Gobind: Five years a realistic target for rural broadband


Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. – Bernama

BUDGET 2019’s target to get rural communities high-speed broadband within five years is “realistic”, according to Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

“We can actually set a bigger target for the speed. But to have a minimum target is realistic. 30Mbps is achievable within a short period of time,” he said.

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