New service from Telkom

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)