Types Of Licences & Application Procedures

Individual Licence Application

A individual who wishes to provide facilities and/or a service which requires an individual licence will have to submit the following to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission:

• A duly completed Form A together with an application fee of RM10,000.00;
  Download Form A
• Details as per the checklist attached;
  Download Checklist
• Application template
  PDF-Annexure 5-Individual Licence Application Template 2025
• Such other additional information or document as may be requested by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission shall complete processing the application and make a recommendation to the Minister within 60 days of receipt of all relevant information from the applicant. If the Minister agrees with the recommendation of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Minister will grant and individual licence to the applicant.

Fee Structure

For an Individual Licence the applicable licence fees are as follows:

1. Application Fee - RM10,000.00 (non refundable)
2. Approval Fee - RM50,000.00
3. Annual Fee: 0.5% of Gross Turnover or RM100,000 per licence, whichever is higher.

To view the list of all applicable licence fees, please click here for
Schedule 1 Schedule 2

Rebates

The Communication and Multimedia (Licensing) Regulations 2000 provides rebates on applicable annual fees for holders of individual licences. To obtain rebates on the annual fees payable, the individual licensee must have incurred expenses on items related to industry development.

For further information on what these items are, please refer to the following documents:

• Information Paper on Eligible Deductions for Individual Licence Fee Rebates
  (Dated 20 December 2002)
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• Revised Information Paper on Eligible Deductions for Individual Licence Fee Rebates.
  (Dated 8 November 2005)
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Individual Licensee who wishes to apply for rebates on annual fees payable will have to submit the following to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission:

1. A duly completed Application Form For Rebates;
   Word-Annexure 13-Rebates-Application Form 2025PDF-Annexure 13-Rebates-Application Form 2025
2. Details as per the Checklist attached;
   PDF-Annexure 14-Rebates Individual Fee Checklist 2025
3. Self calculation of rebate entitlement;
   SampleTemplate
4. Attachments on the applicable Industry Development Rebates. For further information and guidelines, please refer to "Appendices to Information Paper on Industry Development Rebates (refer to pages 20 to 28) ";
   Appendices to Information Paper on Industry Development Rebate
5. Such other additional information or document that may be requested by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission as deemed necessary.

To facilitate the understanding on Process of Annual Fee Collection and calculation of annual fee, please refer to :
Presentation Annual Fees and Rebates Working Example

Class Licence Registration

A person who wishes to provide facilities and/or services that are subject to a class licence will have to submit the following to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission:

• A duly completed Form D (registration notice) in duplicate copies;
  Download Form D
• A registration fee of RM2,500.00;
   
• Details as per the checklist attached; and
  Download Checklist
• Such other additional information or document as may be requested by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
• Checklist for ASP Individual Licensees Migrating to ASP class Licence
• Presentation Slides on Briefing to ASP(I) Licensees on 4 March 2005

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission shall endorse the Form D and return the duplicate to the class licensee as soon as possibly able. The endorsed Form D shall than be treated as evidence of registration by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

Registration of a class licence is valid for one calendar year only. Prior to the expiry of the same, the class licensee must submit a fresh application to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission together with the relevant fees and documents.

Ministerial Guidelines

The Ministerial Guidelines on Class Licence for Network Facilities and the Ministerial Guidelines on Class Licence for Network Services were issued in accordance with Regulation 28 and Regulation 29 of the Communications and Multimedia (Licensing) Regulations 2000, to explain the criteria for registration under a network facilities provider class licence and network services provider class licence.

Fees Structure

For registration under a Class Licence a fee of RM2,500.00 is payable for a One-year registration.

Licence Application Procedure

Licence Application Procedure And Licensing Criteria
Licences under the Postal Services Act 1991
Licences under the Digital Signature Act 1997

Notices to Licensees