en.Wedoany.com Reported - Fadhilah Mathar, President of the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) under Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, stated that the presence of Starlink satellite internet services in the country is not a threat but rather one of the solutions to expand nationwide connectivity. Fadhilah made this statement on June 12 during a visit to Maratua Island in Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province. Observing that local residents widely use SpaceX's Starlink services, he considered this a concrete example of commercial service providers filling the gap left by government infrastructure.

Fadhilah emphasized that BAKTI's mission differs from that of commercial telecommunications service providers like Starlink. The agency does not build networks for residential areas but focuses on providing internet access to public service facilities in underdeveloped, frontier, and remote (3T) regions, including schools, community health centers, village offices, Indonesian National Armed Forces posts, micro, small, and medium enterprises, and places of worship. Fadhilah noted that the residential market falls under Starlink's domain, and BAKTI also benefits from this, as Starlink's presence helps the agency serve previously uncovered residential areas.

Fadhilah explained that the government has limited capacity and budget for telecommunications infrastructure, and the involvement of providers like Starlink helps accelerate internet penetration without increasing the burden on the state budget. The fewer subsidies the government provides, the more people can independently use commercial services. BAKTI believes that the emergence of commercial players expands the options for people to access the internet, while the government continues to ensure telecommunications services are available in commercially unviable locations. The case of Maratua Island shows that residents obtain public facility networks through BAKTI while independently using Starlink for residential needs, with collaboration between the government and the private sector accelerating the equalization of nationwide internet access.

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