The Communications Ministry has announced the provision of the RAHMAH incentive rebate to all Malaysians on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. In a statement, the ministry elaborated that the incentive involves a minimum of an additional 5GB of data for Malaysian prepaid and postpaid users.
The statement added that the additional quota would last for a minimum of 24 hours, subject to the terms and conditions offered by participating telco companies. the Ministry further revealed that CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM Tech, YTL Communications, Pavo Comms, Tune Talk, redONE, REDtone and XOX Com will be participating in the RAHMAH incentive rebate programme.
Further information will be announced by each telco company and users can refer to the FAQ by the Communications Ministry here. Meanwhile, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, when announcing the incentive earlier today, was quoted by Bernama as saying that the incentive was not a subsidy by the government but fully borne by the telco companies.
He added that this was part of the effort by his ministry with the strategic cooperation of telecommunication service providers and in line with the objectives of the MADANI Government, which emphasises the well-being of the people. Moreover, Fahmi stressed that it is in addition to strengthening relationships through online communication in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.
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