Gobind: Close digital gap between urban and suburban areas


Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. – Bernama

The Government wants to close the digital divide between the urban and rural areas in Malaysia, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. 

“The Ministry is always attentive and strives to fulfil the telecommuncation needs for the suburban communities with its continuous efforts to expand the High Speed BroadBand (HSBB) coverage in accordance with the Sub-Urban Broadband (SUBB) programme,” he said in reply to a question from Datuk Hasbullah Osman (BN-Gerik) at the Dewan Rakyat.

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