By Rupinder SinghPublished: 2010/08/09
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) (4863) anticipates demand for its Streamyx broadband packages to rise as it offers cheaper services to lower income households.
"With the availability of low-cost broadband by TM, I am confident that ICT can be spread and absorbed by each and every Kuala Lumpur citizen," TM Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa told pressmen in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday.
The event in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, marked the Klang Valley launch of TM's Komputer 1Malaysia netbook and Streamyx broadband from just RM38 per month for 24 months.
The new and affordable broadband and netbook package is aimed at increasing the personal computer and broadband penetration rates. Malaysia wants half of its households to have broadband services by the end of this hear.
So far, TM has 1.75 million Streamyx customers.
"With the affordable PC bundle, TM has made broadband an affordable option that can now be available in more Malaysian households," he said.
The programme, he hopes, will help everyone gain access to the Internet with better content, application and speed.
"With the increase in the scale of Internet usage it would help in reducing cost and increase the spread which would in turn help us gain more customers," he said.
Apart from this package, TM has also dedicated itself to setting up ICT infrastructure to fulfil the needs of residents and businesses in Kuala Lumpur.
TM has 17 exchanges around Kuala Lumpur that supplies fixed line services to more than 240,00 subscribers.
To be eligible for the broadband with netbook package, the potential subscriber must be from a household with a monthly income of RM3,000 and below for rural residents throughout the country, or a monthly income of RM5,000 and below for those living in urban areas.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/telkom07/Article/
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
TM to review broadband rates periodically
Published: 2010/08/06
Telekom Malaysia (TM) will review broadband rates from time to time to keep the Internet service cheap to enable more people to subscribe to the service, says chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie.
He said TM was giving this commitment in tandem with the government's goal to ensure Internet penetration in the country, especially in rural areas, isincreased to 75 per cent by the end of 2015.
TM however has no plans to reduce the broadband subscription rate in the near future owing to service cost and the service provided by other companies in the market place was still at competitive level, he said.
"Actually, Telekom Malaysia's Streamyx broadband service is cheap. There is a package for only RM38 a month. The people can subscribe to this affordable rate with a speed of 384 kilobit per second," he told reporters after the launch of TM's smart school adoption programme by Kedah Education Director Shahidan AbdulRahman at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tembak in Kuala Ketil.
Dr Halim said the people can subscribe to a faster broadband service by paying a bit more or sign up for the High Speed Broad Band (HSBB) at RM149 a month. - Bernama
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Telekom Malaysia (TM) will review broadband rates from time to time to keep the Internet service cheap to enable more people to subscribe to the service, says chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie.
He said TM was giving this commitment in tandem with the government's goal to ensure Internet penetration in the country, especially in rural areas, isincreased to 75 per cent by the end of 2015.
TM however has no plans to reduce the broadband subscription rate in the near future owing to service cost and the service provided by other companies in the market place was still at competitive level, he said.
"Actually, Telekom Malaysia's Streamyx broadband service is cheap. There is a package for only RM38 a month. The people can subscribe to this affordable rate with a speed of 384 kilobit per second," he told reporters after the launch of TM's smart school adoption programme by Kedah Education Director Shahidan AbdulRahman at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tembak in Kuala Ketil.
Dr Halim said the people can subscribe to a faster broadband service by paying a bit more or sign up for the High Speed Broad Band (HSBB) at RM149 a month. - Bernama
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P1 introduces its latest 4G modem
Published: Friday August 6, 2010 MYT 4:00:00 PM
Updated: Friday August 6, 2010 MYT 4:01:31 PM
PETALING JAYA: Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1) today introduced the DX-230, its latest and most advanced 3-in-1 WiMAX modem with built-in WiFi, voice ports, and local area network ports for enhanced wireless 4G broadband experience.
In a statement, the company said the new DX-230 WiMAX modem had greatly enhanced features to deliver even better 4G broadband performance to home and small office users.
