Profit versus national agenda


In areas where Unifi is not available yet, Streamyx users will be upgraded to 8Mbps.

Tough balancing act between company revenue and lowering cost for consumers

IT is a case of missed opportunity. The universal service provision (USP) fund – money collected from telco players that goes towards improving infrastructure and connectivity nationwide – could have been close to RM15bil since it was set up. It has been used in a number of ways to help with connectivity, but the one crucial missing link is that the money has not been used to improve the fibre-optic network in Malaysia.

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