News & Reviews:   telecommunication towers

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that 350 telecommunications towers nationwide that had been affected by floods since 2014 have been upgraded. The upgrading works were done through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). 

Selangor State Local Government, Public Transport and New Village Development Committee chairman, Ng Sze Han today revealed that a total of 613 illegal telecommunication towers were built in the state over the past decade. Speaking in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (DUN), Ng said that action will be taken against the owners of these towers, including the issuance of demolition notice for the illegal structures by the end of March.

Furthermore, Ng, who is also the assemblyperson for Kinrara elaborated that the number was obtained from the Periodic Monitoring Operation and Site Audit report carried out in cooperation with Yakin Telesel Sdn Bhd (YTSB) last year. Ng was replying to a question by the Assemblyperson for Balakong, Wong Siew Ki who wanted to know the number of illegal telecommunication towers in Selangor, the effects on the state government’s revenue and actions taken about it.