Telecommunications in Malaysia

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.

Mobile Subscribers 2014[1]
Mobile Service Provider Subscribers ('000,000)
Celcom
  
 13.400
Maxis
  
 12.400
DiGi
  
 10.900
U Mobile
  
 4.000
Tune Talk
  
 1.500
REDTone Mobile
  
 0.390
Merchantrade
  
 0.300

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:

Hotel-only in-house video channel

Pay-per-view providers

Cable

Satellite

DVB-IPTV based

IPTV based

Internet

See also

References

  1. ↑ ["http://www.forest-interactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SEA-Statistics-2014-02.png" "Mobile Subscribers 2014"] Check |url= value (help). Forest Interactive. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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