Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · s 198

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s 198Principles on rate setting

The rates established by a provider mentioned in subsection 197(1) shall be on the basis of the following principles:

(a)

rates must be fair and, for similarly situated persons, not unreasonably discriminatory;

(b)

rates should be oriented toward costs and, in general, cross-subsidies should be eliminated;

(c)

rates should not contain discounts that unreasonably prejudice the competitive opportunities of other providers;

(d)

rates should be structured and levels set to attract investment into the communications and multimedia industry; and

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(e)

rates should take account of the regulations and recommendations of the international organizations of which Malaysia is a member.