PART IV- FAIR COMPETITION AND EQUALITY OF TREATMENT
Acts of
unfair
competition
5.(1) The Commission shall, in the performance of its
duties under the Act and these Regulations, promote, develop
and enforce fair competition and equality of treatment
among all licensees in any business or service relating to
communications.
(2)
Acts of unfair competition shall include -
(a)
any abuse by a licensee either independently or
with others, of a dominant position that unfairly
excludes or limits competition between such
licensee and any other party; or
(b)
entering into any agreement or engaging in any
concerted practice with any other party, which
unfairly prevents, restricts or distorts
competition; or
(c)
the perpetuation of anti-competitive
changes in the market structure and in
particular, anti-competitive mergers and
acquisitions in the communications sector;
(d)
any other practices or acts that
prohibited under any other written law.
Licensees to
offer nonpreferential
service
are
6.(1) All licensees shall provide uniform, nonpreferential service on a first-come - first-served basis to all
persons within a covered geographical area who request for
such service;
Provided that it shall not amount to violation of the
principle of equal access and non preferential treatment for a
licensee to(a)
consider the ability of a person to pay for
a service when deciding whether to
provide a service to such person; or,
(b)
make other rational classifications among
subscribers, such as
business and
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