(f) Telecommunication facility: Any cables, wires, lines, wave guides,
antennas and any other equipment that is used or associated with the
provision of one or more telecommunications services.
(g) The Law means the Telecommunications Law of Rwanda
4. Objectives
The objectives of these guidelines are as follows:
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To protect the social and physical environment from potential negative
impacts, while at the same time not restricting the development of
essential telecommunications infrastructure.
Minimize disturbance to the environment and loss of amenity in the
provision of the telecommunications infrastructure.
To protect the environment by reducing the land use as well as
infrastructure and facility installations thereby not changing the
aesthetic of the country’s landscape.
To maximize the use of network facilities including but not limited to
network capacity and capabilities, base station sites, backbone, towers
etc.
To proportionate infrastructure ownership that shall enhance sharing
and reduce dependency, as well as duplication of investment for
network facilities. In this context “Infrastructure sharing means the joint
use of telecommunication infrastructures and facilities by two or more
operators. The term “Infrastructure sharing” for the purposes of these
guidelines refers to the Passive Infrastructure sharing.
To promote the availability of wide range of high quality, efficient, cost
effective, and competitive telecommunication services throughout the
country by ensuring optimum utilization of telecommunication
resources.
To optimize operator’s capital expenditure on supporting infrastructure.
To provide rules for price setting in a transparent, non-discriminating
way for access to passive infrastructure sharing.
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