Julaihi renews pledge on high speed internet
KUCHING: The Sarawak government remains committed to its aim of expanding internet services to all corners of Sarawak, especially in the rural areas. “Sarawak government agencies, namely Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) together with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will double their efforts towards achieving high speed internet […]
Digital economy agenda will get KL help, assures Annuar
TANJUNG MANIS: Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa has assured that the federal government is committed to assist Sarawak’s digital economy agenda. This is being done by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) together with the Sarawak Multimedia Authority(SMA). “The SMA is like a sister agency of the MCMC to implement connectivity in […]
Elected reps told to work with SMA
KUCHING: Elected representatives in rural areas need to work with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to update communication facilities in their respective areas, said Zaidi Razak. “Representatives need to apply or tell us about the communication network situation in their areas so that SMA as a responsible agency can provide the services to the communities,” he […]
Appeal goes out to landowners to allow telco towers
KUCHING: Landowners in Sarawak have been asked to allow the government to use their land to put up more than 1,000 telecommunication towers over the next one year. “It is understandable that land matters are always close to the people’s hearts as it is priceless and can be very sensitive. However, there is an urgency […]
Migrate to 4G now
KUCHING: It is critical that 3G users migrate to 4G now to ensure minimal disruption once the 3G network shuts down nationwide by the end of this year, said Nesakumar Retnasamy, head of Network Engineering at Digi. Through this migration, he said Malaysians would be able to enjoy the many essential benefits that 4G brings. […]
MCMC denies allegation of blocking access to international news portals
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has denied the allegation that it had blocked access to articles from international news portals. In a statement, the MCMC stressed that the allegation was not true and was meant to mislead internet users in Malaysia. The commission said based on its investigation, the uniform resource […]
Death of hit-and-run victim searching for internet coverage gets minister’s attention
SIBU: The death of a 17-year-old female student who was a victim of a hit-and-run while searching for internet coverage in Julau last Monday has caught the attention of the Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. In a statement, Saifuddin said he was saddened by what had happened to Kemalia Fran George, who was […]
MCMC invites members of public to participate in public inquiry
PUTRAJAYA: A public inquiry under the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 to review the mandatory standard for electromagnetic field emission from radio communications infrastructure — Determination Number 1 of 2010 (MS for EMF) will be held from today until Sept 17. According to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the review is important […]
Satellite problems to blame for disruption
KUCHING: Telecommunication issues in Long Semadoh on July 13 were due to technical problems on the MEASAT-3 satellite. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) explained in its statement that efforts to repair the towers affected by the disruption on the MEASAT-3 satellite throughout the country are being actively carried out by MEASAT itself and […]
MCMC holds public consultation on proposed new courier services licensing framework
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has held a public consultation session on the new courier services licensing framework in an effort to improve the country’s postal and courier industry. MCMC said in a statement today that the public consultation on July 5 was to obtain views and feedback from interested parties and […]
