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This article has been tagged since May 2006. Main article: Communications in Malaysia

The first telegraph line

The first telegraph line connecting from the British Resident at Perak house in Kuala Kangsar to the house of Deputy British Resident in Perak at Taiping by the Department of Posts and Telegraph in 1874. This telegraph line measured 42.5 km and travelled across forest at Bukit Berapit, it signalled the beganing of the era of telecommunications in Malaysia. However, during Japanese occupations, the telegraph lines were nearly broken down by the Japanese army.

The telecommunications in Malaysia

• In 1968, the SEACOM cable line was introduced, connecting the Peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak via the South China Sea.
• In 1983, the Data Telecommunications System (Datel) was introduced.
• In 1985, the ATUR wireless telephone system was introduced by Jabatan Telekom Malaysia (JTM).
• In 1987, JTM was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB) or Telekom Malaysia (TM) following the National Corporatizion Policy, which was launched in the 1980s.
• In 1988, Celcom Malaysia Sdn Bhd was founded under its name STM Cellular Communications Sdn Bhd.
• In 1992, Celcom was controlled by Technology Resource Berhad (TRI) but in 2003 Celcom was returned to Telekom Malaysia.

Evolution of telecommunications

Today, mobile telecommunications in Malaysia is managed by 3 companies.