Menkomdigi Asks Opsel To Give Free Quota To Residents Around Mount Lewotobi Men-Laki

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid (photo: dock. Komdigi)

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Digital Meutya Hafid asked all cellular operators in Indonesia to provide free internet quotas or access to people around Mount Lewotobi Laki, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) that erupted a few days ago.

According to Meutya, this aims to support the needs of students' schools and also provide the public with access to the latest information on the condition on Mount Lewotobi Laki.

"We ask all cellular operators to provide vouchers/couts to the public so they can access the internet for free," Meutya said in her official broadcast quoted Wednesday, November 20.

Not only that, the Minister of Trade also asked the South Police to build an integrated post as a customer care service to the community there.

Meutya admitted that this appeal was a directive from the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto to ensure that internet and communication services could be used by the people around Mount Lewotobi.

"For that, I have asked all operators to convey a BTS coordinate point that needs to increase network recovery speed and implement a zero rupiah BHP facility for any use of Radio Station Permit-based frequency (ISR), to help when cellular operators need backhaul alternatives when their Fiber Optic-based backhaul is cut off," he added.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Communication and Digital itself has established information centers and media, in order to accelerate the recovery of internet and other telecommunications access in disaster areas.

"This step is taken to ensure that the public obtains accurate information ranging from handling the refugees to accelerating post-disaster recovery," said Director General of Information and Public Communication (Dirjen IKP) of the Ministry of Communication and Industry Prabunindya Revta Revolution at different times.