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Article 68
Any public telecommunications operator that contravenes paragraph (4) of Article 45 is
subject to a fine of between 500,000 and 5,000,000 Rwanda Francs and pays compensation in
full to those persons who are required to change their numbers both in respect of the costs of
doing so and for any loss of business suffered by them.
Article 69
Any landowner who contravenes paragraph (7) of Article 50 is liable to a fine of between
50,000 and 500,000 Rwanda Francs.
Article 70
Any natural person or organization which intercepts any communication in contravention of
Article 54 of this law is liable to :
1° a fine of between 500,000 and 5,000,000 Rwanda Francs and/or;
2° in the case of a natural person or each of the directors or managers of an organization, a
period of imprisonment of between one month and one year.
In the case of the interception being of information might compromise the security of the
Republic, the term of imprisonment in paragraph 1 (2°) of this Article will be increased to ten
years.
Any natural person or organization which exceeds the authority of the court order in
paragraph (7) of Article 55 of this law is subject to a fine between 500,000 and 3,000,000
Rwanda Francs.
CHAPTER XVIII: FIAL AD TRASITIOAL ARTICLES
Article 71
Any concessions granted under the provisions of Law n°8/92 of 19 November 1992 relating
to Institutional Reform of telecommunications continue in force only until these have been
replaced by licenses under this Law.
Licenses will be granted one month after the commencement of this Law.
Article 72
All previous legal provisions contrary to this law are abrogated.

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