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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 the industry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act (1998) which created a new regulatory body, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Communications and Multimedia Act (1998) came into enacted on 1 April 1999, while with it, the Telecommunications Act (1950) and the Broadcasting Act (1988) were repealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With it&#8217;s creation, the Commission set forth 10 national policy objectives to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish Malaysia as a major global centre and hub for communications and multimedia information and content services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote a civil society where information-based services will provide the basis of continuing enhancements to quality of work and life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grow and nurture local information resources and cultural representation that facilitate the national identity and global diversity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulate for the long-term benefit of the end user;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote a high level of consumer confidence in service delivery from the industry;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure an equitable provision of affordable services over ubiquitous national infrastructure;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a robust applications environment for end users;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitate the efficient allocation of resources such as skilled labour, capital, knowledge and national assets;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the development of capabilities and skills within Malaysia&#8217;s convergence industries; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure information security and network reliability and integrity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10 national policy objectives are the regulatory basis of SKMM&#8217;s regulatory framework which include, economic regulation, technical regulation, consumer protection and social regulation. 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