▁to ▁util ize ▁I CT , ▁expos ure ▁to ▁new ▁techn ologies , ▁and ▁helps ▁to ▁connect ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁areas . ▁Malays ian ▁officials ▁have ▁recognized ▁the ▁importance ▁and ▁impact ▁of ▁Tele cent res ▁and ▁have ▁implemented ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 , 1 5 0 ▁of ▁the ▁technology - rich ▁cent ers ▁throughout ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁Broad band ▁access ibility ▁and ▁pen etr ation ▁is ▁another ▁focus ▁within ▁the ▁issue . ▁The ▁average ▁percentage ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁with ▁broad band ▁access ▁s its ▁at ▁a ▁relatively ▁low ▁ 6 7 . 2 %. This ▁percentage ▁fl uct u ates ▁greatly ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁highly ▁populated , ▁urban ▁areas ▁( such ▁as ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁at ▁ 1 1 5 . 7 %) ▁or ▁at ▁scarcely ▁populated , ▁rural ▁areas ▁( S ab ah ▁bo asts ▁a ▁meas ly ▁ 5 2 . 8 % ▁broad band ▁pen etr ation ▁rate ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁High ▁Speed ▁Broad band ▁Project ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁improve ▁broad band ▁reach , ▁and ▁spe eds , ▁within ▁Malays ia . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁broad band ▁pen etr ation ▁rate ▁was ▁under ▁ 5 0 % ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁project ' s ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁broad band ▁pen etr ation ▁rate ▁to ▁above ▁that . ▁As ▁seen ▁above , ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁broad band ▁pen etr ation ▁rate ▁at ▁ 5 2 . 8 %, ▁the ▁project ▁did ▁reach ▁its ▁goal . ▁