MINISTRY OF WORKS, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
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a Regulatory Authority implements the policy and acts as the
referee in the market.
Restructuring of the telecommunications industry along the lines
above requires a set of policy measures which could be summarised
as follows:
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regulatory functions are separated from operational and policy
making functions
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the BTC Act of 1980 is amended to allow for competition and a
new telecommunications Act which among others establishes a
Regulatory Authority is enacted
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measures to complement the market forces are introduced e.g.
licence conditions and intervention by Government
• liberalisation of the industry goes hand in hand with development
of the regulatory capacity.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY FOR BOTSWANA