Indosat opens IDD to Israel

Indosat opens IDD to Israel

JAKARTA (JP): International call operator PT Indosat has
announced the opening of a direct dialing facility to Israel to
anticipate increased call traffic between the two countries
following President Abdurrahman Wahid's move to improve trade
ties between the two countries.

Indosat's public relations manager JB Basuki said on Wednesday
the company previously did not provide a direct dialing service
to Israel mainly because of the low call traffic.

Calls from Indonesia to Israel were previously connected
through an operator in Singapore, German or Italy, he said.

"It's strictly a business calculation. We did not provide a
direct connection facility to Israel because it was not
profitable considering the low traffic," he told Antara. (cst)