Cell Phones Rule in City Households

Cell Phones Rule in City Households
The increasing number of telecommunications equipment producers has increased the city’s access to digital products, an expert says. Indonesian Telecommunication Society (MASTEL) head Mas Wigrantara Roes Setiyadi said this has lured many people from the lower income brackets to use sophisticated gadgets. Nowadays, people feel the need to have a connected network, in order to reach or be reached by other people. Even elementary school graduates can use mobile phones. Jakarta Statistics Agency record show more than half of Jakarta’s households, or some 59,8 percent, have cell phone. Households in South Jakarta have the highest rate of cell phone penetration, with cell phones in 67,6 percent of homes, followed by East Jakarta 59, 6 percent, Central Jakarta 58, 4 percent, West Jakarta 57 percent and North Jakarta 54,7 percent.