prevent harmful interference between
frequencies assigned for civilian and
military uses; and
(f) collect relevant information from the
Authority
and
other
Government
Departments or private entities to enable
the Ministry to accomplish its functions.
Functions of the
Authority
9. (1) The Authority shall regulate the information
and communications sector based on the funda
mental principles of this Act with the objectives of
(a) ensuring the separation of regulatory and
operational functions in the information and
communications sector in The Gambia;
(b) fostering transparency and non-discrimina
nation and protecting effective competition
and a fair and efficient market between the
organizations involved in the information
and communications industry, duly taking
into account the public interest and
preventing distortion and restriction of
competition in the information and
communications sectors;
(c) ensuring that there are provided in The
Gambia, except where the provision is
impracticable, such information and commu
nications services as will satisfy all reason
able demands for them, including, in parti
cular, emergency services, public pay tele
phone services, and directory information
services;
(d) without prejudice to the generality of para
graph (a), ensuring to the greatest extent
possible that the information and communi
cations services are available and
affordable to the persons who need them;
(e) promoting the interests of consumers,
pur-chasers and other users in The Gambia,
including, in particular, those who are
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