Telekom Malaysia Eyes Purchase Of Rival ISP.KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l  m`pr), city (1990 est. pop. , MALAYSIA, 2001 JAN 14 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Telekom Malaysia is considering buying part of Malaysia's oldest Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP)Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , Jaring, according to local media reports. The Malaysian national carrier - which also operates its own ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. - is reportedly eyeing the Jaring retail Internet access service. Jaring is operated by MIMOS MIMOS Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (established 1985) MIMOS Miniaturized Mössbauer Spectrometer Bhd, the Malaysian Government's scientific research agency. Jaring was Malaysia's first ISP, operating alone until the state-controlled Telekom Malaysia set up TMNet as an alternative. Together the two ISPs serve most of Malaysia's dial-up Internet subscribers. Reported By Newsbytes.com, http://www.newsbytes.com. |
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