SIM Card Harus Naik, Minimal Rp50 Ribu per Kartu Perdana
SIM Card Prices to Rise, Minimum Rp50 thousand per Starter Packs
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) menyatakan harga kartu Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) perdana harus naik, dari harga rata-rata Rp2 ribu saat ini.
Harga kartu perdana ini disarankan mencapai Rp50 ribu hingga Rp100 ribu per unit, sehingga pemborosan dan tindak kejahatan melalui telepon seluler dapat ditekan.
M Budi Setiawan, Dirjen Sumber Daya dan Perangkat Pos dan Informatika Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika, sekaligus Ketua BRTI, mengatakan pihak regulator sedang membahas harga yang ideal untuk kartu SIM perdana.
Artinya, harga baru kartu perdana tidak harus di level Rp 100 ribu per kartu. Harga baru kartu perdana ini akan diatur dalam revisi Rancangan Peraturan Menteri (RPM) tentang Registrasi Pelanggan Jasa Telekomunikasi.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Body (BRTI) said the price of prepaid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) starter packs should be raise from the current average of Rp 2,000.
It is suggested that starter packs pricing to reach between Rp50,000 (US$4.99) and Rp100,000 per unit, thus crimes committed via cellular phones and excessive card switching can be suppressed.
M Budi Setiawan, Director General of Resources, Post Equipment and Informatics at the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), who also serves as chairperson of BRTI, said regulator is discussing ideal price for SIM starter pack, which means the new price should not be within the range of Rp100,000 a card.
This new SIM starter pack pricing will be stipulated in the Ministry Regulation Draft on Registration of Telecommunication Service Subscribers.
