If not, the Regulatory Agency identifies the powerful operator (s) that is (are) in a situation of
equivalent to a dominant position within the meaning of competition law
these companies specific regulatory obligations.
Article 40 :
Rules of determination of the powerful operators or service providers
are defined by the Telecommunications / ICT Regulatory Agency and published in the Gazette of
Republic of Ivory Coast.
Is assumed to exert a significant influence on a relevant market
of the electronic communications sector, any operator or holds a share of at
least less 25% of such a market.
The Regulatory Agency may nevertheless decide that
share lower than 25% of the market.
The Regulatory Agency may also decide that a service provider
than 25% of the market concerned do not exert a significant influence
on this market.
The decision of the Regulatory Agency takes into account the capacity
of the operator or service provider
market, because of turnover, the control that it exerts on the means of access to the final user, the
accessibilities to the financial resources, and their experience in the supply of services
Regulatory Agency Regulatory Agency.
An operator or a service provider as powerful on a market can have an influence on
another market closely related to the first, if these two markets are such
that the significant position of a provider of services on the other.
The Telecommunications / ICT Regulatory Agency shall notify each year to the operators and service
they are declared powerful on a relevant market. The decision is published in the
Official Gazette of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Regulatory Agency.
Article 41 :
Powerful operators or service providers
interconnection which includes their catalog of price and the technical services offered.