Thursday, March 18, 2010

Internet users rose 365.8% in 9 years

So many users using internet, but why is the broadband services still so bad ??? And of course so expensive ??!!!

Internet users in Malaysia rose 365.8% in nine years, in line with the government target of 50% broadband penetration by year end, Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Deputy Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said.

She said strategies to upgrade broadband services and information communication technology (ICT) facilities were aimed at creating an economy based on knowledge to close the digital divide.

"Technology can create new opportunities in facing competition in a borderless world," she said at the Bicara Eksekutif: Teknologi Jalur Lebar - Ruang dan Peluang Bagi Koperasi event at Maktab Kerjasama Malaysia here today.

Tan said broadband technology made communication faster, challenging and more sophisticated and has big impact on how people interact.

She urged cooperatives to tap information technology by using sophisticated technologies to lighten their workload.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will launch the National Broadband Initiative and High Speed Broadband (HSBB) on March 24 at Dataran Merdeka.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said that there are 16.9 million Internet users worldwide with 33.2% household broadband subscription.
Bernama

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