Broadband fees actually won't drop for heavy internet users

From the Edge:

KUALA LUMPUR: Fees for mobile Internet broadband packages will drop an average 14% while basic fixed packages will be lowered by as much as 57%, said the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia.

In a statement yesterday, Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said mobile broadband packages will be offered at RM25  per month and consumers who sign up for these will have a monthly data cap of 1GB and at least 3G high-speed packet access for both prepaid and post-paid services. The reduction works out to about 14% less than current prices.

As for fixed services, Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) ( Financial Dashboard) will soon be offering a basic broadband package at RM38 a month for 1Mbps of free data usage up to 1GB, which is 57% cheaper than the current RM88 for the basic package.

The new mobile basic broadband packages will be available almost immediately while the fixed package by TM is expected to be available from mid-June.

“The reduction in the price of basic broadband packages will be for both mobile and fixed services,” said Ahmad Shabery.

Unfortunately for most existing users, broadband fees won't drop at all.  It creates lower packages which are cheap.  But most people who use internet heavily won't get any savings.

It the case of fixed line broadband, my fees are still the same, close to 60-70 USD a month.  Plus the TV channels are lousy.