Zahid: Govt targets 50% of rural areas to get 5G coverage by mid-2024


KUALA LUMPUR: The government aims to ensure at least 50 per cent of rural areas in the country get 5G technology telecommunication coverage by the middle of next year.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government will also ensure not less than 85 per cent of rural areas obtain 5G coverage by the end of 2024.

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