The government will announce a special mobile postpaid package for civil servants tomorrow, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said the special package was offered following complaints received from frontline staff in the field regarding their postpaid subscription prices.
As for the postpaid package for media personnel, Fahmi said discussions will be held with telecommunication service providers (telcos) tomorrow, and the decision regarding the matter will be announced later.
Fahmi said the Communications and Digital Ministry will continue to intensify its efforts to reduce the burden of users and ensure that all levels of society enjoy better services at reasonable prices. Internet prices will drop after the government implements the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP),” he said.
On July 31, Fahmi was reported as saying that internet prices were expected to drop by this September when the MSAP was adopted.
MCMC, in a statement issued on July 11, said the reduction in retail fixed broadband prices following the implementation of the MSAP could only happen once access agreements have been concluded between service providers. It said that currently, most access providers have or are in the process of publishing reference access offers.
