Leases SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued k. Intangible assets
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS As of September 30, 2014 and for the Nine months Period Then Ended unaudited
Figures in tables are expressed in billions of rupiah, unless otherwise stated
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ii. Cellular and fixed wireless telephone revenues Revenues from postpaid service, which consist of usage and monthly charges, are recognized
as follows: Airtime and charges for value added services are recognized based on usage by
subscribers. Monthly subscription charges are recognized as revenues when incurred by subscribers.
Revenues from prepaid card subscribers, which consist of the sale of starter packs also known as SIM cards in the case of cellular and RUIM in the case of fixed wireless
telephone and start-up load vouchers and pulse reload vouchers, are recognized as follows: Sales of SIM and RUIM cards are recognized as revenue upon delivery of the starter
packs to distributors, dealers or directly to customers. Sales of pulse reload vouchers either bundled in starter packs or sold as separate items
are recognized initially as unearned income and recognized proportionately as usage revenue based on duration and total of successful calls made and the value added
services used by the subscribers or the expiration of the unused stored value of the voucher.
Unutilized promotional credits are netted against unearned income. iii. Interconnection revenues
The revenues from network interconnection with other domestic and international telecommunications carriers are recognized monthly on the basis of the actual recorded traffic
for the month. Interconnection revenues consist of revenues derived from other operators’ subscriber calls to the Company and subsidiaries’subscribers incoming and calls between
subscribers of other operators through the Company and subsidiaries’ network transit. iv. Data, internet and information technology service revenues
Revenues from data communication and internet are recognized based on service activity and performance which are measured by the duration of internet usage or based on the fixed
amount of charges depending on the arrangements with customers. Revenues from sales, installation and implementation of computer software and hardware,
computer data network installation service and installation are recognized when the goods are delivered to customers or the installation takes place.
Revenue from computer software development service is recognized using the percentage-of- completion method.
v. Revenues from network Revenues from network consist of revenues from leased lines and satellite transponder
leases which are recognized over the period in which the services are rendered.
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA Tbk AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS As of September 30, 2014 and for the Nine months Period Then Ended unaudited
Figures in tables are expressed in billions of rupiah, unless otherwise stated
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vi. Other telecommunications service revenues Revenues from other telecommunications services consist of Revenue-Sharing Arrangements
“RSA” and sales of other telecommunication services or goods. The RSA are recorded in a manner similar to capital leases where the property and
equipment and obligation under RSA are reflected in the consolidated statement of financial position. All revenues generated from the RSA are recorded as a component of revenues,
while a portion of the investors’ share of the revenues from the RSA is recorded as finance costs with the balance treated as a reduction of the obligation under RSA.
Universal Service Obligation “USO” compensation from construction activities to design, build and finance assets for the grantor is recognized on the stage of completion basis.
Revenues from operating and maintenance activities in respect of the assets under the concession are recognized when the services are rendered.
In concession contract under USO, the Company and subsidiaries have contractual rights to receive considerations from the grantor. The Company and subsidiaries recognize a financial
asset in their consolidated statement of financial position, in consideration for the services they provide designing, building, operation or maintenance of assets under concession.
Such financial assets are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position as Accounts Receivable, for the amount of fair value of the infrastructure on initial recognition
and subsequently at amortized cost. The receivable is settled by means of the grantor’s payments received. The financial income calculated on the basis of the effective interest rate
is recognized as finance income. Revenues from sales of other telecommunication services or goods are recognized upon
completion of services and or delivery of goods to customers. vii. Multiple-element arrangements
Where two or more revenue-generating activities or deliverables are sold under a single arrangement, each deliverable that is considered to be a separate unit of accounting is
accounted for separately. The total revenue is allocated to each separately identifiable component based on the relative fair value of each component and the appropriate revenue
recognition criteria are applied to each component as described above. viii. Agency relationship
Revenues from an agency relationship are recorded based on the gross amount billed to the customers when the Company and subsidiaries act as principal in the sale of goods and
services. Revenues are recorded based on the net amount retained the amount paid by the customer less amount paid to the suppliers because in substance, the Company and
subsidiaries act as agents and earned commission from the suppliers of the goods and services sold.
ix. Customer loyalty programme The Company and subsidiaries operate a loyalty point programme, which allows customers to
accumulate points for every certain multiple of the usage of telecommunication services. The points can then be redeemed in the future for free or discounted products, provided other
qualifying conditions are achieved.