Telcos Need To Submit New Packages To MCMC By End Of This Month — No More Deadline Extensions
Gobind Singh Deo, the Minister of Communications and Multimedia revealed on his official twitter account that telcos in the country are given until 30 September 2018 to send in their new plans to MCMC.
Telcos to submit new plans by 30 September 2018
Semua telco perlu kemukakan cadangan pakej baru ke SKMM sebelum 31 Ogos. Permohonan dibuat utk lanjutan masa 2 thn. Kita tolak. Lanjutan diberi kpd 30 Sept. Ini krn SST dilaksana pd 1 Sept dan perlu selesaikan isu2 tertentu spt prepaid dulu. Tiada lanjutan masa lagi diberikan.
— GobindSinghDeo 🇲🇾 (@GobindSinghDeo) September 16, 2018
The move is part of the government’s plan to implement faster internet speeds while also giving them at lower prices to all users. While previously we wrote that the original deadline for the submission was last month on the 1st of August, some telcos applied for an extension of up to two years.
The extension was thankfully rejected by the government. In addition to that, the minister has announced that the price of broadband is expected to be cut by at least 25% within this year.
Source: Lowyat
Pokdepinion: Let’s hope that the telcos indeed take heed of the government’s warning. We’ve been crying out for fast internet speeds and for them to be affordable. I wonder how will they punish those who didn’t managed to follow the rules on time.
