E. Jakarta gets more phone lines

E. Jakarta gets more phone lines

JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta Telkom office has installed 67,305 new phone lines since January, giving the mayoralty 284,569 lines.

Head of the East Jakarta Telkom office, Rizal Saat, announced yesterday that another 20,000 lines are being prepared. "We plan to reach 300,000 lines this year," Rizal said.

"The 1995 number exceeds the 1994 figures, but we still cannot meet demand," he said.

The new telephone lines and stations were installed in Gandaria, Kranggan, Pulogebang, Pekayon, Kranji, Kaliabang and Bekasi, he said.

Rizal said that the telemarketing-162 service has worked favorably. As many as 292 people have requested new lines through the service since it began on Oct. 1.

Telemarketing-162 is a special phone number for people applying for telephone lines in East Jakarta.

Twenty-five of the 150 applicants used the telemarketing-162 service, Rizal said, adding that the service runs from 8:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. everyday. (sur)