The primary regulator of telecommunications in the Malaysia is the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). It issues licenses under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, the Postal Services Act 1991 and the Digital Signature Act 1997.
Telephones system and usage statistics
Telephones - main lines in use: 4.589 million (2012)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 41.325 million (2012)
Telephone system: excellent international service
domestic: good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations
international: submarine cables to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Cellular communication
The major telecommunication companies in Malaysia are TM Berhad, Celcom (013, 019 and 0148), Maxis (012, 017 and 0142), DiGi (010, 016, 0146, 014-30, 014-31 and 014-32) and U Mobile (018). Also includes 4G Provider YES 4G and P1 WiMax which are fully Digital WiMAX Operators.
Radio usage statistics
Radio broadcast stations: AM 56, FM 31 (plus 13 repeater stations), shortwave 5 (1999)
Amateur Radio Stations: 2,000 (2006)
Radios: 9.1 million (1997)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)
Televisions: 3.6 million (1997)
Terrestrial television stations
The following channels are free-to-air:
- TV1
- TV2
- TV3
- ntv7
- 8TV (Only free on West Malaysia)
- TV9 (Only free on West Malaysia)
- TV Alhijrah
Hotel-only in-house video channel
- Vision Four
Pay-per-view providers
Cable
- ABNXcess
Satellite
- Astro
DVB-IPTV based
- MiTV - uses IP over DVB, pending rebranding as U Television and switch to encrypted DVB-T
IPTV based
- Fine TV
- DETV
- Hypp.TV
- Maxman.tv
Internet
- Internet Users: 16.902 million (2009)
- Internet - Dial-up: 3.86 million (2nd quarter 2008)
- Internet - Broadband: 2.115 million (2nd quarter 2009)
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
- TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD HSBB
- JARING - Dialup and broadband
- Maxis Communications - Broadband, Utopia (Wi-fi), Blackberry
- Nasionet
- PersiaSYS - Cable and wireless broadband
- TIME - Metro-E, Leased line and FTTx (http://www.time.com.my)
- TM Net - Dialup and Streamyx (broadband)
- DeConneXion - WiFi (Only in Sarawak) [1]
- Packet One - WiMAX [2]
- AMAX - WiMAX [3]
- Yes 4G - WiMAX [4]
- Country code (Top level domain): MY
See also
- History of Communications in Malaysia
- Internet in Malaysia
- Malaysian telephone codes
- Malaysian mobile phone codes
- Media of Malaysia