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The Telecommunications Law was implemented through several Government Regulations, Ministerial Regulations and Ministerial Decrees. The most important of such regulations include:
- Government Regulation No.522000 regarding Telecommunications Services.
- MoCI Regulation No.1PERM.KOMINFO012010 dated January 25, 2010 regarding Operation of Telecommunications
Networks. -
MoC Decree No.KM.212001 regarding the Provision of Telecommunications Services that was most recently amended by MoCI Regulation No.82015 regarding the Fourth Amendment of Decree of the Minister of Communication No.KM.212001
regarding the Provision of Telecommunications Services. -
MoC Decree No.332004 regarding Supervision of Healthy Competition in the Provision of Fixed Network and Basic Telephony Services.
- MoC Decree No.KM.42001 dated January 16, 2001 regarding the Determination of Fundamental Technical Plan National
2000 for National Telecommunications Development most recently amended by MoCI Regulation No.172014 dated June 4, 2014 regarding the seventh amendment of MoC Decree No.KM.42001 regarding the Determination of Fundamental
Technical Plan National 2000 for National Telecommunications Development.
2. Telecommunications Regulators
In February 2005, the authority to regulate the telecommunications industry was transferred from the MoC to a newly-established Ministry, the MoCI. Pursuant to authorities assigned to him through Telecommunication Law, the Minister of Communication
and Information sets policies, regulates, supervises and controls telecommunications industry in Indonesia. On October 28, 2010, MoCI engaged in certain organizational and administrative reforms that included transferring licensing and regulatory authority to
two newly established general directorates, the Directorate General of Posts and Informatics Resources and Equipment
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4. Introduction of Competition in the Indonesian Telecommunications Industry In 1995, we were granted a monopoly to provide local fixed line telecommunications services until December 31, 2010, and DLD
services until December 31, 2005. Indosat and Satelindo which subsequently merged with Indosat were granted a duopoly for provision of basic international telecommunications services until 2004.
As a consequence of the Telecommunications Law, the Government terminated our exclusive rights to provide domestic fixed line telephone and DLD services and Indosat
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8. Interconnection
The Telecommunications Law expressly prohibits monopolistic and unfair business practices and requires network providers to allow users to access other users or obtain services from other networks by paying interconnection fees agreed upon by each
network operator. Government Regulation No.522000 dated July 11, 2000 regarding Telecommunications Operations provides that interconnection charges between two or more network operators must be transparent, mutually agreed upon and fair.
On February 8, 2006, the MoCI issued Regulation No.8PERM.KOMINFO022006 on Interconnection
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MoCI Regulation No.112010 recognizes IPTV as a convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, multimedia and electronic transactions and provides that only a consortium comprising at least two Indonesian entities may be licensed as an IPTV provider.
Referring to MOCI Regulation No.152014, the licenses that we needed, among others: a local fixed network license, mobile network or fixed closed network license, b operating internet accessISP license, and c broadcasting operation of subscription
television broadcasting services institution license.
In the Government Regulation No.522005 regarding the Broadcasting Implementation of Broadcasting Subscription Institute LPB mentioned that the broadcasting could be conducted via satellite, cable and terrestrial. Broadcasting via satellite could
reach nationwide, while cable and terrestrial have a range of a particular region. LPB licenses of broadcasting via satellite owned by PT Indonusa Telkomvision became our legal basis became our legal basis to enforce IPTV services nationally.
11. Satellite
