Jakarta, Dec. 22 -- Indonesia's communications ministry has dispatched telecommunications equipment to accelerate network recovery in disaster-affected areas of Sumatra, with Aceh prioritized as service disruptions there remain significant, officials said on Monday.

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, in cooperation with Telkomsel, Indonesia's largest mobile network operator and a subsidiary of state-owned Telkom Indonesia, sent 100 generators, 500 mobile phones, 50 batteries, and 50 rectifiers, Public Communications and Media Director General Fifi Aleyda Yahya said.

"The distribution of these generators is focused on speeding up recovery efforts in Aceh, particularly in Aceh Tamiang District, Gayo Lues District, and Bene...