Table 2.2.  The Map of Indonesia ISP Market by 2000   2001 

ISP CUSTOMER 

(subscribers) 

LinkNet 100.000 

TelkomNet 100.000 

IndosatNet 41.000 

CBN 35.000 

IndoNet 15.000* 

RadNet >20.000 

Centrin >20.000 

Dnet >10.000 

MegaNet >10.000 

Idola 4.000** 

Sourace: APJII 

Note: *) for Jakarta only **) majority of company 

However, the Internet utility rate in Indonesia is still lower compared with other 

country in Asia. This is indicated by only 2 million people or less than 1 percent 

of the total 210 million population. Comparison of the Internet user in Indonesia 

and the other Asian countries can be seen in the following table.  

Table 2.3. Total Internet Use Per Hundred Populations in Several Asian 

Countries  

Country 

Internet Penetration % 

Singapore 46.0 

South Korea 

43.0 

Taiwan 36,4 

Hong Kong 

29.5 

China 23.0 

Source : Indonesia Cyber Industry and Market, 2001

The total Internet user in Asia Pacific at the moment 25.7 million user and it is 

predicted to be 141 million users by 2004, while in Indonesia it is estimated will 

reach by 8 million. This low of Internet utility rate in Indonesia is among others is 

due the low of computer ownership. Based on a study conducted by International 

Data Corporation indicated that in several big cities in Indonesia there are only 5 

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