TELCOS TOLD TO IMPROVE COVERAGE QUALITY IN AYER KUNING - MCMC

TAPAH, April 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has taken immediate action to resolve poor internet and telecommunications coverage at 27 locations within the Ayer Kuning state constituency.

In a statement today, MCMC said the move followed a directive from Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, who raised concerns over the matter.

According to the commission, several proactive measures have been implemented by telecommunications service providers under MCMC’s directive to ensure satisfactory services, especially in areas involved in the upcoming Ayer Kuning by-election.

Priority areas identified include the nomination centre at Dewan Merdeka Tapah, 21 polling stations across the constituency, the media centre at the Batang Padang District Information Office (PPD), and the Air Kuning and Sri Bidor PPR National Information Dissemination Centres (NADI).

“Initiatives include the optimisation of existing transmitter stations, installation of temporary transmitters and infrastructure sharing among service providers,” the statement read.

Additionally, an MCMC complaints counter has been set up at the Batang Padang PPD in Tapah, operating from 9 am to 9 pm between April 12 and 26, to handle issues related to telecommunications, postal services and other matters under the commission’s purview.

“MCMC will continue to monitor network performance daily and forward any new complaints directly to service providers for immediate action.

“Any delay or non-compliance with these directives will result in enforcement action in accordance with applicable laws,” the statement added.

-- BERNAMA