Parental control tools help parents monitor children’s online activities: Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is collaborating with five telecommunication service providers to offer Parental Control Tools to help parents monitor and manage their children’s online activities, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that Parental Control Tools enable parents to filter, limit and even block online content […]
Telecom services gradually restored in Gaza after blackout
RAMALLAH (Palestine): Telecommunications service partially returned to the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a four-day blackout, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted the telecoms company Jawwal. The company said in a statement that phone and internet services were restored in areas in the central and southern Gaza Strip. “Our technicians are doing everything possible to restore the […]
Govt, service providers to resolve bare telco tower issue in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government and five main mobile service providers have agreed to share the cost of resolving the issue of bare telecommunications towers in Sarawak, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM Tech and YTL Communications will share the cost needed by the tower operators to […]
Five telcos welcome govt directive to reduce internet prices
KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunication service providers are committed to supporting the government’s MADANI Economy framework through affordable connectivity and devices and will continue to work closely as an industry to further narrow the digital divide. In a joint statement today, five telecommunication service providers said they welcome the government’s latest announcement on Pakej 5G Rahmah and […]
Engineer faces trial for sending malicious SMS with racial and sexual content
KUCHING: In the Sessions Court, an engineer pleaded not guilty to charges of sending malicious communications through short messaging service (SMS) with racial and sexual connotations to several individuals from a telecommunications company three years ago. Sim, 45, faced five separate charges read before four Sessions Court judges – Afidah Abdul Rahman, Maris Agan, Mohd […]
State ministry committed to provide connectivity
KUCHING: Connectivity is no longer considered a luxury but a basic human right, said Datuk Julaihi Narawi. The Minister of Utility and Telecommunication emphasised the need to connect individuals in every corner of the world for the betterment of humanity. “We must at our best endeavour to connect all human beings in every nook and […]
Maxis records higher 1Q net profit of RM320 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd recorded an improved net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 (1Q 2023) to RM320.0 million versus RM298.0 million in the same quarter last year. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the telecommunications (telco) solutions provider said revenue also rose to RM2.52 billion from RM2.40 billion in the […]
Telcos told to boldly invest in rural areas
KUCHING: Utilities and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi has urged telecommunication service providers to invest in providing internet services in the rural areas without any hesitation. He disclosed that he had recently held a special meeting with the service providers (Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, and Umobile) on ways to counter the issues and problems in providing […]
Tiong calls for technically sound telco services
KUCHING: It is one thing to set up telecommunication facilities and quite another to ensure people get to optimally enjoy these services. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing who discovered such discrepancies wants Telekom Malaysia (TM) to reconcile telecommunication service and network speed with demand on the ground. He shared that he had recently discussed […]
Free 1GB daily internet data extended until Dec 31
KUALA LUMPUR: The major telecommunications service providers in the country have agreed to extend the free one gigabit (GB) daily data until Dec 31, 2021, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “This facility estimated to be worth RM500 million will benefit 44 million customers registered nationwide,” he said when announcing the National People’s Well-Being […]
