It was previously announced that the Malaysian Government will provide free internet till the end of lockdown.
From 1 Apr all the way until the end of Malaysia’s nationwide lockdown, or technically known as the Movement Control Order (MCO), the Government will be working with telecommunication services to provide free internet to all their customers.
Now, we have some concrete details regarding the free internet initiative:
M’sia’s Free Internet is from 8am to 6pm Daily with a Max of 1GB Per Day
What do you do when you’re stuck at home for the next few weeks?
Netflix and binge-watch your favourite series of course.
And it seems like the Malaysian government is encouraging you to do just that.. and other productive internet stuff.
Malaysians will now have access to 1GB worth of free data every single day.
It will be launched on 1 April 2020 and was announced as part of the Economic Stimulus Package last week, 27 March 2020.
All telecommunications (Telco) service providers will be taking part in this initiative to ensure continued interaction with their users during the MCO.
Telco providers such as Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi), Maxis Berhad (Maxis), U Mobile Sdn Bhd (U Mobile), Telekom Malaysia Berhad and TIME dotcom Berhad (Time) will be deploying a team during the Movement Control Order so that they’ll be able to provide customer service.
Harian Metro reported that the local telco companies will be forking out more than RM600 Million to provide free internet for its users.
Malaysians will be able to make use of free data through their own service providers.
If need be, they can contact customer service for more information, but here’s the gist of it according to World Of Buzz:
- Free data can be utilised for tethering or sharing with others via a mobile hotspot
- It can only be used domestically and not for international roaming
- All users will also get free calls to the national and state-level Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre hotlines
If you have fully utilised the 1GB free data, don’t worry about getting a rude shock when you pay your bills because you’ll be notified via text message.
The Situation In Malaysia
On 22 March, the Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the lockdown, or the Movement Control Order (MCO), could be extended by another two weeks until 14 April 2020.
This came after the situation in Malaysia did not improve after the initial lockdown which began on 18 March.
During the lockdown, Malaysians are only allowed to leave their homes for groceries, emergencies or to go to the doctor. Social visits, on the other hand, are banned.
The lockdown was implemented in the hopes of preventing further spread of the virus.