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Target
surpassed
> Household broadband penetration
rate now at 53% nationwide

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UTRAJAYA: The household that this sector, which functions as
broadband penetration rate an enabler will change the lifestyle
nationwide has exceeded the of the people from various fields in-
50% target set for this year, cluding business, education, enter-
since the implementation of the tainment and banking,” he said.
National Broadband Initiative in Among the initiatives conducted
March. under this programme are the
“As at mid-October, the penetra- widening of the broadband coverage
tion rate for broadband in the house- to the whole country using various
holds hit more than 53%, exceeding technologies and the distribution of
the initial target of 50% by year end,” one million free notebook comput-
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri ers equipped with broadband sub-
Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday. scription package to rural and low-
“This is a good improvement income students nationwide.
compared to only 22% of “To date, REUTERSPIX
households subscribed to To ensure that the 100,000 note- how they are kept to ensure that Action Brigade from the Informa- GRIEF-
broadband in 2008,” he NBI continues to book computers students do not sell them,” said tion, Communication and Culture
told a press conference increase broadband have been dis- Muhyiddin, who is education Ministry will continue playing its STRICKEN ... A
after chairing the Cabinet awareness, the tributed since minister. role to address issues related to woman hugs her colleague’s
Committee on Implemen- promotion July to needy In addition, the government is broadband service,” he said. gravestone during a mass
tation of National Broad- students. This developing more Community Broad- There will also be a wireless burial for victims of the
band. programme will be effort will bridge band Centres, including Wifi sensor network, which will be the Mount Merapi eruption
He attributed the suc- held intensively to the digital gap Villages, to widen the usage of new source of growth in the agricul- at Umbulhardjo village in
cess to the cooperation of educate the public between the broadband in rural areas and out- tural, electric and electronic, and Sleman, near Yogyakarta,
the private sector with till end of the year.” rural and urban skirts. “To date six Wifi Villages transportation sectors. yesterday. Merapi, on the
the government to further – Muhyiddin Yassin communities projects have been completed and He said along with the Economic outskirts of the ancient city
boost the fast developing including in there will be 3,100 more by 2014,” he Transformation Programme, the on Java island, first erupted
telecommunication sector. Sabah and Sarawak,” Muhyiddin said. cabinet committee will monitor the on Tuesday night, spewing
“The cabinet has agreed to create said. He added that the locally-made “To ensure that the NBI contin- Communications Content and Infra- clouds of ash and jets of
a dynamic and complete ecosystem notebooks were worth about ues to increase broadband aware- structure programme, under which searing gas in an eruption
to improve the living quality at all RM1,000 each. ness, an intensive promotion 10 projects have been identified to which has killed at least 28
levels of the community through this “The Education Ministry will programme will be held till end of generate more than 43,000 jobs and people and injured 14.
initiative. come up with strict measures on the the year to educate the public. contribute more than US$15.1 billion Report page 06 X
“The government is confident proper usage of these computers and “At the same time the Broadband to the gross national income.