Indonesia says it is working to make high-speed communications more affordable and available by increasing competition in the marketplace. Trish Anderton reports from Jakarta.
Indonesia’s new communications minister, Muhammad Nuh, says the price of Internet service in the world’s fourth most-populous country is too high. He blames that partly on companies taking excessive profits, and partly on a lack of direct connections to the outside world.
There are only two telecommunications hubs linking Indonesia to other countries, he says, which makes it a less attractive market for investors. Nuh plans to address that by establishing new connections with Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines. He also hopes to recruit more companies to establish operations in the country.
Source: voanews.com
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