A FIXED-LINE internet package will be introduced specifically for the B40 group in the country, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

Speaking at the monthly gathering of the Communications and Digital Ministry in Putrajaya  today, he said its secretary-general Mohammad Mentek had been directed to hold negotiations with the relevant parties concerning the package.

“Earlier we announced the portable internet prepaid Unity Package for handphones. After this we will send our negotiator, the secretary-general, to ensure the Unity Package for fixed-line broadband internet becomes a reality,” he said.

Fahmi had previously unveiled the portable internet prepaid Unity Package data plan which costs two times lower at RM5 per month but is three times faster, scheduled to hit the market in February.

The implementation of this package involves five telecommunications (telco) service providers – CelcomDigi, Maxis, UMobile, Telekom Malaysia (TM) and YTL Communications.

He said telco service providers played an important role in completing internet connectivity for the 3% of areas in the country yet to have online access as well as the remaining 97% detected with “potholes”. 

Fahmi said he and his deputy Teo Nie Ching would ensure that internet issues would be resolved as soon as possible. – Bernama, January 31, 2023.