JAKARTA - Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives said it would hold an immediate meeting with the Ministry of Communication and Information to discuss further Starlink operations in Indonesia.

Member of Commission I DPR RI Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi emphasized that this meeting was intended to respond to various concerns in the community regarding the presence of Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service.

"All concerns and aspirations from internet service users and industry players will certainly be accommodated and we will ask Kominfo in the near future," Bobby said in his official statement.

Bobby also emphasized that Starlink should continue to use the gateway from Indonesia and the gateway in which there are already state instruments that monitor it, in order to maintain state sovereignty.

"Whether it's (supervision) from the Ministry of Communication and Information. (Regarding) the signal's espionage is in BIN, the signal's security is from BSSN, and there are several other state instruments," continued Bobby.

Furthermore, through his meeting with the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, he can also discuss concerns about the emergence of predatory pricing which has the potential to affect the climate of competition between internet service providers in the country.

"Of course we will pay attention to this and we will ask in a meeting with the Ministry of Communication and Information in the near future," Bobby concluded.


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