VoIP IPTV Satellite Form 20 F 2013 Annual Report Telkom
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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 “MoCI Regulation No.82006”, mandated a cost-based interconnection tariff scheme for all network and services operators replacing the previous
revenue-sharing scheme. Under the new scheme, interconnection charges are determined by the network operator on which a call terminates based on a long-run incremental cost formula provided under MoCI Regulation No.82006.
MoCI Regulation No.82006 requires operators to submit to the ITRA annual RIO proposals containing proposed interconnection tariffs for the coming year. Operators are required to use the cost-based methodology in preparing RIO proposals, and the ITRA
and MoCI are required to use the same methodology in evaluating the RIO proposals and approving interconnection tariffs. The RIO proposals also include call scenarios, traffic routing, point of interconnection, procedure for requesting and providing
interconnection, and other matters. RIOs must also disclose the type of interconnection services offered and tariffs charged for each service offered. Interconnection access providers are required to implement a queuing system on a First-in-First-Serve basis.
Additionally, network interconnection must be implemented in a transparent and without discrimination.
Pursuant to MoCI Regulation No.82006 and ITRA Letter No.246BRTIVIII2007 dated August 6, 2007, we submitted a RIO proposal to the ITRA in October 2007, which covered adjustments for operational, configuration, technical and service offerings.
In December 2007, we and all other network operators signed new interconnection agreements that superseded previous interconnection agreements between us and other network operators which also amended all interconnection agreements signed in
December 2006. These agreements temporarily served in lieu of RIOs while the ITRA continued to review the RIO proposals received from ourselves and other operators.
On February 5, 2008, the ITRA required that we and other operators begin implementing the cost-based interconnection tariff regime. On April 11, 2008, pursuant to Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication “DGPT” Decree No.2052008, the
ITRA and the MoCI approved RIO proposals from all operators to replace previous interconnection agreements. The RIO approved in 2008 was effective until July 29, 2011 when new interconnection charges were implemented as stipulated in ITRA
Letter No.227BRTIXII2010 dated December 31, 2010 regarding the Implementation of Interconnection Charges in 2011. This is the result of interconnection charges recalculation conducted in 2010 by MoCI that was agreed on by all operators and outlined
in a Memorandum of Understanding. In this process, we were appointed as a default data source for the calculation of fixed wireline and fixed local interconnection tariffs. Our subsidiary, Telkomsel, and Indosat were similary appointed as the default
data source for the calculation cellular interconection tariffs. Meanwhile, Indosat data is positioned as a benchmark for calculating the cost of cellular mobile network interconnection. The results of this interconnection charges reform caused a slight decrease
in interconnection costs.
On December 12, 2011, the ITRA changed the SMS interconnection fee basis from a “Sender Keep All” basis to a cost basis interconnection fee calculation which required certain amendments to RIOs agreed upon in 2011. MoCI Regulation No.82006
stipulates that the RIO of telecommunications network operators generating operating revenue that is equal to or more than 25 of the combined revenues of all telecommunication operators that serve the same respective segment, must obtain ITRA’s
approval, necessitating changes in our and Telkomsel’s RIOs which were approved on June 20, 2012. In 2012, we and Telkomsel were confirmed as telecommunication network operators that are capable of posting revenue of 25 or more of total
operating revenues of all telecommunication operators combined in the respective segments in 2012, through the Decree of the Director General of PPI No.181AKEPDJPPIKOMINFO52012 dated May 16, 2012. Until this report is published, no
recalculation of interconnection fees for 2012 had been done as doing such should have been preceded by an evaluation on interconnection charges in 2011.