Jakarta to host int'l telecom expo, meeting
Jakarta to host int'l telecom expo, meeting
JAKARTA (JP): An international telecommunications exhibition,
called Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, will be held from Nov. 29 to
Dec. 3 at the Jakarta Fairgrounds in Kemayoran.
The event will feature a conference, ministerial roundtable
and panel discussions, secretary-general of the Ministry of
Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, Jonathan L. Parapak, said.
"Among topics of discussion will be the controversial
accounting rates which were reduced unilaterally by the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)," he said at his office
on Thursday.
He said the topic would also be discussed by the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Trade Organization.
The accounting rate is a revenue sharing plan between
international telecommunications operators for calls between two
nations. Some countries, including Singapore and Japan, have
complained and objected to the FCC for its unilateral cut.
Parapak said 134 telecommunications companies from 20 nations
had confirmed their participation at Asia-Pacific Telecom '97.
The exhibition will focus on the theme "Competitiveness
through Multimedia and Wireless Technology in the Global
Information Society of the 21st Century".
Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, which is to be officially opened by
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave, will
present several speakers, including Indonesian Coordinating
Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto, Singaporean
Minister of Communications Mah Bow Tan and Australian Minister of
Communications and the Arts Richard Alston.
Companies which will participate in the exhibition include
Alcatel, Nokia, Lucent Technologies, PT Pasifik Satelit
Nusantara, PT Satelindo PT Telkom, PT Indosat, France Telecom,
PTT Nederland and Siemens.
In a related development, state-owned Telkom will hold a
seminar on "The harmonization between human resources and
technology" from Nov. 12 to Nov. 13 in Bandung, West Java.
Some 400 participants are expected to attend the two-day
event. (icn)