Electronic Communications Act, 2008
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(4) The Internal Audit Agency Act, 2003 (Act 658) shall apply to ,
this Act.
(5) The financial year of the Fund shall be the same as the financial
year of the Government.
Annual report and other reports
48. (1) The Trustees shall within one month after the receipt of the
audit report, submit an annual report to the Minister covering the activities
and the operations of the Fund for the year to which the report relates.
(2) The annual report shall include the report of the Auditor-General.
(3) The Minister shall, within one month after the receipt of the
annual report, submit the report to Parliament with a statement that the
Minister considers necessary.
(4) The Trustees shall also submit to the Minister any other reports
which the Minister may require in writing.
Rural communication services
Access to frequency spectrum
49. (1) The Authority shall cater for rural communication services in
its role as manager of the radio spectrum resource but shall take into
consideration the freedom of choice of technology by the network operator.
(2) The Trustees may recommend the waiver of part of the frequency
fees for the provision of rural service to the Authority.
(3) The Trustees may not dictate the choice of technology or methodology
but may encourage network operators to use current or state-of-the-art
technology.
Tariffs for rural communication services
50. (1) The Trustees may make recommendations to the Authority as
regards tariff rebalancing as well as initiation and termination costs in
relation to rural communication services.
(2) The Authority shall ensure that the principle of special interconnect applies to agreements for the provision of rural telecommunications services.
(3) Calls to rural areas shall not be priced higher as a result of a
special interconnection agreement.
Monitoring of subsidised projects
51. (1) Projects that are subsidised by the Fund shall be independently
monitored and evaluated on an on-going basis to ensure that universal
access targets are met.
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