forming of cartels, e.g. for price-fixing of tariffs, market sharing or in connection with
public procurement of telecommunication equipment;
(g) use of a dominant position in a market for the purpose of restricting, preventing or
deterring the entry of a person into the market or eliminating a person from the market;
(h) charging of unreasonable paces for telecommunication equipment;
(i) limiting technical development in the telecommunications sector;
(j) offering, accepting, giving or receiving bribes in respect to any matter dealt with in
this Act; and
(k) advertising for or otherwise offering telecommunication equipment and services in a
fraudulent or indecent manner.
(3) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine of not
less than P10 000.00 but not more then P5 000 000.00.
Provision of
directory
information
A licensee shall provide directory information regarding its sub-scribers and clients to
the Authority or such other person as the Authority may designate, and in such manner as the
Authority may prescribe.
Compensation for loss
or damage
In the execution of works or interference with property, a telecommunication operator
or service provider shall cause as little detriment and inconvenience and do as little damage
as possible, and shall make full compensation to all local and other authorities and other
persons who have sustained loss or damage for all loss or damage sustained by them by
reason or in consequence of the performance of such works.
Emergency
conditions
(1) The Authoritymay, during any emergency, require a telecommunication service
provider to give priority to the transmission of the messages of Government or of any person,
and to intercept messages transmitted under such circumstances.
(2) Any telecommunication system operator or telecommunication service provider who
does not comply, with the provisions of subsection ( 1 ) shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable to a fine of not less than P10 000.00 but not more than P50 000.00.
Confidentiality of
transmitted
messages
(1) A person who is engaged in the operation of a public telecommunication system
or the provision of a telecommunication service who, otherwise than in the course of his
duty, intentionally or negligently—
(a) intercepts a message sent by means of that system or through that service;