180. Numbering and electronic addressing plan.
(1) The Commission shall develop a numbering and electronic addressing plan for the numbering and
electronic addressing of network services and applications services.
(2) The numbering and electronic addressing plan may set out rules which include, but are not limited
to —
(a) the use of different numbers and electronic addresses for different kinds of services;
(b) the assignment of numbers and electronic addresses;
(c) the transfer of assigned numbers and addresses;
(d) the use of assigned numbers and electronic addresses;
(e) the portability of assigned numbers and electronic addresses;
(f) the requirements for network service providers and applications service providers to
maintain a plan for assigning and reassigning numbers and electronic addresses; and
(g) the rates for the assignment and transfer of numbers and electronic addresses which may
be imposed by the Commission.
(3) The Commission shall make the numbering and electronic addressing plan available to the public
for a fee to be decided by the Commission.
181. Management or maintenance of an integrated public number or electronic address
database.
(1) The Commission may appoint a specified person to manage or maintain an integrated public
number database or an integrated electronic address database.
(2) A person specified under subsection (1) shall provide non-discriminatory commercial access to the
database on the same terms and conditions which it offers to itself.
(3) The Commission may direct a person specified under subsection (1) regarding the manner in
which he will discharge his obligation under subsection (2).
Chapter 3 - Technical Standards
182. Hindering interoperability an offence.
A person who uses any technical equipment or systems which hinder network interoperability
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand
ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
183. Compromising public safety an offence.
A person who uses any technical equipment or systems which compromise public safety commits an
offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.