Should the govt hand DNB over to the telcos? Here’s what an ex-Economic Action Council member says

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Should the govt hand DNB over to the telcos? Here’s what an ex-Economic Action Council member says
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, owner of business paper The Edge and a former member of the Economic Action Council (EAC), has urged the Anwar administration to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, owner of business paperand a former member of the Economic Action Council , has urged the Anwar administration to keep its national 5G roll-out plan under state control.

He claimed these companies preferred to keep most of the profits for shareholders, instead of reinvesting it into better services, which led to lagging innovation. The letter was published ahead of Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, when the government is expected to decide on DNB’s future. This is especially important to rural areas, he added, where private telcos have failed to give adequate internet coverage to some of the most marginalised communities, like the interiors of Sabah, Sarawak or even in the peninsula.

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