Restaurants and Cafes in Malaysia become more Internet friendly
on January 3rd, 2012 
According to a new law, restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city are now required to offer mandatory Wi-Fi facilities to their customers. The new rule which will be implemented by April this year, requires Wi-Fi services as mandatory prerequisite for food operators when they apply for their licence to open a new restaurant, or when existing operators renew their licence.
Besides restaurant, the Wi-Fi requirement is extended to cafes, pubs, bars and club lounges, operating on premises bigger than 120 sq m in floor size. The restaurant owners are free to provide the Wi-Fi services to their customers for free or for a nominal 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 tells Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times.
“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,” the mayor adds.
A total of 1,500 Wi-Fi hotspots including public housing schemes and commercial centres, were activated in the city, by the free WirelessKL service back in 2008. However, with the launch of the new Wi-Fi services, the WirelessKL service would be discontinued after the expiry of the two-year contract period with the provider.
A compulsory Wi-Fi facility in all food outlets, will not only benefit customers, but also help restaurant owners boost their business and bring in more customers. What do you think about this?
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