Phone registration

Phone registration

Concerning the article headlined Phone providers clueless over
prepaid card registration, it is explained that "The issuance of
a ministerial regulation requiring prepaid card cell phone
subscribers to register with cellular providers is causing
confusion among the companies."

And, "Three major cellular providers -- PT Telkomsel, PT
Indosat and PT Excelcomindo Pratama -- acknowledged that they
were still assessing which measures would be feasible to
implement and best suit the interests of their customers and
card vendors."

Why confusion? The best interests of all citizens, customers
or not, card vendors or not, is registration, so that terrorists
will know that using a cellular system for explosive detonations
can be traced back to them.

If these super tech big three are still confused, let them
seek guidance from the Thais, who have threatened to block
service to non-registered phones.

And guess what -- an article I saw on BBC News also reported
that there were long lines of people waiting to register their
phones. Freedom to choose -- register your phone or have it
blocked.

You have to talk to people in language they understand and put
security ahead of almighty profit.

Richard E. Hartman
Bandung