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Govt mulls tougher penalties for telco cable theft, says Fahmi | Scoop
Speaking at Lembah Pantai's Korban Perdana Programme here today, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced plans to impose stricter penalties for telco cable theft, with the goal of ensuring network service reliability and quality in the face of rising incidents. – Muharram Kasim/Scoop pic, June 17, 2024
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Govt mulls tougher penalties for telco cable theft, says Fahmi

Minister addresses concerns about escalating situation, plans to propose amendments to Communications and Multimedia Act 1998

Bernama
Updated
1:17 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The government is considering imposing heavier penalties on those involved in stealing telecommunication cables that cause disruptions to the service.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the punishment will be proposed in the amendment to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which is being studied by the Attorney-General’s Chambers. 

“I will ask the team at the Communications Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to examine as well as provide comments and recommendations (punishment) because, at this time, the draft amendment to the act is being examined and studied, involving several provisions on aspects of network service quality (telecommunications).

“We made this amendment not only because we saw incidents of cable theft and vandalism but also because of (disruption to) the quality of telecommunication services, as this is one of the items often raised by users and therefore, it is being scrutinised before we bring it to Parliament later,” he told reporters at Lembah Pantai’s Korban Perdana Programme here today.

Fahmi, who is also Lembah Pantai MP, said this in response to a question about the government’s action to stop the theft of telecommunication copper cables, which is becoming more prevalent.

Regarding the move by the Housing and Local Government Ministry to establish a team of online ambassadors to deliver information and ward off slander in cyberspace, Fahmi said his ministry is not against the effort.

“I do not see that the establishment will cause them to enter (touch) the jurisdiction of other parties but coordination in terms of the information to be conveyed must be done.

“God willing, I will look into this matter with the minister (Nga Kor Ming) because I have not had the opportunity to get a full briefing from the Local Government Ministry regarding the effort,” he said.

On Thursday, Nga announced the establishment of a team of online ambassadors consisting of 200 ministry staff to fend off defamation and deliver authentic information and government policies effectively. – June 17, 2024

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