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The Regulatory Board has the power to require dominant organizations to prepare separate
accounts:
1° for each telecommunications network and/or service offered by them;
2° for each business, if the dominant organization is involved in businesses other than the
provision of telecommunications networks and/or services.
The Regulatory Board must, if necessary, give guidance to dominant organizations on how
the paragraph (1) and (2) of this Article must be implemented and it publishes this guidance.
If the provisions of paragraph (1) and (2) of this Article are implemented, dominant
organizations must ensure that their cost accounting systems are independently verified for
compliance with this Article by an independent auditor once each financial year.
Independent auditors must provide written certification of compliance to the Regulatory
Board.
Any dominant organization which fails to comply with this Article may suffer suspension of
its operating license, or in cases of persistent violation, revocation of the license.
CHAPTER XIV. RIGHTS OF THE REPUBLIC I ISSUES OF ITEGRITY
Article 52
Notwithstanding any other provision of this law, the Government has the right to do all such
things as are necessary concerning telecommunications networks and telecommunications
services as it ensures the preservation of the national integrity.
The Minister may, whilst observing national legislation and international agreements ratified
by the Rwandan Republic:
1° interrupt or cause to be interrupted, any private communication which appears dangerous
to the National integrity, contrary to law, public order or public morals;
2° suspend a telecommunications service for an indeterminate period, either generally or only
for certain communications;
3° requisition or cause to be requisitioned, telecommunications infrastructures.
CHAPTER XV. IVESTMETS I THE BUSIESS OF OTHER
TELECOMMUICATIOS OPERATORS
Article 53
Except with the prior permission of the Minister, it is strictly forbidden:
1° for any one company which is supplying telecommunications networks and/or services to
hold any shares in any other company which is supplying telecommunications networks
and/or services either directly or indirectly through any nominee organization, or subsidiary or
other associated company which is part of the same group of companies as the first company;