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State governments are responding positively towards the implementation of the National Digital Network (Jendela) initiative, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 423 new telecommunication towers will be built in Sabah while 2,221 existing transmitters will be upgraded to 4G technology under the first phase of National Digital Network (Jendela) plan, says state Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Yakubah Khan.
This is among the initiatives that will be rolled out in phases to improve connectivity in Sabah from now until 2022, he said.
Yakubah was responding to Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi (Warisan -Segama) on Sabah’s cooperation with the Federal Government to expedite the upgrade of Internet and communication services in the state’s rural areas.
“Sabah is the biggest recipient of the Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) initiative.
Penang is first state to install fibre optic infrastructure as basic utility 21 Dec 2020 / 15:36 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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TOWN: Penang has emerged as the first state to enforce the installation of fibre optic communication infrastructure as a basic utility equivalent to water and electricity supplies.
State Public Works, Utilities and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said it was now compulsory for developers to install fibre optic telecommunications infrastructure in new buildings and development projects in the island state.
The matter was decided in the state council meeting on Dec 17, he said in a statement here today.
In line with the Penang 2030 vision, he said the Penang government is committed to ensuring the provision of high quality and comprehensive digital infrastructure to meet the needs of the new normal and support the catalyst of digital economy in the state.
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Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad speaks at the State Legislative Assembly in Ipoh December 18, 2020. Bernama pic
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IPOH, Dec18 The Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting today made history when the state Supply Bill 2021 or the state budget was unanimously passed after being tabled by newly appointed Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad on Wednesday.
The deficit budget involving an allocation of RM1.215 billion was approved after being debated by 12 State Assemblymen, six from the government bloc and six from the opposition.
Saarani (BN-Kota Tampan) when winding up the debate said that under the National Digital Network (Jendela) plan announced on August 29, a total of 146 new communication transmitter sites will be built together with the upgrading of 1,406 communication transmitters at existing towers throughout the state.