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In November 1998, Malaysia adopted a convergence regulation model with regards to
the communications and multimedia industry. Two legislations were enacted to give
effect to the new regulatory model: the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which
set out a new regulatory licensing framework for a convergent communications and
multimedia industry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act
(1998) which created a new regulatory body, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
Commission.
The Communications and Multimedia Act (1998)
came into effect on 1 April 1999, and the Telecommunications Act (1950) and the Broadcasting
Act (1988) were repealed.
The regulation of the communications and
multimedia industry is now undertaken by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
Commission.
On 1 November 2001, the Malaysian Communications
and Multimedia Commission also took over the regulatory functions of the Postal Services
Act 1991 and the Digital Signature Act 1997.
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