in a situation like ours.<\/p>\n
SUNARTO PRAWIROSUJANTO<\/p>\n
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