Obscene phone rates

Obscene phone rates

The title of an article on page 10 of the Feb. 15 The Jakarta
Post was ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to
customers. I found interesting the statements of the company's
president, John G. Vondras, which brought a good image to
Indonesia and even the world, as far as professionalism is
concerned.

However, PT Telkom increased its rates by 24 percent as of
Feb. 1, 1999, and the policy was agreed to by the House of
Representatives, despite the economic crisis affecting the
majority of people.

In this context, I would like to suggest that Mr. Vondras
think of the people's burden during the crisis, when they have to
struggle just to get basic foodstuffs.

DAMANHURI

Bekasi, West Java