P1 chief executive officer Michael Lai said: “With the new DX-230 3-in-1 4G modem, we’ve made home and small office networking simple and affordable. With everything built into the DX-230, users no longer need to purchase modems and routers separately. Everything is contained in one sleek and modern design.”
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/6/business/20100806160550&sec=business
Updated: Friday August 6, 2010 MYT 4:01:31 PM
PETALING JAYA: Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1) today introduced the DX-230, its latest and most advanced 3-in-1 WiMAX modem with built-in WiFi, voice ports, and local area network ports for enhanced wireless 4G broadband experience.
In a statement, the company said the new DX-230 WiMAX modem had greatly enhanced features to deliver even better 4G broadband performance to home and small office users.
P1 chief executive officer Michael Lai said: “With the new DX-230 3-in-1 4G modem, we’ve made home and small office networking simple and affordable. With everything built into the DX-230, users no longer need to purchase modems and routers separately. Everything is contained in one sleek and modern design.”
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/6/business/20100806160550&sec=business
Monday, August 2, 2010
UAE, Saudi to ban BlackBerry services
Published: Monday August 2, 2010 MYT 8:27:00 AM
Updated: Monday August 2, 2010 MYT 8:36:45 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub.
The government cited a potential security threat because encrypted data sent on the devices is moved abroad, where it cannot be monitored for illegal activity.
But the decision — quickly followed by a similar move in Saudi Arabia — raises questions about whether the conservative Gulf nations are trying to further control content they deem politically or morally objectionable.
BlackBerry phones have a strong following in the region, not only among foreign professionals in commercial centers such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but also among youth who see their relatively secure communication channels as a way to avoid unwanted government attention.
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, a man talks on his smart phone at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE said Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) "Yes that's true, but it can also be used by civil society campaigners and activists."
The UAE's decision will prevent hundreds of thousands of BlackBerry users from accessing e-mail and the Web on their handsets starting in October.
It's unclear whether the ban will extend to foreign visitors with roaming services, including the roughly 100,000 passengers who pass through the region's busiest airport in Dubai each day.
The ban risks further damaging the UAE's reputation as a relatively easy place to do business.
Dubai, one of seven hereditary sheikdoms in the federation, in particular has sought to turn itself into a global finance, trade and tourism hub.
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010 file photo, a BlackBerry smart phone is displayed at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain. The UAE said Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Neighboring Saudi Arabia quickly indicated it planned to follow suit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File) Residents say the BlackBerry crackdown will only do more harm, making foreign businesses think twice before setting up shop in the country.
"They'll think now they've banned the BlackBerry, maybe next time it'll be the Internet," said Shakir Mahmood, a Dubai-based debt collector and Blackberry user originally from Iraq.
This isn't the first time BlackBerry and Emirati officials have had run-ins over security and the popular handsets, a fixture in professionals' pockets and purses the world over.
Last year, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. criticized a directive by the UAE state-owned mobile operator Etisalat telling the company's BlackBerry users to install software described as an "upgrade" required for "service enhancements."
RIM said tests showed it was in fact spy software that could allow outsiders to access private information stored on the phones. It strongly distanced itself from Etisalat's decision and told users how to remove the software.
Within hours of Sunday's UAE decision to block BlackBerry services, a telecommunications official in neighboring Saudi Arabia said the desert kingdom would do the same, starting later this month. The Saudi official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said the country's telecommunications regulator would issue a statement soon.
Ali Mohammed of Saudi Telecom, however, said the company had "not received any instructions about BlackBerry from the ministry."
Government censors in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE routinely block access to websites and other media deemed to carry content that runs contrary to the nations' conservative Islamic values or that could stoke political unrest.
Regulators in the UAE say BlackBerry devices operate outside a set of national security and safety laws enacted in 2007, the year after the BlackBerry debuted in the UAE. They say they are concerned some BlackBerry services "allow users to act without any legal accountability, causing judicial, social and national security concerns."
