YTL Comms: Free Internet services offered in 'good faith'
KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Communications Bhd has reiterated that it did not ask for any special preferences when it offered free Internet services to the Education Ministry while awaiting a fresh tender for the 1BestariNet contract.
In a statement issued today, the telco said it had offered in good faith on May 31, at the Ministry's request, Internet services and the Frog Virtual Learning Environment at no charge to the Ministry from July 1 to Dec 31.
"But on 27 June, without even responding to our letter offering free services for the six months period, the Ministry announced the award of the internet services for the interim period to Telekom Malaysia, Celcom Axiata and Maxis," it said.
"If the Ministry had accepted our offer for the free services during the interim period, the Ministry would have saved millions, prevented disruption to the schools in the middle of the school year, as well as had the time to conduct a tender exercise following which they would have a properly defined solution and price."
YTL Communications said it was supportive of the government's call for a fresh tender despite the latter vioating terms of its contract as there was no joint review on the award of each phase of the project.
"The process by which each phase was to be awarded was clearly set out in the project documents; there would be a joint review on performance, changes in technology, basic educational needs and price prior to the expiry of each phase and before parties reach agreement on the next phase," it said.
YTL Communications said that a review would have identified the areas of improvement for the next phase, with pricing set against current market prices and clarity as to implementation
In a statement issued today, the telco said it had offered in good faith on May 31, at the Ministry's request, Internet services and the Frog Virtual Learning Environment at no charge to the Ministry from July 1 to Dec 31.
"But on 27 June, without even responding to our letter offering free services for the six months period, the Ministry announced the award of the internet services for the interim period to Telekom Malaysia, Celcom Axiata and Maxis," it said.
"If the Ministry had accepted our offer for the free services during the interim period, the Ministry would have saved millions, prevented disruption to the schools in the middle of the school year, as well as had the time to conduct a tender exercise following which they would have a properly defined solution and price."
YTL Communications said it was supportive of the government's call for a fresh tender despite the latter vioating terms of its contract as there was no joint review on the award of each phase of the project.
"The process by which each phase was to be awarded was clearly set out in the project documents; there would be a joint review on performance, changes in technology, basic educational needs and price prior to the expiry of each phase and before parties reach agreement on the next phase," it said.
YTL Communications said that a review would have identified the areas of improvement for the next phase, with pricing set against current market prices and clarity as to implementation
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