Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted

Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted

JAKARTA (JP): Telephone services to the Menara apartment
complex on Jl. Senen Raya, Central Jakarta, were disrupted from
Friday to Sunday because a 15-meter primary cable to the building
was stolen.

"The cable has a capacity of 1,000 telephone lines," I. Nyoman
G. Wiryanata, head of the Central Jakarta office of state
telecommunications operator PT Telkom, said on Monday.

He said Telkom employees worked through the night to have the
telephone system repaired by 3 a.m. on Sunday.

Wiryanata said he had instructed his employees to improve
security and supervision of the company's facilities to prevent
thefts recurring.

He said that, according to Law No. 3/1989, people who
intentionally disrupt telecommunications systems could face a
maximum punishment of four years in jail fines of up to Rp 40
million (US$4,444). (jun)