Ministry of Public Utilities, Sarawak

Policies on Telecommunication Towers and Structures in Sarawak

1. General - It is the aim of the State Government to expand rapidly communication

infrastructure in the state so that communication and multimedia services can be
made available to as many people as possible at affordable rates. The existing
communication towers shall be regularized and the growth in the construction of
towers in the state shall be regulated.

2. There shall be fair and conducive environment for all service providers to expand
their services rapidly in the State through provision of common sharing basic
communication infrastructure to meet the requirements of all service providers.
Therefore, the State Government had appointed SACOFA Sdn. Bhd. exclusively to
construct, own and manage all communication infrastructures to provide for
equal access to all industry players.

3. Construction of towers and infrastructure must be done with proper planning.

4. All illegal communication towers or structures that shall be approved by State

Planning Authority (SPA) will be acquired by SACOFA.

5. All existing illegal communications towers or structures that are not approved by
SPA will be dismantled. SACOFA will build alternative towers for the telcos to
migrate. If the telcos after receiving notice to quit by Land & Survey Department
or council do not act accordingly, the authorities will act and the cost of
dismantling will be borne by the party who constructed it illegally.

6. No new communication tower or infrastructure shall be built by any party except

by SACOFA. Any request to build a new tower shall be made to SACOFA as a one-
stop Government Agency who will build the tower to meet their requirements.

7. Construction of new communication towers on roof-tops shall be discouraged

except those on high rise buildings that are approved by SPA on case-to case
basis.