On track to becoming gigabit city

Chow (centre), flanked by Zairil (wearing spectacles) and Penang Island City Council mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang, and captains of telco companies posing after a meeting to formulate the Penang Connectivity Master Plan.

PENANG aims to turn the state into a gigabit city with fast Internet connection, said exco member Zairil Khir Johari.

He said the state would facilitate the formulation of a Penang Connectivity Master Plan (PCMP) with guidance from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and delivered by telecommunication companies.