The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) could obtain a licence to set up its own smart lamp posts if it sets up a subsidiary staffed with qualified engineers to do so, said Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin.

He said this after Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil questioned why DBKL was not given a licence to erect the lamp posts and collect rent directly from telecommunications companies (telcos) instead of going through...