(e) rates should take account of the regulations and recommendations of the international
organisations of which Malaysia is a member.
199. Rate setting by the Minister.
Notwithstanding section 197, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, intervene
freely or frequently in determining and setting the rates for any competitive facilities or services
provided by a provider mentioned in subsection 197(1) for good cause, or as the public interest may
require.
200. Power of the Minister to determine persons or areas for special rates.
In the following cases, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, determine
special rate regulation regimes, which may include setting, reviewing and approving rates, or
forbearing from the regulation of rates —
(a) where the rates are not set in accordance with the principles in section 198; or
(b) in respect of the facilities or services provided by a provider mentioned in subsection
197(1), for a particular group of persons or in a particular area.
201. Rules regarding rates.
(1) The Minister may make rules, to be published in the Gazette, to prescribe the level of rates to be
charged for specified or classes of network facilities, network services, applications services or
content applications services.
(2) The rules which may be made by the Minister under subsection (1) may include, but are not
limited to —
(a) rules about the rates and variation of rates for specified or classes of network facilities,
network services, applications services or content applications services;
(b) rules about the publication or disclosure of rates for specified or classes of network
facilities, network services, applications services or content applications services; or
(c) rate control mechanisms applied to specified licensees or classes of licensees, or
specified or classes of network facilities, network services, applications services or content
applications services.
Chapter 5 - Universal Service Provision
202. System of universal service provision.
(1) The Minister may direct the Commission to determine a system to promote the widespread
availability and usage of network services and/or applications services throughout Malaysia by
encouraging the installation of network facilities and the provision for network services and/or
applications services in underserved areas or for underserved groups within the community.
(2) The Minister may make regulations under section 16 for the implementation of subsection (1).