I call it a rumour because that's all it appears to be at the moment. From what I have read / dug up this morning, none of the big operators are willing to admit there is anything going on and it's a government push to consolidate the smaller operators from 11 or so down to a couple.
Some company execs claim to have not even had meetings to discuss this.
President Widodo wants a few telcos at the most and has indicated possibly controlling one through government funds due to a slow down in growth after this last year.
Besides, it's hard for TV2U to put out a statement if they (and the telcos) don't know what's going on. So they may as well carry on.
Some links to clear up the confusion:
https://translate.google.com.au/tra...anggapi-isu-merger-tiga-operator/&prev=search
https://translate.googleusercontent...erger/&usg=ALkJrhjz5xQ-7DKGivrB_FooKxKhhohJSQ
https://translate.googleusercontent...nesia/&usg=ALkJrhiDj2hsN4NrpygZqbxXKQK_SVVFOw
http://operatorwatch.3g4g.co.uk/2018/01/overview-indonesia-mobile-operators-and.html
http://industri.kontan.co.id/news/industri-telekomunikasi-didorong-konsolidasi-lagi
