Secretary-general Mohammad Mentek said the figure exceeded the initial target of getting 100,000 users for the two packages providing mobile internet facilities.

The ministry expected the number of subscribers to reach 130,000 by the end of the year, he said.

“The family device package has 31,176 users, while the youth package, which costs RM30 for three months (of data usage), has been subscribed by 72,352 users.

“We would like to congratulate the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and all telcos for achieving this target,” he said.

He was speaking to Bernama and RTM after visiting the Kampung Terbak digital economy centre (Kampung Terbak PEDi) here today, accompanied by MCMC chief regulatory officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin and Kampung Terbak PEDi manager Suhaida Suriman.

In another development, Mohammad said 493 denials and explanations on fake news had been released by the commission’s quick response team (QRT).

“Since the team was formed, the incidence of fake news has decreased greatly, and there is more public awareness. We would like to advise the public to be careful and check before sharing any information.

“If there is any doubtful news, the public may channel the information to the QRT at 03-8911 5103, or visit WWW.SEBENARNYA.MY,” he said.