Merak phone numbers changed

TANGERANG (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom has added a five in front of five-digit numbers beginning with a seven in Merak, West Java, an official said.

Abdul Haris, the head of the company's Tangerang office, said the change, which was effective as of April 1, was intended mainly to improve the company's service.

The telephone service in Merak, which used to be under the auspices of Telkom's Serang office, has been transferred to the Tangerang office as part of the firm's restructuring program, he said. (41)