KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has introduced two broadband packages to support the government's move towards boosting broadband take-up and increase household penetration from the current 70 per cent.

It said the first was at RM38 a month, excluding the Goods and Services Tax (GST), for 1Mbps with data usage of up to 1GB.

This is 57 per cent cheaper than the current offering at RM88 for the existing 1Mbps package, it said in a statement today.

Another package is a new UniFi 10Mbps triple-play package at RM179 a month, excluding the GST.

It includes unlimited broadband Internet access, free fixed telephone calls nationwide and 22 basic HyppTV channels which is 10 per cent cheaper than the existing UniFi 10Mbps package of RM199 per month.

Customers can subscribe to the 1Mbps package starting June 16 while the 10Mbps package from July 15 at any TMpoint outlets nationwide.

TM Executive Vice-President (Consumer and SME) Imri Mokhtar said the new packages would help accelerate customers adoption of higher speeds broadband services and enrich their experience on TM networks.

"This is in line with the Communications and Multimedia Ministry's effort to widen reach, especially to the underserved, towards bridging the digital divide.

"We look forward to be part of this accelerated journey in enabling an enhanced integrated digital society," he said. - Bernama