Administration rings up big bill

Administration rings up big bill

BITUNG, North Sulawesi: The Bitung administration has not paid
its phone bill since 1998, owing Rp 51 million to state-owned
telecommunications company PT Telkom, Antara reported on
Wednesday.

Regional legislative council member J.F. Lengkong blamed
mismanagement in the administration for the unpaid bill.

"Luckily, PT Telkom is going easy on the administration by
giving more time and a special arrangement to help the
administration pay." Lengkong said the company could have easily
cut off phone service to the administration.

He demanded the administration end the mismanagement in its
offices in preparation for the implementation of regional
autonomy in 2001.

"Otherwise, we will be left behind by other administrations,"
he said. (02)