New law requires all restaurants in Malaysian city to provide Wi- Fi

[kullatiro]

THE requirement for restaurants
and eateries in the city centre to
be Wi-Fi ready will be enforced
by City Hall as early as April.
 This requirement has been set by City
Hall as mandatory prerequisite for
food operators when they apply for
their licence to open a new
restaurant or when existing operators
renew their licence.
However, the requirement would
only apply to restaurants owners
operating on premises bigger than
120 sq m in floor size.
Besides the restaurants, the Wi-Fi
requirement is also imposed on cafes,
pubs, bars and  club lounges. The
outlet operators are free to provide
the Wi-Fi service to their customers for
free or for a reasonable fee.
"The Wi-Fi service is in demand and
food outlet operators who offer it will
be giving their customers value-added
services," Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri
Ahmad Fuad Ismail told Streets
recently.
 The mayor said a survey is being
carried out to determine the number
of eateries in the city centre that offer
Wi-Fi. The survey will be carried out
until March for City Hall to set up a
database of Wi-Fi -ready eateries.
"There will be no extra charge to the
licensing fee. However, operators are
subjected to any charges imposed by
the Malaysian Communications and
Multimedia Commission or Internet
service providers."
He said the council is also looking at
installing Wi-Fi facilities  at public
food courts.
"We are still studying the feasibility of
installing them at public hawker
centres," said the mayor.
Food courts that have been identified
for Wi-Fi facility include the City Hall-
managed Keramat Mall and Danau
Kota hawker centres.
Meanwhile, the mayor said the
WirelessKL service would be
discontinued after the expiry of the
two-year contract for the free Wi-Fi
service by Internet service provider
Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd.
The free Wi-Fi service was launched
in May 2008.
  A total of 1,500 Wi-Fi hotspots were
activated in the city, including public
housing schemes and commercial
centres.
 When asked why City Hall did not
continue the free WirelessKL service
with its service provider, Ahmad Fuad
said the council wanted to give other
service providers a chance to offer
better connectivity and value-added
service to city folk.
City Hall had also posted a recent
announcement on its website
informing the public of the availability
of Wi-Fi service at the Kuala Lumpur
Perdana Botanical Park. It is only
accessible for TM Internet account
holders.

www.nst.com.my/streets/central/eateries-to-offer-wi-fi-service-in-april-1.26479


walah restorant di jakarta masih menganggap wifi tuh cuma pemanis saja belum menjadi bagian dari pelyanan yang ada di restorant tersebut. bukti nya tuh sambungan free wifi nya sering tidak dapat tersambung dengan device kita.