Principles on rates setting
Open ↗The postage rates set by the licensee shall be based on the following principles:
(a) that rates be reasonably fair and not discriminatory;
(b) that rates be oriented towards costs and not contain discounts that unreasonably prejudice the competitive opportunities of other licensees;
(c) that rates be structured and levels set to attract investment into the postal services industry; and
(d) that rates take into account the standard of rates as recommended by international organizations of which Malaysia is a member relating to postal services.
Rates may be regulated
Open ↗(1) Notwithstanding section 36, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, prescribe—
(a) the postage rates to be charged by the licensees for services which are within the definition of universal service or non-universal service and may specify the minimum or maximum rates that may be charged or the actual rates that shall be charged; and
(b) the publication or disclosure of rates and rate increases for postal services.
(2) The regulations made under subsection (1) on the rates which the universal service licensees may charge for postal services, may include—
(a) a defined area of the universal service, on the principle that the rates shall be uniform throughout Malaysia; and
(b) the remainder of the universal service on which the rates may vary for different geographic zones, or for delivery between different geographic zones, to reflect the differences in costs incurred by a universal service licensee depending on the geographic zone or zones.
(3) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any person from the payment of any rates in relation to postal services on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
