New phone services for Bekasi

New phone services for Bekasi

JAKARTA (JP): I Nyoman Punia, chief of the East Jakarta
telecommunications office, said here yesterday that his office
will introduce the rural telecommunications system into Bekasi
regency.

He said the system has been chosen because it is considered
the most effective for rural areas and can be used to link two
locations, which are some distance from one another, without
cables.

He said that the new system will link seven districts: Taruma
Jaya, Cabang Bungin, Sukatani, Lemah Abang, Cibarusah, Babelan
and Muara Gembong.

The rural telecommunications system for the seven districts is
designed to have a capacity of 720 lines, with Taruma Jaya, Muara
Gembong, Lemah Abang and Cibarusah getting 120 lines each and
Babelan, Cabang Bungin and Sukatani 80 lines respectively.

The application of this system will raise the coverage of
telecommunications services to 19 districts throughout Bekasi
Regency.

"We expect to provide telecommunication services to the other
four districts next year," he said.

He explained that executives of the East Jakarta
telecommunications office, whose operations also cover Bekasi
Regency, held a meeting with regency officials yesterday to
discuss ways to safeguard the operation of the rural
telecommunications system. (hhr)