ocr: With 13,677 islands spread across over 3,000 miles and three time zones, communications arean obvious government priority. Indonesia was an early entrant into satellite communications and a countrywide, satellite-based telephone system is being installed. Indonesia's road and shipping intrastructure is also being improved. Ports are being extendedand there is al new motorway betweenjakcarta and Bandung. The toll roads aroundjakarta are contractedto President Suharto's daughter, Siti.
