KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee
Moh Chai said today he would look into amending the law to enable the people
access information through satellite services.
Dr Yee, who is state resource development and information technology
minister, said an opinion poll his ministry conducted showed that 99 per cent of
the people wanted freedom of access to information, especially through satellite
services.
There is a growing need for the use of satellite services, through satellite
dishes, in the remote areas of Sabah where telecommunications signals were weak,
he told reporters after launching the "Siok Bah Broadband" carnival, here.
Earlier, at the event, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
(MCMC) chairman Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi said that as of Nov 30, the
Internet broadband household penetration in Sabah was at 32.7 per cent while
Internet broadband subscription reached 293,400.
"This year, 19 community broadband centres (CBC), 23 mini CBCs and 131 WiFi
villages were successfully established in Sabah," he said. The text of his
speech was delivered by MCMC Service and Support Chief Officer Tengku Zaib Raja
Ahmad delivered the text of his speech.
Mohamed Sharil also said that 246 telecommunications towers were built and
about 60,000 laptops were distributed under the Netbook 1Malaysia Programme in
Sabah.
-- BERNAMA
NAB NAB MGN
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