South Solok Regency Government Boosts Regional Completion Without Signal

The Deputy Regent of South Solok, Yulian Efi (third left) submits a proposal for assistance for the construction of BTS and V-SAT / Photo: Antara

PADANG - The government of South Solok Regency, West Sumatra, continues to boost efforts to eradicate areas without access to telecommunication networks and difficult signals to reach digital border districts. Deputy Regent of South Solok Yulian Efi in Padang Aro, Monday 27 June, said his party had met with Telkom West Sumatra and Telkomsel Padang, who continued to visit the Communication and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) Kominfo in Jakarta, Wednesday, June 22. The Base Transceiver Station (BTS) or telecommunications tower is currently intended for underdeveloped areas and the Eastern region." Pak Danny promised to continue to carry out the aspirations that have been conveyed by the South Solok Regency Government, especially for areas that are difficult to access by transportation and which are still lagging behind. , he said who was asked accompanied by the Head of the South Solok Communication and Information Office, Firdaus Firman. He said that the South Solok Regency Government is currently building digitalization in various sectors, one of which is the application of discipline through online attendance. -areas that are difficult to signal and have no signal or blankspot. Of the total 172 state schools (kindergarten, elementary, junior high), 42 of them or almost a quarter are in blankspot and signal-difficulty areas. Including as many as 8 village/nagari offices or 20 percent of the total 39 nagari are still in the blankspot area or signal is difficult.

"And this will certainly hinder the digitalization that is being actively built and as well as improving services to the community," he said as quoted by Antara. reaching 632 square kilometers and a population of more than 16 thousand, in this sub-district there are only 5 telecommunication towers with hilly contours. The number of towers, he said, is only able to provide communication access to 57.9 percent of the population, while 42.1 percent are still blankspots. He added that his party had submitted 34 proposals for the procurement of V-SAT in South Solok, as well as 16 proposals for the construction of BTS, where all the requirements have been completed, and the verification has been approved through the PASTI BAKTI application.