Minister of Communications and Information

Jakarta - Minister of Communications and Information Mohammad Nuh a year in 2009 as a decrease in tariffs internet.

"This step is a government policy continued after successful lower phone tariffs in 2008 ago," he said on the sidelines of ICT Outlook 2009 in the Hotel Nikko, Jakarta, Thursday (19/2/2009).

Even though you want to rate down, but the government says will not be issued a new regulation this year for tariff reduction menggenjot internet.

"We must be realistic, with the current Internet rates may not go down 100-200 percent. However we still seek ways to help decrease with internet providers in the ease of licensing and market expansion, "said Noah.

The decline in tariffs, especially the Internet, according to the minister is one of the three pillars of government policy so that the digital gap between the cliff of the city and rural communities is not the width.

"ICT (information communication technology) should never be monopolized because it will widen the digital divide cliff. We need to do desakralisasi ICT, "he said.

On the other hand, the Information Center Depkominfo Gatot S Dewa Broto said, can not impose tariffs internet down dramatically this year considering ago in May 2008 the government has issued regulations to lower the rental rates up to 71% network.

"With rent regulation network, the internet retail tariffs down 10-11 percent. But for this year's decline in tariff status quo first, "he said. (Rou / ash)