Categories: NewsTelco

MCMC: Four telcos issued RM3.2 mil worth of compounds in total in Q2 2021

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a total of 64 compounds valued at RM3.2 million to four telcos in Malaysia over violations committed during the second quarter of 2021. The bulk of the compounds were issued to Maxis, while other telcos were issued compounds between RM50,000 to RM250,000.

Maxis was slapped with 54 compounds amounting to RM2.7 million for its failure to comply with the Numbering and Electronic Addressing Plan (NEAP) under the Communications and Multimedia (Numbering) Regulations 2016. In addition, MCMC has also issued two more compounds worth RM100,000 to Maxis for not complying with prepaid registration guidelines.

Besides Maxis, the three other telcos were also issued compounds by the MCMC for prepaid registration-related offences. U Mobile received 5 compounds amounting to RM250,000, followed by Digi with 2 compounds amounting to RM100,000 and XOX with 1 compound amounting to RM50,000.

Accounting to the MCMC, the compounds were issued to ensure that consumer rights are protected. It urged telcos to be more strict with their agents to ensure that they comply with the necessary guidelines to ensure user safety and to curb potential cybercrimes.

The MCMC doesn’t usually provide a detailed breakdown of the actual offences. Under the prepaid registration guidelines, all telcos are required to conduct an ID verification (IC or passport) for new prepaid SIMs and this is aimed at curbing misuse of services especially for terrorism and cybercrime.

For Numbering and Electronic Addressing Plan (NEAP)-related violations, it covers a wide range of areas including the assignment, transfer, suspension, cancellation of numbers as well as Mobile Number Portability (MNP). In the last quarter, Maxis was issued 67 compounds worth RM3.25 million for the same offence.

Related reading

Recent Posts

ChargEV Yearly Essential Plan has been discontinued

[UPDATE 02/11/2024 22:50] As it turns out, the ChargEV Legacy Plan has also been closed…

10 hours ago

U Mobile eager to work with CelcomDigi and TM to build second 5G network, to reduce foreign majority shareholding to 20%

U Mobile has expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for selecting them to implement Malaysia's…

18 hours ago

Shell Recharge Malaysia deploys card payment terminal to its EV charging station

Pavilion KL visitors can use credit or debit cards to utilise the Shell Recharge EV…

1 day ago

MCMC: Malaysia’s second 5G network goes to U Mobile

[ UPDATE 2/11/2024 11:00 ] U Mobile thanked govt for second 5G network, to reduce…

1 day ago

The 2024 Mac Mini’s power button placement is dumb, but here are some solutions

Just a couple of days ago, Apple launched its long overdue updated 2024 Mac Mini.…

1 day ago

BYD Sealion 7 performance electric SUV coming to Malaysia soon?

Following the launch of the BYD M6 fully electric MPV, BYD has teased another upcoming…

2 days ago

This website uses cookies.