Rp 1b loss for Bogor's Telkom

Rp 1b loss for Bogor's Telkom

BOGOR (JP): The Bogor office of state Telecommunication
company PT Telkom suffered a Rp 1 billion loss in the past year
due to widespread vandalization of property such as public phone
booths, spokesman Harismaya said on Monday.

"If we also include the amount of looted rupiah coins, the
loss would be much greater," Harismaya said.

There are 4,121 public phone booths located in Bogor, Cibinong
and Depok, he said. "And about 10 percent of the total amount is
reportedly damaged every month."

He said the company found it difficult to repair the damaged
phone booths. "We fix one phone booth, but another is wrecked.
It's like playing hide-and-seek with the looters."

Harismaya urged people to take care of the property and stop
tampering with the public facilities.

"We hope to obtain a Rp 7 billion income target from the coin
phones this year," he said. (24/edt)