Infrastructure - Telecommunications
Telekom
The sole fixed-telephony company in Malaysia is Telekom Malaysia Bhd., which also offers other services like cellular telephony, Internet access and various multimedia services. Amongst the fixed-telephony services offered are DDI (Direct Dialling In), fixed telephone, Freephone 1-800 service, home country direct service and international conference calls.
There are several key cellular-telephony companies operating in Malaysia. These are:
Celcom (M) Bhd (using the 019 prefix)
DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (using the 016 prefix)
Maxis Communications Bhd (using the 012 prefix)
Telekom Cellular Sdn Bhd (wholly owned by Telekom Malaysia and using the 013 prefix)
Value-added services offered by these operators include international automatic roaming, international direct dialling access (IDD), call forwarding, call waiting, caller identification, short messaging service (SMS), GSM Internet access, prepaid mobile services, and voice and data applications for small businesses.
There are four major Internet Access Providers in Malaysia:
Jaring, TMNet, Maxis.net, Putra.net
Services offered by these ISPs include dial-up access, leased-line access, Web hosting, domain-name registration, virtual servers, virtual private networks (VPNs), e-commerce and electronic publishing. As of 2002, there are approximately 5.7 million Internet users in Malaysia.
