Telkom must stop advertising itself

Telkom must stop advertising itself

From Rakyat Merdeka

On Aug. 10, 1999, I submitted an application for the
installation of a new telephone line in my residence in the Tegal
Alur Kalideres area to the state-owned company Telkom of Sumur
Bor chapter, Kalideres, West Jakarta. Unfortunately, I am still
waiting for the telephone line to be connected and have to be
content keeping my phone number 6069027 and application number
1248899. I used to dial number 162 (Telkom's inquiry service) to
ask about the matter and was invariably told that there was not
yet a telephone line network in my area. Now, 162 has been
changed into number 147 but I still get the same reply about my
application.

To my astonishment, a neighbor of mine got a telephone
connection this year a week after his application had been
submitted. When my wife complained about our telephone connection
to Telkom officers installing my neighbor's telephone connection,
one of them offered his assistance for a payment of Rp 1.2
million.

When will Telkom eradicate the practice of corruption and
collusion? Telkom must take stringent measures against its
delinquent employees.

Telkom should not advertise about new telephone connections if
it lacks telephone networks.

M YASAN

Jakarta