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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Ministry to connect 53,000 villages with Internet next year

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 09/08/2009 10:47 PM

The Information and Communication Ministry has aimed to connect the remaining 53,528 villages across the country with Internet next year.

"All villages should have Internet connections by 2010 at the latest," minister Muhammad Nuh said on Tuesday.

Of the total 72,000 villages in the country, only about 19,000 were connected to Internet so far, kompas.com reported.

The ministry has also planned to build 30 TV transmitters in border areas.

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