PT Telkom and Police to create digital hotline
PT Telkom and Police to create digital hotline
JAKARTA (JP): PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia has signed an
agreement with the National Police Force for establishing a
police hotline number and installation of an integrated system
digital network (ISDN) at police headquarters.
The agreement was signed by the Executive Director of the
telecommunication firm, A.A. Nasution, and the National Police
Chief, Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo, at the Jakarta Police headquarters
yesterday.
110, the police telephone hotline number, is to allow access
to the nearest police station without telephone distraction.
The installation of digital network is to ease communication
between police headquarters in Indonesia and those in the
neighboring countries.
Nasution said he hoped that his firm, also known as PT Telkom,
could help police in their attempt to find better solutions to
crimes and other public disturbances.
Dibyo acknowledged PT Telkom's support and said material
support would really help police overcome delays due to
communication problems with the population.
"Sluggishness in receiving reports from the public has been
one of the most serious problems when solving urgent crime
cases," Dibyo said.
"With the hotline provided by PT Telkom, we hope that the
public will also benefit," he said.
During the trial of the ISDN at the Jakarta Police
headquarters yesterday, Dibyo, Nasution and the Jakarta Police
Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata had a brief conversation with
officers at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta
and, later, with unidentified officers in Singapore.
During the trial, however, the ISDN device sometimes failed to
work properly.
The police hotline number, 110, had actually been used before,
but was inactive during the past few years for an unknown reason.
During the first phase of the program, PT Telkom installed
only lines for police stations in the greater Jakarta area and
will later extend the service to all police stations throughout
the country.
In the meantime, Jakartans can dial 110 for help or to report
crimes. According to the plan, the phone will be picked up by the
nearest police precinct, or locally known as polsek.
When The Jakarta Post tried to dial the number yesterday
afternoon from Jl. Palmerah in Central Jakarta, an officer at the
West Jakarta police precinct on Jl. Letjen S. Parman picked up
the phone.
According to the officer, there are five lines installed for
the 110.
"From the time installation was completed last night, we have
received only one or two calls," said the officer, who refused to
be named. (bsr)