All four companies revealed their support for DWN in a response to the open letter by the MP of Bangi, Dr Ong Kian Ming which was published on 14 February. The MP has previously written an open letter to DNB as well, who then subsequently responded with a very detailed reply.
Who is being more transparent here?#5Grollout pic.twitter.com/4vqkntiwfg — Ong Kian Ming 🇲🇾 (@imokman) February 18, 2022 The four telcos didn’t explain their DWN proposal in detail through the joint statement, citing that the matter is already on its way to the Cabinet. Nevertheless, the statement did mention that the two wholesale networks would be created and run by two consortiums involving the government, DNB, and telcos themselves. Additionally, they also pointed out that the DWN model is a “feasible option” that will be leveraging on the telco’s capabilities and existing resources that include infrastructure, supply chain, and technical talents. If this sound rather familiar to you, this is because the existence of the DWN proposal by the four telcos have actually been reported back in December last year.
However, none of them has provided any official comment regarding it at that time. As far as we know, today’s statement to Ong is the first time that Celcom, Digi, Maxis, and U Mobile have publicly talked about the DWN proposal. Ultimately, the ball is now in the Cabinet’s court. The said memorandum is expected to be tabled in the first week of March, so let’s see what will happen then.
