The National Fiberisation project NFCP aims to connect Malaysia with the ambitious roll-out of high speed fibre network that is set to close the digital divide between rural and urban cities.  At the cost of RM21.6 billion, NFCP will the biggest investment in digital connectivity since HSBB for the new government.

However, Minister of Communication, Gobind Deo has reiterated that part of the funding will be derived from MCMC utilising funds contributed by network operators and the rest from private and the public. Once initiated, NFCP will offer at least 500 Mbps to all state capitals and major cities by 2021. While nationwide access of a minimum of 30Mbps can be achieved by 2023. Currently there’s many pockets of the country that does not have any telecommunication coverage with many rural folks have yet to even been on the internet. In East Malaysia the situation is even more dire, villages in deep jungles are completely shut from technology and children there growing up without knowing what’s the digital world is like.

NFCP, was mooted by Gobind to connect every Malaysians regardless their living areas with high speed broadband at the lowest cost possible, the Minister believes just like water and electricity, the internet should be made a human right to have. We concur!