PETALING JAYA: The Government will implement the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) with an initial allocation of RM1bil, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
MCMC said this initial allocation was meant to fund selected infrastructure projects for 2019 to support the NFCP targets, including expanding mobile coverage and providing fibre connectivity to premises.
MCMC claimed that the NFCP is not a mega project but rather is a much-needed and important plan that sets out strategies, targets and action items that will ensure the availability of robust, pervasive, high quality and affordable digital connectivity for the country.The first would be a series of infrastructure projects that will either be funded through the Universal Service Provision Fund or through commercial means by the relevant Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 licensees themselves.
"This would include policies which remove barriers that hinder fast and cost effective infrastructure deployment at state level, optimising the use of spectrum to ensure better quality mobile broadband, improving the competitive landscape of the industry, promoting infrastructure sharing and other related policies," said MCMC.
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