News & Reviews:   telco companies malaysia

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has issued a warning to telco companies in Malaysia to not charge customers extra for 5G access. He added that the government would consider taking action against them should this happen.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) is currently studying the use of satellites as cell towers in an effort to improve the communications system in the country. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said the technology can be implemented in cooperation with telco companies.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has instructed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to resolve service quality issues affecting telco companies in Malaysia. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil asserted that MCMC has until June 2023 to complete this task.

The proposed merger between two of Malaysia’s biggest telco companies, Celcom and Digi has been in the works for quite some time now. Previously, we reported that the merger is set to be completed in the second half of 2022 but now, it seems that it may extend for a bit longer as the long stop date for their share purchase agreement (SPA) has been extended to 31 December 2022.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has revealed that it has been receiving an increasing amount of complaints from the public regarding telecommunication services in our country. Its chairman, Datuk Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek said that just last month, the commission received over 4000 complaints.