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Satellite problem knocks out thousands of ATMs in Indonesia
Link disrupted by shift in direction of Telkom-1's antenna; it may take two weeks before full service is restored
Published Mon, Aug 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Jakarta
THOUSANDS of automated tellers machines (ATMs) and electronic card payment machines in Indonesia went offline over the weekend, and it might take two more weeks before full service is restored, after an outage from a satellite belonging to state-controlled telcom giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom).
Around 15,000 ground sites across Indonesia were affected by the problem on the Telkom-1 satellite, whose service is used by government agencies, banks, broadcasters and other corporations, Telkom's president director Alex Sinaga told reporters on Monday.
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