disabled or of pensionable age, with regard
to prices charged for, and the quality and
variety of, information and communications
services provided and information and
communications apparatus supplied;
(f) promoting open network provision and
effective competition among licensees in
The Gambia;
(g) promoting efficiency and economy on the
part of licensees;
(h) promoting research
into
and
the
development and use of new techniques
and technologies by licensees;
(i) encouraging
major
subscribers
of
information and communications services
whose places of business are outside The
Gambia to establish places of business in
The Gambia;
(j) promoting the provision of international
transmission services through The Gambia;
(k) encouraging persons producing information
and communications apparatus to set up
production facilities in The Gambia and
compete effectively in the supply of the
apparatus both inside and outside The
Gambia. and
(l) promoting processes of public consultation
and manifestation of interest, with regard to
the introduction of new services or
technologies.
(2) Within the context of the objectives defined in
subsection (1), the Authority shall
(a) advise the Minister on policy formulation
and development strategies for the
information and communications sectors;
(b) develop regulations for adoption by the
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