Fahmi: Internet package as low as RM33 for p-hailing riders, drivers from today

 

P-hailing drivers and riders can now enjoy internet services at a price as low as RM33, with a data plan of at least 40GB offered from today until April 23.

Announcing this at the launch of the Rahmah p-hailing package at Angkasapuri, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the package is the result of a strategic collaboration involving telecommunications service providers CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM (Unifi Mobile) and YTL Communications (Yes 5G).

He said the collaboration also involved 16 p-hailing platform providers in the country - including FoodPanda, Grab, Bungkusit, Shopee and Lalamove, to appreciate the services of p-hailing drivers and riders.

“We established such a collaboration to provide affordable packages for the targeted category, involving approximately 200,000 of our p-hailing riders,” he said.

The minister said this is a significant initiative taken by the government to help the group and that the offer period is most likely to be extended later.

Yesterday, Fahmi was reported as saying that the Madani government was aware of the complaints from the p-hailing workers and hoped the government’s efforts would somewhat alleviate their difficulties and help them carry out their daily tasks.

The Rahmah p-hailing package also aims at enhancing the digital connectivity of p-hailing riders and enabling them to access necessary information while performing their tasks.

On the 5G Rahmah package, Fahmi said that as of November 2023, about 50 percent of the B40 group had registered for the package, which he launched in August.

“I will discuss with MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) if there is a need to extend the 5G Rahmah package, and we will announce it later.

“As for the update on the 5G adoption rate, I understand that as of Dec 31, 2023, the number of 5G subscribers nationwide has reached eight million accounts, which is a positive increase.

“This does not yet take into account the additional subscribers since we announced that there is no extra cost to subscribe to the 5G package,” he added.

- Bernama