The RM50 million Myemail email and online payment system have gathered 3,000 subscribers since going live on September 14, said service provider Tricubes Berhad.
At a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur today, Tricubes chief executive officer Khairun Zainal Mokhtar said that the figures were far behind the 5.4 million subscriber target set by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu).
“We are targeting as many subscribers as possible, and we are optimistic of our target though Pemandu has set a 5.4 million subscribers target for us by year end,” he said.
When further pressed, Khairun said the internal forecast has been readjusted to 2 million subscribers by 2012.
Originally dubbed the '1Malaysia email' service, Myemail was launched by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak back in April 19, but immediately drew flak from the public.
There were privacy concerns and whether the sum of money is justifiable, given that email services were, in most cases, free. There were also questions over Tricubes' GN3 status.
Najib later clarified that the RM50 million was the investment put in by Tricubes in its bid for the project.
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