MINISTRY OF WORKS, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RECOMMENDATIONS
BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
GOALS
PRINCIPLES
6.1 Competition
6.2 The private sector
6.3 Transparency
6.4 Regulation
6.5 Consumer protection
7. ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
8. POLICY MEASURES
8.1 Abolition of the monopoly
8.2 Intervention by Government
8.3 Controlled liberalisation
8.3.1 Terminal equipment
8.3.2 Facsimile services
8.3.3 Public telephones
8.3.4 Data services
8.3.5 Electronic mail services
8.3.6 Cellular telephone services
8.3.7 Local network services
8.3.8 Paging services
8.3.9 National services
8.3.10 International services
8.4 BTC becomes a common carrier
8.5 Separation of BTC's services
8.6 Mandatory and mutual interconnection
8.7 Establishment of a Regulatory Authority
8.8 The legal framework
8.9 Prices and tariffs
8.10 Mandatory licensing System
9. Time Frame
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