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70 models of smartphones for rebates to be listed

13 Jan 2013, New Straits Times

MENUMBOK (Kuala Penyu): The Information, Communications and Culture Ministry is meeting the needs of youth by identifying 70 smartphone models to be offered under the Youth Communication Package, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

He said the models would be displayed in the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) website soon.

Youths aged between 21 and 30 should compare smartphone prices, he said.

"MCMC will continue to monitor registration via the Internet, which has now reached 187,000, for the RM200 rebate under the package."

He was speaking at the opening of the Sabah-level Himpunan Kasih Sayang: Klik Dengan Bijak dan Nilai-nilai Murni programme, here, yesterday. He said the ministry had listed 1,000 smartphone outlets.

The two-day programme, which began on Friday, was led by Sabah and Labuan MCMC with the cooperation of agencies under the ministry.

Present were ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Kamaruddin Siaraf, Sabah Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister and Klias assemblyman Datuk Azizah Mohd, Beaufort Umno acting chairman Isnin Aliasneh and Kuala Penyu state assemblyman John Teo Mau Sing.

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