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← Communications and Multimedia Act 1998

Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 s 149

Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 s 149

s 149 Standard access obligations for facilities and services

(1) Subject to such exemptions as may be determined by the Minister by order published in the Gazette, a network facilities provider and a network service provider shall provide access to their network facilities or network services listed in the access list to any other— (a) network facilities provider; (b) network service provider; (c) applications service provider; or (d) content applications service provider, who makes a written request for access to such network facilities provider or network service provider on reasonable terms and conditions. (2) The access provided by one provider (“the first provider”) to another provider under subsection (1), shall be— (a) of at least the same or more favourable technical standard and quality as the technical standard and quality provided on the first provider’s network facilities or network services; and (b) on an equitable and a non-discriminatory basis. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

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Find Act 588 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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