MCMC to complete setting up 131 Wifi villages in Sabah this month

(Bernama) – SANDAKAN: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is expected to complete the setting up of 131 WiFi villages in the state this month.

MCMC director for Sabah and Labuan, Bukhari Yahya, said at the moment the project, which also covered the rural areas, had reached 50 per cent completion.

“Upon completion, people in those villages will be able to access the Internet and are no longer left behind in terms of ICT development,” he said.

Speaking at a dinner organised by the MCMC here Friday night, Bukhari said the project was among the government’s initiatives, through the Information Communication and Culture Ministry, to narrow the digital gap between the urban, rural and interior areas.

He said 300 more WiFi villages would be set up in the state in the next phase of the project.

Those using the service would only be charged minimally.

On the 1Malaysia netbook project, he said, the MCMC had, so far, distributed 49,800 units in the state, mostly to students. – Bernama