Public phones damaged

Public phones damaged

TANGERANG (JP): Most of the few public telephones in Curug,
Cimone, and Karawaci areas in Tangerang have been out-of-order
for some time, without the local PT Telkom telecommunication
doing anything to rectify the problem.

One has to spend hours moving from one phone box to another
just to find an operative one.

The bad condition of the public phones and the lack of
telephone lines in the three areas have enabled a local Wartel
(privately-owned telecommunication stand) to rake in a good
profit, despite its rate for local calls being higher. (bsr)