1. Onno W. Purbo Onno@indo.net.id
Clash of Paradigm
Onno W. Purbo

2. Indonesian Telecomm Act

3. Assumed Structured

4. License Requirement Licensed? From? Network Yes Minister Service
Reseller
No, Agreement w/ Operator -

5. Basic Assumption Technology Expensive Specialized Skilled
Licensed from Gov’t
Invest by Investors
Build by Vendor etc
Run by Operator
For user / customer

6. Paradigm Shift? .. Or Clash?
Old
Technology Expensive
Specialized Skilled
Licensed from Gov’t
Invest by Investors
Build by Vendor etc
Run by Operator
For user
Future? …
Technology Cheaper
Technology Friendly
From the people
People Invest
People build
Run by People
For People

7. Major Obstacle ..
Old paradigm in regulatory framework, i.e., only a licensed operator can run the network.
No room for community based infrastructure.

8. Implanted Divide .. Operators vs. users. Investors vs. users.
Haves vs. the have not.
one close to regulator vs. common people.
one close to operator vs. common people.
one close to political leaders vs. common people.

9. Some problems in licensing ..
Distortion in licensing processes.
Homebrew equipment type approval.
No room for infrastructure that build, run, operate, and for communities.
Frequency is commodity.
The bottom line is “money talk”.

10. Additional Problem …
Local Gov’t Autonomy
Local Gov’t Law & Regulation

11. Local Gov’t Created Regulation
Bandung City Local Gov’t Law #10-11 / 2001.

14. h. Educate and Give License for Telephone Kiosk and Cybercafe Service

16. Tel. Kiosk Rp. 50.000 (US$5)/m^2/year

17. Cybercafe Rp. 50.000 (US$5)/m^2/year

18. Jakarta Local Gov’t Action
Educate the local telecommunication operator
Revoked WiFi equipments
Off-the-record (no written evidence)
US$ to get the equipment back.
Some pays US$ 

19. Jakarta Local Gov’t
Dated 18 April 2002

20. Call The Local Operator
For Violation

21. Bandung Local Gov’t
Dated March 2002

22. Bandung Local Gov’t
Survey The CyberCafes

23. Off-the-record
(no written receipt):
US$10 per visit

24. Local Gov’t Getting The Money

25. Court Order – No CyberCafe License Violation
Bandung Local Gov’t
Court Order – No CyberCafe License Violation

27. Pay the Local Gov’t Official

28. Pay the Local Gov’t Official
Rp (US$50) / Year
License Fee To Local Gov

29. Local Gov’t Give The License

32. Licensed For Running Cybercafe

33. Bandung City
Local Government

34. Bandung City
Mayor

35. Basic Gov’t Need ..
Power
Order
All about  Money!

36. The Solution …

37. Guerrilla Telco Warfare ..
Objectives:
Liberate People From Gov’t Dependence.

38. Guerrilla Telco Warfare ..
Basic Strategies:
Community Education! Education! knowledge transfer, copyleft.
Go for many small but interconnected network.
Self-finance, sustainable  independent community based telecommunication infrastructure.