WHAT IS CYL?

ABOUT CYL

What is Check Your Label?

Check Your Label (CYL) is a campaign to create awareness among consumers on the importance of purchasing communications equipment with a valid MCMC label.

The campaign is also intended to educate consumers on how to verify a device’s certification status and validity of MCMC label by using Check Your Label mobile application or website.

ABOUT CYL

What is MCMC Label?

MCMC label is a mandatory certification mark indicating that a communications equipment is certified for compliance with standards as required under the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000.

MCMC label can be in form of digital or physical label. Communications equipment with an integrated display screen may have the digital MCMC label embedded in the operating system. In case of physical label, it can be in the form of sticker, embossed, engraved or printed onto the surface of an equipment.





WHY

Why do you need MCMC label?

CERTIFICATION MARK

A mandatory certification mark to indicate a communications equipment is certified for compliance with standards as required under the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000

UNSAFE

Use of non-certified communications equipment may cause injury, may not interoperate with other communications network or other equipment and may cause radio frequency interference

ILLEGAL

Communications equipment without MCMC label may be counterfeit / cloned or illegal to be used (e.g. WiFi cracker, frequency jammer, etc.)

RISKS

What are the Risks of Using Non-Certified Equipment?

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Unsafe to consumers

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Frequency interference to communication services

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Degrade the quality of service received from communications service providers

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Purchased device maybe counterfeit / cloned





REGULATION

What are the Offences and Penalties?

REGULATION 15

Design, installation, operation, maintenance or modification of communications equipment contrary to standards or likely to cause interoperability / interference / safety. On conviction, fine not exceeding RM300,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both

REGULATION 16

Use, offer for sale or sale of communications equipment which is contrary to standards, not certified or no longer complies with standards or does not bear a certification label. On conviction, fine not exceeding RM300,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three (3) years or both