ARTICLE 9 FRAUDULENT TRAFFIC
a) RURA
shall
consider
International
incoming
communication traffic as fraudulent when it is;
electronic
i.
managed by an entity without the license or authorization
issued by RURA required for the management of international
voice traffic;
ii.
managed by a licensed operator but not declared to RURA;
iii.
managed by a licensed operator but sold at a rate below the
minimum rate as provided for in the Schedule to these
Regulations;
iv.
any traffic by third parties or carriers that transmits traffic to
Rwanda where a network operator is unable to bill or collect
payment;
v.
where there is a reasonable expectation that an end user is not
likely to pay the telephone bill because the calls are disputed
as not originating from the telephone line for which the
respective end user is responsible;
vi.
where calls are being made to inflate payments;
vii.
The use of the telecommunications network with the intention
of avoiding payment or without correct payment or with no
payment at all;
b) RURA shall provide the necessary regulatory surveillance by actively
pursuing the elimination of fraudulent traffic. To achieve this and
where applicable, RURA may further specifically direct or order for
any of the following;
i.
Network operators to effectively carry out or comply with
any fraud surveillance obligations;
ii.
The disclosure of fraud user sim;
iii.
The deactivation of any fraud user sim;
iv.
To provision of a balance reporting on a fraud user sim;
v.
To enhancement of the collection of all bypass fraud
evidence;
vi.
The sharing of fraud information;
Regulations for International Gateway Traffic Verification System for Network Operators in Rwanda