Also up for debate — whether the govt plans to share earnings from state taxes

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has appointed five new board members comprising senior leaders from the telecommunications and technology industry, effective April 24, 2024.

JAKARTA, April 25 — Malaysian conglomerate Axiata Group and Indonesian group PT Sinar Mas are going ahead with plans to merge their telecom operations in Indonesia to create a US$3.5 billion entity, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — P-hailing drivers and riders who are still tied to a device bundle contract with any telecommunications company (telco) can still subscribe to the Rahmah p-hailing package by signing up for a new SIM plan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Telecommunications companies (telcos) are expected to explore Internet facilities through satellite to device mobile services, so that it can be easily accessed everywhere, especially for areas that do not have Internet access.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today gave the assurance that the transition of the 5G implementation model from a single wholesale network to a dual network will reduce the financial implications for the government on a large scale.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) is looking into the possibility of reducing the prices of services offered by local telecommunications companies (telcos).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has approved the proposed merger between Digi.Com Bhd and Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) under certain terms and conditions, Digi and Axiata Group Bhd (Axiata) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Data and broadband consumption in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) will thrive, while further consolidation will temper competition over the next few years, propelling revenue at an annual rate of between 4.0 per cent and 4.5 per cent through 2023, according to Moody's Investors Service.

SHAH ALAM, June 14 — A telecommunication network chief executive officer (CEO) has been remanded for four days from today to assist in investigations over a bribe amounting to more than RM200,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Axiata Group Bhd and Telenor Asia, the major shareholder of Digi.com Bhd, are proposing to merge Celcom Axiata Bhd and Digi to become a company, known as Celcom Digi Bhd (MergeCo).

CYBERJAYA, Jan 7 — Telecommunications service providers (telcos) are implementing disaster recovery plans to avoid prolonged service disruption in flood-affected areas to ensure stable services, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Axiata Group Bhd’s (Axiata) deputy group chief executive officer (GCEO) and GCEO designate Datuk Izzaddin Idris has been appointed to the board of the GSM Association (GSMA) for a two-year period, beginning January 2021 to December 2022.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — Two more individuals, including a chief officer of a telecommunications company (telco), are in remand for investigation involving fraud using short messaging service (SMS).