Vice-chancellor Dr Mohd Amin, states current internet quota is only 3GB per person per month and that the UM wants to monitor, not limit, use of internet.
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Amin Jalaludin has denied reports that Malaysia’s most-established university was slashing internet access for students by limiting their monthly quota from unlimited currently to five gigabytes (GB) per person per month.
In a media statement , Mohd Amin said: “There would be no limit imposed on the Wifi access on campus as the 5GB bandwidth is actually an upgrade from the 3GB for the benefit of the students.”
“In fact, rather than limiting it, the upgrade of 5GB represents the largest bandwidth access amongst all public universities.”
Mohd Amin also denied allegations that additional charges would be incurred if consumption exceeded the quota alloted.
“Students would not be charged for extra usage and any decision on that matter will not be done without seeking a dialogue with student representatives,” he clarified.
He was responding to a joint press conference held on campus today by Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) and Universiti Malaya Muslim Students Association (PMIUM).
Umany President, Ho Chi Wang, claimed that he received information that beginning March 2016, each student would be given a quota of only 5GB per month per person.
Countering allegations that UM was cutting ICT budgets, the vice-chancellor elaborated that UM has one of the best Information & Communication Technology (ICT) facilities in the country: “In fact, we are spending more for ICT and the students.”
“We now want to monitor the usage of the Internet by individuals and not limit its usage.”
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