27 Sea Cable Companies Threatened With KKP Fines, Komdigi Has Not Received Information

Illustration of submarine cables (photo: PLN)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) said it would impose strict sanctions on a number of companies that have a Sea Cable Communication System (SKKL) that are late or have not submitted an annual report on the Adjustment of Marine Spatial Utilization Activities (KKPRL).

Special Staff to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries for Public Relations and Public Communication, Doni Ismanto Darwin, revealed that the obligation to submit annual reports is regulated in Permen KP 28/2021 concerning the Implementation of Marine Spatial Planning.

KKPRL holders have the consequence of a fine of Rp. 5 million per day if it is late or does not submit the KKPRL annual report document according to Permen KP No. 31/2021 concerning the Imposition of Sanctions for the Administrative Sector of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.

"The goal is not to make it difficult, precisely with the annual report we can find out if business actors face problems. Then we bridge the settlement. We want the permits issued to produce productivity," said Doni.

Meanwhile, the Director of Marine Resources Supervision of the Sukono Darwinto KKP revealed that of the 50 KKPRLs for SKKL system implementation activities that were issued, 27 of them had not or were late in submitting annual reports.

His party is currently processing the delivery of the first warning letter to non-compliance KKPRL holders. After SP-1 there will be SP-2. If there is still no good itikat from KKPRL holders to submit annual report documents, of course we will take the administrative sanctions enforcement," said Sumono.

The following is a list of KKPRL holders who are late or have not submitted an annual report:

According to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, SKKL functions as a backbone network connecting islands (domestics) and between countries (international). SKKL provides communication with high bit rates, resistance to radio wave disturbances or noise, is safe, and has a large capacity.

However, the Director of Communication Partnership for Institutions and Public Relations as well as Plt. Director of Public Communication, MarroliJ. Indarto admitted that Komdigi had not received any information about the warning.

"I haven't received any information yet, I'm sorry. I'm afraid of being wrong, there is no (information)," said Marroli when met at the Komdigi office on Friday, June 13.