New service from Telkom

JAKARTA (JP): The Regional Division II of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom will open a special phone number -- 162 -- next month to give customers installation information.

Bambang Riadhy Oemar, head of the division, which covers the Greater Jakarta area, said in a statement yesterday that the special number is a special service for the public.

He said that the phone number is already operational in Bogor and Central Jakarta but that only a few people are aware of it.

"Starting from next month, however, all Greater Jakarta residents will be able to dial it," he said.

By dialing 162, people can get information about the installation of new telephone numbers without having to come to the company's representative office, Bambang said.

"They can just give their data, name, addresses and post codes. Telkom's officers will then come to the customers as long as the telephone networks reach their residential areas," he added. (32)