MCMC Proposal

MCMC Consultation Paper – proposed amendments to the CMA

The Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has published a Public Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588] (CMA).

The Paper can be found on MCMC’s website.

Among other matters, the proposed amendments:

• confer statutory authority on MCMC for the management and administration of electronic addressing resources, including Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Autonomous System (AS) numbers;
• support the development of a Malaysian national Internet registry (NIR) model for the administration of Internet number resources; and
• establish a legal basis for the imposition and administration of fees by MCMC in connection with electronic addressing resources.

The MCMC is seeking feedback from the public on the proposed amendments to the CMA.

The closing date for feedback is 10 July 2026 (17:00 UTC+8).

Feedback is to be provided to:

The Chairman Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, MCMC HQ
Tower 1, Jalan Impact, Cyber 6, 63000 Cyberjaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
(Attention: Regulatory Policy Division)

Email: pded@mcmc.gov.my

For full instructions on providing feedback, please refer to page 28 of the Paper.

APNIC intends to provide feedback in response to the Paper.

Further Information

The APNIC Executive Council’s (EC’s) correspondence with MCMC on a potential Malaysian NIR is available on the EC Correspondence Page, including its most recent letter.

MCMC hosted a seminar on this topic on 23 June, and APNIC’s presentation slides from the event are available.

If Members have any questions on this topic, please direct them to MCMC at the above address; if you have any questions for APNIC, please direct them to the Helpdesk.