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CYBERJAYA – Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) mengeluarkan 77 kompaun berjumlah RM3.7 juta kepada pemegang lesen telekomunikasi bagi suku pertama tahun ini.

SKMM menerusi kenyataan akhbar hari ini berkata, Maxis Broadband Sdn. Bhd. penerima adalah kompaun terbanyak dengan 68 kompaun berjumlah RM3.3 juta diikuti oleh U Mobile Sdn. Bhd. (RM350,000).

Menurutnya, dua syarikat telekomunikasi itu didapati gagal mematuhi rancangan penomboran dan pengalamatan elektronik, ketidakpatuhan kepada Garis Panduan Prabayar bagi pendaftaran pengguna akhir dan kegagalan mematuhi syarat-syarat lesen.

“Kompaun itu ditetapkan mengikut Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia (AKM) 1998,” katanya.

Katanya, SKMM akan terus berusaha memastikan syarikat-syarikat telekomunikasi mengutamakan hak pengguna termasuk memastikan kebebasan pengguna untuk memilih perkhidmatan telekomunikasi yang dikehendaki

mereka.

Jelasnya lagi, tindakan itu selaras dengan Ikrar Mesra Pelanggan yang dimeterai oleh syarikat-syarikat telekomunikasi pada pertengahan Jun 2019, yang mengikat komitmen mereka untuk melaksanakan langkah penambahbaikan bagi memberikan pengalaman terbaik kepada pengguna.

Selain itu, SKMM turut mengenakan tujuh kompaun berjumlah RM350,000 kepada syarikat U Mobile Sdn. Bhd. atas ketidakpatuhan kepada Garis Panduan Prabayar bagi pendaftaran pengguna akhir.

Manakala, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd. dan Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) pula masing-masing dikenakan satu kompaun berjumlah RM40,000 dan RM20,000 kerana kegagalan mematuhi syarat-syarat lesen yang ditetapkan.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The enforcement of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance (No 2) 2021 is not a move by the Government to restrict freedom of expression says Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chief regulatory officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin.

He said among other things, it aimed to protect individuals or organisations from becoming victims of fraud and defamation due to ‘fake news’ related to Covid-19 and the Proclamation of Emergency, which also included the court’s role in maintaining checks and balances.

“From one aspect, a person may apply to the court to protect (him) or remove (untrue) content, we should also look at from the aspect of the individual and business, they may be defamed, for example a supermarket is defamed following claims that its employees have been infected with Covid-19.

“So what is the protection for the business organisation, they can obtain a court order for the content to be removed, and for those who are not satisfied with the order issued by the court, they also have the opportunity to get a court order to set aside the (previous) order,” he said when appearing on Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara programme tonight.

The ordinance provides a fine not exceeding RM100,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both, while in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding RM1,000 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.

According to the ordinance, the ‘fake news’ includes any news, information, data and reports, wholly or partially false, relating to Covid-19 or the emergency.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is looking into more areas to be included in its Child Online Protection (COP) awareness and educational modules, given that the age of Internet users is getting younger by the days.

Its chief regulatory officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin said that it is more important now than ever to focus on concerted efforts in digital and media literacy, and educating the public on positive and ethical Internet use.

“It’s important if we are serious in protecting our children from violence, exploitation, and abuse associated with digital technologies.

“Communication technologies will only grow by leaps and bounds… the same goes with the threats, be it emerging threats or the same old ones, the only foolproof way of dealing with these threats is if we are resilient enough,” he said in his opening remarks during the 2021 MCMC-UNICEF Seminar on COP, via Zoom today.

He said that in the meantime MCMC, through its internationally certified digital forensics infrastructure, was always ready to provide technical support to the police and other law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations, as they have done throughout the years.

“The Internet is here to stay and so are the risks. Though the threats continue to evolve, the core of its existence remains the same, which is to inflict harm.

“Nevertheless, while our desire is to protect, we have to ensure that the measures taken do not infringe on the child’s rights, as digital technologies contribute to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights,” he said.

Zulkarnain said that collaborations and partnerships between multiple stakeholders were important in ensuring the safety of children online.

“Each of us has our own stakeholders or constituents that others may have constraints to reach, therefore collaborations and partnerships are critical in closing these gaps.

“At the same time, everyone has to rid themselves of the misconception that the government has a magic wand to solve every problem… each of us has a role to play in keeping our children safe: government agencies, industry players, parents and educators, members of the community, and even children and young people themselves,” he said.

Meanwhile one of the speakers, the Children’s Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Prof Datuk Noor Aziah Mohd Awal lauded government’s fast action in shutting down a ‘sugar baby’ dating site and app called Sugarbook recently.

She said that such applications may attract children as they have the relevant gadgets to access the website, and they may also be victims of online child sexual exploitation.

“However, the company had created new websites to carry on with their activities, and it is a known fact that groups like Sugarbook are creative and innovative, thus the government must find ways to stop these activities from flourishing,” she said.

Noor Aziah urged the government to establish a national data system to monitor Internet usage by children, including their category and age, as well as the percentage of risks and harms of them using the same.

“The government should find ways to overcome the risks and harms… they need to prioritise children, and collaborate and generate collective actions among the relevant ministries to prevent and address all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation of children online,” she said. 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Community Internet Centres (PIKs) nationwide have been turned into help centres to help the public, especially senior citizens, having problems to register for the COVID-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera application.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in a statement today, said by doing so, it is hoped to raise awareness among the people on the importance of the vaccination to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

To this effect, the full-time PIK staff will assist those having problems to register for the vaccination through the MySejahtera application, it said.

02 Apr 2021, Berita Harian