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Tune Talk confident of being profitable by year-end
Tune Talk aims to be profitable by year-end, intends to go regional and is targeting to hit five million active subscribers by end-2015.
MCMC probes The Malaysian Insider over spyware story
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it investigating The Malaysian Insider (TMI) over a story the news portal published on March 14 titled “Malaysia uses spyware against own citizens, NYT reports.”
Celcom and Maxis respond to MCMC fine
Telcos have been fined for failing to ensure proper registration of accurate user information for prepaid accounts, but what can be done about the dealers themselves?
MCMC fines five telcos nearly RM1mil over false prepaid registration
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a total of RM920,000 in fines to Celcom Axiata Berhad, Merchantrade Sdn Bhd, U Mobile Sdn Bhd, Tune Talk Sdn Bhd, Maxis Mobile Services Sdn Bhd and Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd for breaching their license conditions.
Maxis to spring another 4G LTE surprise
In launching its 4G over LTE on Jan 2, Maxis caught everyone by surprise and has put pressure on competitors like Celcom and DiGi to speed up their own rollouts.
Smartphone rebate turnaround: MCMC hung out to dry?
Even as the MCMC staunchly defended the reasons for imposing a price-cap on the contentious smartphone rebate for youths, the Government did a backflip and removed it, leaving the regulator in the lurch.
5,000+ opt for smartphone rebate; RM500 price cap removed (Updated)
Nearly 5,500 people from ages 21 to 30 had registered for the Youth Communications Package (YCP) which offers an RM200 (US$65) rebate for the purchase of smartphones, as at 7pm on Jan 1, the first day of the offer, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Cabinet has agreed to remove the RM500 price cap, The Malaysian Insider reported.
Smartphone rebate intended for lower-income group: MCMC
In the wake of criticism over the RM200 rebate for youths to purchase smartphones, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the incentive was really meant for those who otherwise could not afford it.
Week in Review: Mat Rakyat to be the ultimate winner in spectrum race
Week In Review by Digital News Asia CEO Karamjit Singh. This week, telco matter take the spotlight as DiGi gets hit by RM10,000 fine for poor customer service and the race for more spectrum will be decided by who serves their customer the best.
LTE is good to go, so now what?
The government, through industry regulator the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), has finally announced the allocation of the much-anticipated 2600 MHz (2.6GHz) spectrum band to eight operators for the deployment of Long Term Evolution wireless technology.
