is not the TRA's present intention to issue any further Licences that would allow the holders of
such Licences to provide VoIP Services .
3.2 Where a Licensee believes that a VoIP Service is being provided by a person not licensed to
do so under the Law , over a Public Telecommunication Network operated by that Licensee , that
Licensee will be entitled to block that VoIP Service , unless instructed by the TRA to do
otherwise .
3.3 This Policy does not apply to the provision of VoIP Services exclusively over a Closed Group
Network .
3.4 Further , a VoIP Service may be provided by any person whether or not that person has a
Licence , where that VoIP Service is provided only between Users of a Closed Group Network .
3.5 The TRA may at its discretion issue VoIP Deployment Guidelines ..
4 . Conditions of Service for VoIP Services provided over Public
Telecommunication Networks
4.1 Unless the TRA provides otherwise , where a person is licensed to provide VoIP Services ,
that person shall provide those VoIP Services strictly in accordance with the Regulatory
Framework , insofar as it is relevant to the provision of Telecommunication Services allowing
real time voice communications between Users . For the sake of clarity this includes without
limitation , the Regulatory Framework regarding Numbering Resources , free - of - charge access
to emergency numbers , the provision of calling line identification , and directory services .
4.2 A Licensee may request the TRA to exempt the Licensee from complying with any aspect of
the Regulatory Framework as regards a VoIP Service or any feature of that service . To seek such
an exemption from the TRA , a Licensee will make an Application for Exemption to the TRA in
respect of the relevant VoIP Service or relevant feature of that VoIP Service . The TRA may in its
absolute discretion grant or refuse the exemption the subject of the Application , as it sees fit . In
considering the Application the TRA may but is not obliged to consider any of the following
matters :
( a ) any technical features of the service ;
( b ) the cost to the Licensee of complying with the Regulatory Framework or aspect of it the
subject of the Application for Exemption ;
( c ) the price for the service charged by the Licensee to any User ;
( d ) any substitutes or alternatives for the service available to Users for the service , and any
features of that alternative service ; and
( e ) the effect on competition for any Telecommunication Service of granting or refusing to
grant the Application for Exemption .
5 . Quality of Service ( QoS )