Syarikat telekomunikasi didakwa miliki, sedia perkhidmatan rangkaian tanpa lesen

Syarikat penyelesaian telekomunikasi Aircom Telecommunication Sdn Bhd faced legal action at the Magistrate's Court in Petaling Jaya today for allegedly operating a communication network without a valid license. The company, represented by its director Foo Loke Hin, 57, was charged with three counts of providing a communication network without a valid Individual Communications Network Provider (NFP I) license and an Unlicensed Communication Network Service (NSP I) license, under Section 126(1)(a) and (b) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Both sections carry penalties of up to RM1 million in fines or imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both, and a subsequent fine of RM100,000 for each day or part of a day the offense continues after the offense has ceased. The company was also accused of creating a system designed to obtain unlimited broadband home fiber services, known as Aircom Fibre, under Section 232(2) of the same Act, which carries the same penalties.

The alleged offenses are said to have occurred at a condominium in Taman Perindustrian Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, near here, on October 16, 2025. Fadhli Ab Wahab, the Deputy Prosecutor, informed the court that the bail was not required as the charges are against the company and its lawyers, Muhammad Khairul Bakhri Batiar and Nor Amyra Zamani, who confirmed this.

The court set October 5 for further hearings. Meanwhile, Foo and his wife Thong Wei Mei, 54, pleaded not guilty to the three charges of providing a communication network without a valid NFP I or NSP I license under the same sections. They claim the offenses took place at the same location and time and could also be charged under Section 34 of the Evidence Procedure Code, which carries similar penalties.

They were also accused of one additional charge of creating a system designed to obtain unlimited broadband home fiber services, known as Aircom Fibre, under Section 232(2) of the Act, alongside Section 34 of the Evidence Procedure Code, which carries the same penalties. Fadhli offered RM50,000 bail for each count and an additional condition to report to the Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) once a month and hand over their passports to the court until the case is completed.

Fadhli also requested that the case be moved to the Sessions Court 4 (Hakim Syahliza) for trial due to the similarity of the investigation, witnesses, and evidence. Khairul Bakhri requested a low bail of around RM15,000 for both defendants due to their financial situation with two children, one of whom is still in university. They have cooperated fully throughout the investigation, and Fadhli requested the court to consider this factor.

Magistrate Noor Ruzilawati Mohd Nor granted a bail of RM60,000 for both defendants for all charges, subject to the additional condition imposed by the prosecutor, and set October 5 for the continuation of the hearing.