The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued 15 compounds totalling RM700,000 on Oct 1 to telcos for the offence of registering prepaid SIM cards without verifying user information committed in 2019.
MCMC in a statement said U Mobile Sdn Bhd received five compounds totalling RM250,000, followed by Celcom Axiata Bhd and Tune Talk Sdn Bhd with three compounds each (totalling RM150,000 per company), Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd (two compounds totalling RM100,000), YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (one, RM40,000) and Tone Plus (one, RM10,000).