Road project cuts off 5,000 phones

Road project cuts off 5,000 phones

JAKARTA (JP): As many as 5,000 telephone lines in Tangerang,
which have been disrupted since Friday, have yet to be made
operable.

The head of PT Telkom West Jakarta Office, Jimmy R. Villanueva
said the disruption was due to the enlargement project of Jl.
Raya Serang.

"The project works have damaged the optical fiber connecting
the Automatic Telephone Stations in Tangerang and Balaraja. The
telephone lines beginning with 595 have been disconnected for
several days," Jimmy said.

He added that marathon repair works are on-going.

"Those whose telephone lines are disrupted for more than seven
days will be freed from one month's fee as compensation," Bambang
Riady Oemar, the head of Regional II Division, was quoted by
Antara as saying. (sur)