Praise Telkom's Work, DPR asks Compact Management to Develop the Telecommunications Industry

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI of the DPR, Khilmi, praised the work of the President Director (Dirut) of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero), Tbk, Dian Siswarini. In fact, he believes that Dian Siswarini can maximize his work to bring Telkom better than now.

This was conveyed by Khilmi in a working meeting of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives with Telkom at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, June 24. The meeting discussed the performance and roadmap of the corporate work plan for 2026.

"I believe that the CEO will bring the Telkom Group better," said Khilmi.

In its presentation, PT Telkom recorded revenue of IDR 146.7 trillion in FY25, corrected -2.2 percent YoY, in line with macro challenges and competition.

increasingly tight industry. Then, PT Telkom revealed that the Operating Profit (EBITDA) recorded Rp72.2 trillion with an EBITDA margin of 49.2 percent.

At the presentation, Dian said that net profit was affected by strategic steps to improve long-term performance by accelerating depreciation and changes in economic life of certain assets and implementing an early retirement program so that the margin was 12.1 percent.

There is also an acceleration in depreciation and changes in economic life which are non-cash transactions so that although it is recorded as a cost it does not affect cash flow. If normalized, the net profit margin is still competitive at 15.4 percent.

Meanwhile, in the first quarter (Q1) 2026, Telkom recorded revenue of IDR 37.2 trillion. This amount increased by 1.5 percent YoY, in line with the growth of the data and internet portfolio in Ytd March 2026. Furthermore, the operating profit (EBITDA) was recorded at IDR 18.0 trillion with an EBITDA margin of 48.3 percent due to an increase in operating and maintenance expenses.

Meanwhile, net profit was impacted by the transformation process into a strategic holding, including the impact of the change in the economic life of assets carried out in 2025 so that the margin was 11.7 percent. Normalizing, the net profit margin is still maintained at 13.8 percent.

For this achievement, Khilmi hopes that the PT Telkom team can work together to support improvements in things that are still considered less than optimal. Most importantly, he said, Telkom must conduct research related to programs in the future.

"I hope that the cohesiveness of Telkom is well established, the telecommunications industry is growing," he said.