Starko provides free city info

Starko provides free city info

JAKARTA (JP): PT Motorollain Corporation, operator of the
Starko radio beeper service in Indonesia, introduced its latest
free-of-charge service on Wednesday; transmitting brief advice on
the latest situation in Greater Jakarta (Jabotabek) to its local
customers.

The prime information on the first day of the service was
received by Starko pager holders at 1:18 p.m. It read: "Info
Starko: A student brawl is taking place under the Jatinegara
flyover."

About 30 minutes later, the operator radioed about another
student brawl at the Tanah Abang bridge intersection.

A student rally around Merdeka Palace was reported at 2:48
p.m., about half an hour after it began, and another student
protest in front of the Attorney General's Office was transmitted
at 3:26 p.m.

"It's just part of our service to our customers. We'll soon
launch another free information service on, for example, the U.S.
dollar rate," Starko customer relations staffer Intan told The
Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

She said the news on Info Jabotabek was gathered from
"various reliable sources" and Starko crew on the streets.

"We cooperate with no other parties. It's an internal
project," Intan said, adding that all information from other
sources would never be transmitted before Starko staff had made
on-the-spot checks.

Starko pagers using the nationwide service package would not
be able to receive the Info Jabotabek information, she said.
(bsr)