KUALA LUMPUR: The free daily 1GB Internet data programme will be extended until July 31.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the decision was agreed upon by the five major telecommunications service providers Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U-Mobile and Telekom Malaysia (TM).
"This latest extension is given as additional support to the people, courtesy of the telecommunication companies as the Covid-19 situation in the country has yet to abate.
"This is also to help schoolchildren who will be switching back to home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) after Hari Raya Aidilfitri as announced by the Education Ministry recently," MCMC said in a statement here today.
The free 1GB daily quota is in addition to other existing data plans and can be used for video conferencing as well as manage teaching materials via email throughout the day, without any time restriction.
However, it cannot be used for social media browsing, video streaming, music streaming and online games.
Meanwhile, YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL) continued its support to the education system by extending the Learn From Home (LFH) initiative until Sept 30 and including for university and college students.
The package provides a free SIM card with 40GB of data and a free smartphone for students from the B40 family. -- Bernama