PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHES NEW STREAMYX COOL UNI PACK

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), in collaboration with the Government of Malaysia, today launched the Company’s latest broadband package for 1^st or 2^nd year tertiary students, called the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack. The package will offer students a combination of both a netbook and FREE broadband Internet access at just RM50 per month for 24 months.

The Streamyx Cool UNI Pack was officially launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak in conjunction with the Launch of Digital Pekan 1Malaysia at Dewan Konvensyen Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in Pekan, Pahang. Also present at the launch was Y.B. Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, the Information, Communications and Culture Minister and Y.A.B. Dato’ Sri Haji Adnan Yaakob, the Menteri Besar of Pahang as well as Datuk Dr. Halim Shafie, Chairman of TM and Dato’ Zamzamzairani Mohd. Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM.

“We are enthusiastic about the introduction of this Streamyx Cool UNI Pack exclusively offered to university students which will be inclusive of a netbook with FREE broadband Internet access from only RM50 per month for 2 years. In addition, TM is also throwing in a FREE wireless modem, a FREE Streamyx Zone account and 50 songs download per month for 12 months from TM’s very own music portal, HyppTunes. That’s not all, as the students will also enjoy a 50% discount off the subscription rate on the 1^st month subscription fee and we are also waiving the RM75 activation and RM88 installation fees for the package. However, for those who prefer higher bandwidth, they can opt for higher speed packages starting from 512Kbps to 4Mbps with minimal incremental fee of RM15 per month. This package is specially targeted at university students who would like to own a PC equipped with broadband but are on a budget. This new and affordable broadband PC package is aimed at increasing the PC and broadband penetration rate in line with the national agenda of increasing the country’s broadband penetration rate to 50% of households by the end of 2010,” said Dato’ Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa.

“With already more than 1.5 million broadband subscribers in the country, TM is continuing its efforts to get as many Malaysians online through initiatives similar to this, which makes getting ‘connected’ easy and convenient. With this affordable PC bundle option, TM is stepping up its social investment strategy in championing the cause to support the government’s move towards achieving its goal for wider PC and broadband penetration that will plug Malaysia into the global knowledge grid and remain competitive with other countries. Apart from contributing towards increasing broadband adoption, the netbook package will also leverage on ICT as an enabler to support the government’s move to propel the country towards a knowledge-based society and enhance skilled human capital,” Dato’ Zamzamzairani elaborated.

In conjunction with the launch, 10 early adopters of the package comprising students from several public universities throughout the country received their netbooks from the Prime Minister at a presentation ceremony held during the launch.

To be eligible to subscribe for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students must meet the following criteria:

• The students must be from households with a monthly income of RM3000 or less.
• Students must be enrolled as 1^st or 2^nd year students at any public or private higher educational institution in Malaysia.
• Students must be endorsed by the Student Affairs Unit of the respective university or college.

With only RM50 per month, eligible students who subscribe to the Streamyx Cool UNI Package will get:

• FREE Streamyx broadband Internet access at 384Kbps
• One (1) FREE wireless modem with a 12-month warranty period
• Waiver of activation fee (RM75) and Installation fee (RM88)
• 50% discount on the 1^st month subscription fee

One (1) FREE Streamyx Zone account

• 50 songs download per month for 12 months from TM’s music portal, Hypptunes (www.hypptunes.com.my).
• One (1) Streamyx email account (xx@streamyx.com)
• Dynamic Internet Protocol (IP)
• One (1) Hewlett Packard (HP) Netbook with 250 GB harddisk, 1 GB memory plus FREE delivery anywhere nationwide

To sign up for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students would need to bring the following documents to any TM’s Streamyx sales counter or TMpoint outlet:

• A copy of their Malaysian identification card
• A copy of their student identification card
• Application form with endorsement from their respective university or college