The government said it is singling out the BlackBerry, and not other smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Nokia Corp. handsets, because the Blackberry is the only one that automatically sends users' data to servers overseas.
Unlike other smart phones, BlackBerry devices use a system that updates a user's inbox by sending encrypted messages through company servers abroad, including RIM's home country of Canada.
Users like the system because it is seen as more secure, but it also makes BlackBerry messages far harder to monitor than ones sent through domestic servers that authorities can more easily tap into, analysts say.
"This is the irony, that it's the device with the highest security features. These same security features that corporations like have become an issue of national security for the government," said Simon Simonian, an analyst at Dubai-based investment bank Shuaa Capital. "The UAE doesn't want to take any chances and they want to monitor what is going on in the country."
The dispute highlights an ongoing tug-of-war between autocratic governments determined to control what information citizens consume online and share with others, and technology providers whose loyalties lie with their customers and shareholders.
Similar tensions erupted earlier this year between China and Google Inc. after the Internet company said it would stop censoring its search results in the country. After China warned it might not renew its license, Google agreed to obey local laws and stop automatically switching mainland users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site.
Emirati authorities are eager to portray an image of a safe and stable society free from the extremism found elsewhere in the region. They have taken steps to crack down on terror financing and efforts by neighboring Iran to sidestep international sanctions over its nuclear program.
Davidson cited alarm in the UAE and other Gulf nations over the role online organization played in helping to drive anti-government protests in Iran during the 2009 elections as a factor in their moves to tighten Internet controls.
Emirati regulators said in a statement they sought to reach a compromise with RIM on their concerns, but failed to come to an agreement.
"With no solution available and in the public interest ... BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry E-mail and BlackBerry Web-browsing services will be suspended until an acceptable solution can be developed and applied," said the director-general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Mohamed al-Ghanim.
"BlackBerry appears to be compliant in similar regulatory environments of other countries, which makes noncompliance in the UAE both disappointing and of great concern," he added in a statement carried on state news agency WAM.
A spokeswoman for RIM said the Canadian company had no immediate comment.
Other countries, including India and the Gulf state of Bahrain, have also raised concerns about BlackBerry messaging features, but have not blocked them outright.
RIM said in a statement last week it "respects both the regulatory requirements of government and the security and privacy needs of corporations and consumers."
The company declined to disclose details of talks it has had with regulators in the more than 175 countries where it operates, but defended its phones' security features as "widely accepted" by customers and governments.
Etisalat and Du, the UAE's two state-run telephone companies, said they are working on alternative services for their BlackBerry customers.
RIM does not disclose the number of BlackBerry users in the UAE. However, analyst Simonian estimated there are "hundreds of thousands" of BlackBerry users in the country.
None contacted by The Associated Press on Sunday said they supported the pending ban.
"I find it irritating, actually. It's a service everyone is using, and all of a sudden, they're just going to disconnect it?" said a 30-year-old manager at a Dubai mall who would give only his first name, Khalid, because he did not want to attract attention from the authorities. - AP
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/2/business/20100802083238&sec=business
YTL Communications, Intel sign pact
Published: 2010/08/02
In a statement here today, YTL Comms said working with Intel to offer WiMAX-ready devices was an integral part of the strategy to unveil the company's 4G network, which was expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year.
Its chief executive officer, Wing Lee, said the collaboration would include interoperability test on its 4G network by Intel to enable compatibility with its WiMAX/WiFi wireless chipset.
"Intel will also provide WiMAX-embedded laptops which will be certified and ready for use on our 4G network," he said.
