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        "msgid": "primasel-waits-for-approval-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-02-27 00:00:00",
        "title": "Primasel waits for approval",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Primasel waits for approval JAKARTA (JP): An advanced handphone system called Personal Handy-phone Service (PHS) due to be launched in Surabaya in March is still awaiting government approval. The system, being developed by telecommunication joint venture PT Primasel, ends its trial development phase tomorrow. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and telecommunications, Jonathan Parapak, said yesterday the ministry had not decided when approval would be given.",
        "content": "<p>Primasel waits for approval<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): An advanced handphone system called Personal<br>\nHandy-phone Service (PHS) due to be launched in Surabaya in March<br>\nis still awaiting government approval.<\/p>\n<p>The system, being developed by telecommunication joint venture<br>\nPT Primasel, ends its trial development phase tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and<br>\ntelecommunications, Jonathan Parapak, said yesterday the ministry<br>\nhad not decided when approval would be given.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Just wait and we will tell you when,&quot; he said after a seminar<br>\nheld by PT INTI yesterday to commemorate its 22th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Primasel said it expected to get approval to start<br>\noperating in March.<\/p>\n<p>Primasel is owned by state-owned firms PT Inti and PT Indosat<br>\nplus PT Yamabri Komunikasindo, a company controlled by the<br>\nFoundation of Military Headquarters and a cooperative of the<br>\nMinistry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication.<\/p>\n<p>PT INTI director Jopie Manduapessy said PT INTI had a 20<br>\npercent stake in Primasel.<\/p>\n<p>He said he hoped the government would grant it a license to<br>\noperate by June.<\/p>\n<p>A telecommunications analyst said the delay was caused by the<br>\nentry of the high profile interests into the firm. He did not<br>\nelaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Jopie said Primasel was expected to expand to other cities on<br>\nJava including Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>The government has yet to announce its plans for the next<br>\ngeneration of digital wireless telephones, including<br>\nthe Personal Communication System (PCS-1900), the Digital<br>\nCordless System (DCS-1800), the Digital Enhance Cordless<br>\nTelephone, the Personal Handy-phone Service (PHS) and Code<br>\nDivision Multiple Access (CDMA).<\/p>\n<p>The PHS pilot project was run by PT Primasel while DCS-1800<br>\nwas run by PT Cellnet Nusantara. Cellnet is controlled by<br>\nSudwikatmono and Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih, President<br>\nSoeharto&apos;s youngest daughter. (09)<\/p>",
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