A total of 312 point of presence (PoP) areas have been successfully completed across the country as of March 31, 2023, thus benefiting a total of 32,448 premises who are able to subscribe and enjoy high-speed internet.
“This implementation will make locations near rural schools a hub to provide fiber optic broadband infrastructure for the use of schools, industrial areas, nearby government premises and surrounding communities with a radius of 2.5 kilometers to three kilometres,” he said.
He said this at the winding up session of the Supply Bill 2023 (Budget 2023) for the ministry in the National Assembly recently.
According to him, the facility will benefit at least 432,300 premises that will receive this high-speed broadband service by 2025.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the presentation of Budget 2023, has announced an allocation amounting to RM725 million to implement digital connectivity in 47 industrial areas and nearly 3,700 schools.
Meanwhile, Teo said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has so far never received any complaints from any party regarding the existence of eye-catching advertisements displayed through advertisements in online news portals.
“It is true that there are various types of advertisements that appear in cyberspace and some of them are not suitable or do not want to be seen by some people. Therefore, the public is advised to take care of their personal information and avoid clicking on suspicious advertisements. This is because the more often indecent ads are clicked, the higher the risk of such ads being offered,” he said.
He also asked the public to come forward and make a complaint to the MCMC or the
Communications And Multimedia Content Forum Of Malaysia (CMCF), if there are such advertisements on the websites that are being browsed.