Meanwhile, Intel Malaysia''s country manager, Ryaz Perez, said the collaboration would boost WiMAX subscription and help Malaysia''s National Broadband Plan achieve 50 per cent penetration rate by the end-2010. -- Bernama
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Jalenas hires foreign professionals to resolve snag
Monday August 2, 2010
By B.K. SIDHU
bksidhu@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: Jalenas Sdn Bhd has hired three foreigners to lead the company to help it deliver its promises of a open access high-speed broadband network to the nation after over a year’s delay.
The company appointed James Angelone as its CEO, Niclas Sonesson as the chief technology officer/chief operating office and Boyan Krosnov, the director for network operations recently.
Angelone has spent nearly 30 years in the telecoms industry of which 22 were in the Asia-Pacific region. He has worked in various positions with different companies.
James Angelone ... ‘We are only looking at US$10mil funding.’
He started with AT&T in the United States, moved to Lucent Technologies Inc and later to PacketFront, Jazz International Marketing and BroadSoft Korea.
His latest post before Jalenas was vice-president, global sales and marketing with Samsung SDS in South Korea. He holds an MBA in Business Management from the Almeda College & University in Idaho, United States.
Angelone is confident that with his expertise and that of his other colleagues, Jalenas will be able to roll out services for consumers in the country.
“With proper network planning and the right partners, we would be able to roll out fibre to 300 homes in Kuantan by end-October,” Angelone said in an interview.
Sonesson, the CTO/COO, was co-founder of PacketFront AB (a open-access solution provider). He had connected and serviced the first 130,000 homes in less than one year for a national deployment of fibre to the home (FTTH) project in Sweden. He is a telecommunications and home electronics engineer.
Krosnov, the man who will be involved in network operation is a network engineer by profession and was involved in the fibre network deployment in Iceland.
PacketFront is one of two partners Jalenas has teamed up for an open access solution. The other is Maipu (Sichuan) Communications of China for equipment supplies. It is also in talks with several other parties such as Cisco to roll out its network. It may use Tenaga Nasional Bhd poles for FTTH.
“We want to work with partners that are willing to be committed with the project. We believe in what we are doing. We will only work with professionals as we cannot afford to make mistakes since this is a privately-funded project,” Angelone said.
On how Jalenas would fund its network build-up, he said: “Funding will always be challenging, but once we have (part of) the network up, we would get there. We are only looking at US$10mil funding for the initial stages, so the outlay is small and we are also working with partners,” he said.
Despite such optimism that it can source funding and deliver FTTH to 300 homes by end of October, the sceptics are not convinced as this is a capital-intensive business that comes with long gestation period and having the financial muscle in this game will be critical.
“Let me put my team in and we will turn everything upside down for the network roll-out. But we have to grow from small to big. We have to grow through the phases and we will source for funding at the same time,” he said.
Jalenas is a joint venture between High Speed Broadband Technology Sdn Bhd (HSBT) and Pahang Government subsidiary Pahang Technology Resources Sdn Bhd. It has a paid-up capital of RM10mil.
Jalenas and its parent company HSBT have an ambitious plan to invest RM10bil to wire up 2.5 million premises in Malaysia.
HSBT pitched to the Government in 2008 for a privately-funded second network but was turned down with the rationale that Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) was the only company capable of rolling out such a capital-intensive project.
In February, Jalenas said it would wire up Kuantan with high-speed broadband, but only a km of fibre had been laid around the city thus far.
On having to work alongside incumbent TM, Angelone said “it will be an uphill battle but the company wants to prove the sceptics wrong”.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/2/business/6770922&sec=business
By B.K. SIDHU
bksidhu@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: Jalenas Sdn Bhd has hired three foreigners to lead the company to help it deliver its promises of a open access high-speed broadband network to the nation after over a year’s delay.
The company appointed James Angelone as its CEO, Niclas Sonesson as the chief technology officer/chief operating office and Boyan Krosnov, the director for network operations recently.
Angelone has spent nearly 30 years in the telecoms industry of which 22 were in the Asia-Pacific region. He has worked in various positions with different companies.
