Kg Sungkup residents face telecommunication problems after tower vandalised


ALOR SETAR: Almost 600 Kampung Sungkup, Sungai Petani's residents face connectivity problems after a telecommunications tower provided under the National Digital Network Plan near the village was vandalised.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 17), said the incident was reported by villagers to the Kedah MCMC office last Sunday (Oct 15) after discovering that there were signs of vandalism, including cut cables and missing equipment stolen from the tower.

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