as members of the LTA, and shall not engage in any other employment or receive any other
form of compensation or remuneration while they are members of the LTA.
11.
Functions and Operation of the Authority
(1)
The LTA shall have the capacity and responsibility under this Act to:
(a)
advise the Minister on policy for the telecommunications sector;
(b)
implement this Act, the regulations and other elements of the legal and
regulatory framework for the telecommunications sector;
(c)
issue individual and class licences, including licences for international
telecommunications facilities and services, and design and implement the
processes for issuing such licences;
(d)
monitor and enforce compliance by licensees with the conditions of their
licences;
(e)
amend, modify, suspend or revoke licences in accordance with this Act and
the regulations;
(f)
implement tariff regulation, in accordance with Part IX of this Act;
(g)
define network termination points, if required for the proper interpretation
and administration of this Act, the regulations and rules;
(h)
prescribe procedures for the approval of telecommunications equipment for
attachment to telecommunications networks in Liberia, using the least
onerous method available, such as approval of equipment previously
approved for attachment in specified countries or regions;
(i)
establish a radio spectrum plan and manage radio spectrum allocated to the
telecommunications sector;
(j)
regulate interconnection between telecommunications networks of different
service providers;
(k)
establish and manage a numbering plan and allocate numbers to service
providers;
(l)
resolve disputes between service providers, and between customers and
service providers;
(m)
institute and maintain appropriate measures for the purpose of preventing
service providers from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices,
including the identification of telecommunications markets, determining
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