James Angelone ... ‘We are only looking at US$10mil funding.’
He started with AT&T in the United States, moved to Lucent Technologies Inc and later to PacketFront, Jazz International Marketing and BroadSoft Korea.
His latest post before Jalenas was vice-president, global sales and marketing with Samsung SDS in South Korea. He holds an MBA in Business Management from the Almeda College & University in Idaho, United States.
Angelone is confident that with his expertise and that of his other colleagues, Jalenas will be able to roll out services for consumers in the country.
“With proper network planning and the right partners, we would be able to roll out fibre to 300 homes in Kuantan by end-October,” Angelone said in an interview.
Sonesson, the CTO/COO, was co-founder of PacketFront AB (a open-access solution provider). He had connected and serviced the first 130,000 homes in less than one year for a national deployment of fibre to the home (FTTH) project in Sweden. He is a telecommunications and home electronics engineer.
Krosnov, the man who will be involved in network operation is a network engineer by profession and was involved in the fibre network deployment in Iceland.
PacketFront is one of two partners Jalenas has teamed up for an open access solution. The other is Maipu (Sichuan) Communications of China for equipment supplies. It is also in talks with several other parties such as Cisco to roll out its network. It may use Tenaga Nasional Bhd poles for FTTH.
“We want to work with partners that are willing to be committed with the project. We believe in what we are doing. We will only work with professionals as we cannot afford to make mistakes since this is a privately-funded project,” Angelone said.
On how Jalenas would fund its network build-up, he said: “Funding will always be challenging, but once we have (part of) the network up, we would get there. We are only looking at US$10mil funding for the initial stages, so the outlay is small and we are also working with partners,” he said.
Despite such optimism that it can source funding and deliver FTTH to 300 homes by end of October, the sceptics are not convinced as this is a capital-intensive business that comes with long gestation period and having the financial muscle in this game will be critical.
“Let me put my team in and we will turn everything upside down for the network roll-out. But we have to grow from small to big. We have to grow through the phases and we will source for funding at the same time,” he said.
Jalenas is a joint venture between High Speed Broadband Technology Sdn Bhd (HSBT) and Pahang Government subsidiary Pahang Technology Resources Sdn Bhd. It has a paid-up capital of RM10mil.
Jalenas and its parent company HSBT have an ambitious plan to invest RM10bil to wire up 2.5 million premises in Malaysia.
HSBT pitched to the Government in 2008 for a privately-funded second network but was turned down with the rationale that Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) was the only company capable of rolling out such a capital-intensive project.
In February, Jalenas said it would wire up Kuantan with high-speed broadband, but only a km of fibre had been laid around the city thus far.
On having to work alongside incumbent TM, Angelone said “it will be an uphill battle but the company wants to prove the sceptics wrong”.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/2/business/6770922&sec=business
Lega guna jalur lebar dengan kadar bayaran rendah
MELAKA 1 Ogos - Orang ramai menyambut baik pakej kos rendah netbook dan jalur lebar yang diperkenalkan oleh Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (TM) di negeri ini yang dinamakan Pakej Jalur Lebar TM dengan Komputer 1Malaysia.
Mereka menyifatkan pakej tersebut membolehkan golongan berpendapatan rendah mendapatkan maklumat yang berguna dan mengakses perkhidmatan dengan mudah di hujung jari.
Seorang pesara, Mohd. Tamim Mohd. Said, 70, yang juga salah seorang penerima pakej tersebut berkata, dia memperoleh pakej tersebut untuk kegunaan cucunya.
''Saya dah tua untuk menggunakan netbook tapi saya memohonnya bagi kegunaan cucu kerana mereka wajar didedahkan dengan kemudahan jalur lebar," katanya.
Dia ditemui pada majlis pelancaran Pakej Jalur Lebar TM dengan Komputer 1Malaysia sempena Hari Jawatankuasa Penyelaras Pembangunan Dewan Undangan Negeri (Japerun) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pantai Kundur di Pantai Puteri di sini, hari ini.
