- representing the State in international organizations and events concerning telecommunications;
- formally issuing to operators and other service providers, after approval by the Regulating Board,
authorizations, as well as declarations and approval receipts for networks open to the public and
vocal telephony services;
Section 22: (1) A Telecommunications Regulating Board, hereunder referred to as "The Board '', is
hereby set up by this law.
(2) The Board provided for in Subsection (1) above shall be responsible for regulating, controlling
and following up the activities of businesses and operators involved in the telecommunications sector.
It shall also ensure compliance with the principle of equality in the treatment of users in all
telecommunications enterprises.
The Board shall, in particular:
- ensure the implementation of legal and statutory instruments governing telecommunications;
- ensure that access to the networks open to the public takes place under objective, transparent and
non-discriminatory conditions;
- guarantee sound and fair competition in the sector;
- define the principles that should govern the fixing of rates for the services provided;
- examine applications for authorizations and declarations and prepare decisions relating thereto;
- prepare files and publish invitations to tender for concessions in accordance with the laws and
regulations in force;
- define the conditions and obligations relating to the interconnection and sharing of infrastructure;
- manage the spectrum of frequencies allocated to the telecommunications sector, notably the
assignment and control of the frequencies of the said sector;
- draw up and manage the numbering plan;
- submit to the Government all proposals and recommendations for the development and
modernization of the telecommunications sector;
- examine files for the homologation of terminal equipment and prepare decisions relating thereto;
- discharge any other tasks of general interest which the Government may entrust to it on behalf of
the State in the telecommunications sector;
- give its opinion on draft instruments of a legislative or statutory nature in the area of
telecommunications.
(3) The Board shall arbitrate in the event of disputes between operators concerning in particular, the
interconnection or the access to a telecommunications network, numbering, frequency disturbance
and the sharing of infrastructure.
Section 23: (1) A special telecommunications fund is hereby set up within the Board by this law, in
order to:
- finance the telecommunications universal service as provided for in Section 18 of this law;
- contribute to the financing of telecommunications development through out the national territory.
(2) The fund’s resources shall be managed by the Board.
(3) Sums due for universal service and for telecommunications development shall be placed in 2
(two) separate accounts.