TAWAU: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) will set up 30 more broadband centres and libraries in Sabah to close the “digital gap” between the urban and rural communities.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Khalid Ramli, said that there are six broadband centres and a broadband library in the state in line with the objective of the National Broadband Plan.
The addition of 16 centres and 14 libraries will be focused on the rural areas to expose the rural folk, especially the young, to information technology, he said.
He was speaking to reporters after launching an information programme on broadband Internet opportunities in the state.
The effort to set up such centres and libraries in the rural areas is in line with the objectives set by the Government for the SKMM to achieve 30% broadband penetration in households in Sabah, Khalid said, adding that the penetration rate last year was 14%.
He said the SKMM is also upgrading telecommunications coverage in the state with the construction of 212 telco towers this year and the next.
The Government has allocated RM343mil to upgrade telecommunications coverage in the country. Sabah and Sarawak will be given priority, added Khalid. — Bernama
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