Majlis tersebut telah disempurnakan oleh Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam.
Turut hadir Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Pantai Kundur, Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim dan Pengurus Besar Negeri TM Melaka, Zaini Maatan.
Seorang kerani di sebuah syarikat swasta, Tan Hui Kwan, 30, berkata, pakej yang ditawarkan oleh TM adalah jauh lebih murah berbanding pakej lain.
''Kerana mudah selain kemudahan yang disediakan telah membolehkan saya memiliki netbook untuk memudahkan tugas dan urusan harian," katanya.
Katanya, pakej dengan bayaran hanya RM38 sebulan untuk tempoh 24 bulan dilihat amat sesuai untuk golongan berpendapatan rendah.
Bagi Saifulizam Mohd. Noor, 26, pula berkata, pakej yang ditawarkan oleh TM itu telah membolehkan komuniti berpendapatan rendah dapat menggunakan jalur lebar.
Katanya, ia juga dapat merapatkan jurang digital antara masyarakat di negara ini kerana jalur lebar kini dianggap satu keperluan dalam kehidupan.
''Dulu kalau golongan berpendapatan rendah susah untuk memiliki netbook dan kemudahan jalur lebar tetapi kini saya yang berpendapatan tidak seberapa sudah boleh memiliki semua itu," katanya.
Sehubungan itu, Mohd. Noor mahu pakej tersebut terus diperluaskan terutama di kawasan kampung yang jauh dari bandar.
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0802&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_12.htm
Mereka menyifatkan pakej tersebut membolehkan golongan berpendapatan rendah mendapatkan maklumat yang berguna dan mengakses perkhidmatan dengan mudah di hujung jari.
Seorang pesara, Mohd. Tamim Mohd. Said, 70, yang juga salah seorang penerima pakej tersebut berkata, dia memperoleh pakej tersebut untuk kegunaan cucunya.
''Saya dah tua untuk menggunakan netbook tapi saya memohonnya bagi kegunaan cucu kerana mereka wajar didedahkan dengan kemudahan jalur lebar," katanya.
Dia ditemui pada majlis pelancaran Pakej Jalur Lebar TM dengan Komputer 1Malaysia sempena Hari Jawatankuasa Penyelaras Pembangunan Dewan Undangan Negeri (Japerun) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pantai Kundur di Pantai Puteri di sini, hari ini.
Majlis tersebut telah disempurnakan oleh Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam.
Turut hadir Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Pantai Kundur, Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim dan Pengurus Besar Negeri TM Melaka, Zaini Maatan.
Seorang kerani di sebuah syarikat swasta, Tan Hui Kwan, 30, berkata, pakej yang ditawarkan oleh TM adalah jauh lebih murah berbanding pakej lain.
''Kerana mudah selain kemudahan yang disediakan telah membolehkan saya memiliki netbook untuk memudahkan tugas dan urusan harian," katanya.
Katanya, pakej dengan bayaran hanya RM38 sebulan untuk tempoh 24 bulan dilihat amat sesuai untuk golongan berpendapatan rendah.
Bagi Saifulizam Mohd. Noor, 26, pula berkata, pakej yang ditawarkan oleh TM itu telah membolehkan komuniti berpendapatan rendah dapat menggunakan jalur lebar.
Katanya, ia juga dapat merapatkan jurang digital antara masyarakat di negara ini kerana jalur lebar kini dianggap satu keperluan dalam kehidupan.
''Dulu kalau golongan berpendapatan rendah susah untuk memiliki netbook dan kemudahan jalur lebar tetapi kini saya yang berpendapatan tidak seberapa sudah boleh memiliki semua itu," katanya.
Sehubungan itu, Mohd. Noor mahu pakej tersebut terus diperluaskan terutama di kawasan kampung yang jauh dari bandar.
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0802&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_12.htm
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