LAHAD DATU: All telecommunications service providers have been directed to improve the quality of internet networks along major roads in the country, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
Fahmi said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had identified four locations from Tawau to Sapagaya that are experiencing internet issues.
"So my instructions are, with the policy 'where there is a road, there is internet', telecommunications companies improve the quality of the internet network on this main road," he said here, Saturday (Sept 6).
He made this statement after attending a Madani Community engagement programme in Kampung Cocos here.
Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa and Information director-general Julina Johan also attended the event.
Meanwhile, Fahmi stated that internet coverage in populated areas across the country is estimated to be 98.6% if the construction of telecommunications towers in Phase One of the National Digital Network (Jendela) is completed this year.
Fahmi said an estimated 100% internet coverage in populated areas is expected to be achieved within a few years.
Commenting on the Kampung Sapagaya telecommunications tower that he inspected before the programme, Fahmi said several aspects needed to be addressed to strengthen internet access in the area around the tower, including the installation of additional batteries.
"The additional batteries are to help manage Internet issues so that the line does not go down in the event of a power outage, residents reported in August. For example, last week, there were power outages almost every night," he said. – Bernama
