No. 4378
Act No. 8, 2009
Government Gazette 16 November 2009
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COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
(a)
to establish the general framework governing the opening of the
telecommunication sector in Namibia to competition;
(b)
to provide for the regulation and control of communications activities
by an independent regulatory authority;
(c)
to promote the availability of a wide range of high quality, reliable and
efficient telecommunications services to all users in the country;
(d)
to promote technological innovation and the deployment of advanced
facilities and services in order to respond to the diverse needs of
commerce and industry and support the social and economic growth of
Namibia;
(e)
to encourage local participation in the communications sector in
Namibia;
(f)
to increase access to telecommunications and advanced information
services to all regions of Namibia at just, reasonable and affordable
prices;
(g)
to ensure that the costs to customers for telecommunications services
are just, reasonable and affordable;
(h)
to stimulate the commercial development and use of the radio frequency
spectrum in the best interests of Namibia;
(i)
to encourage private investment in the telecommunications sector;
(j)
to enhance regional and global integration and cooperation in the field
of communications;
(k)
to ensure fair competition and consumer protection in the
telecommunications sector;
(l)
to advance and protect the interests of the public in the providing of
communications services and the allocation of radio frequencies to the
public.
Establishment of Communications and Information Policy Unit
3.
(1)
Subject to the laws governing the Public Service in Namibia,
The Minister may establish a Communications and Information Policy Unit in the
Ministry for which he or she is responsible and designate such staff members in the
Public Service to perform such duties in that unit as he or she thinks fit.
(2)
The unit must advise the Minister in the performance of his or her
duties in terms of this Act and may advise him or her in relation to any matter relating
to communications.