12. The Authority shall consult periodically all relevant entities regarding the implementation and enforcement of this Chapter, and in particular shall consider and implement ways to coordinate the processing of requests by several service providers for similar or related uses of the same land, in order to: a) Minimise disputes; b) Avoid the disruption of existing uses of State-owned property; c) Reduce costs of repetitive works and duplicative infrastructure; d) Expedite the processing and approval of service provider requests; and e) Minimise any adverse impact on the environment, quality of life and the operation of government and business. Article 71 Use of space on cell sites for public purposes 1. The Government and other public entities have the right to use space on, in or under cell sites on State-owned property and any towers or conduit systems there installed for the purpose of installing, maintaining and operating network equipment for public purposes, including emergency, coastguard, aviation, security and military activities, environmental monitoring, management of natural resources and public infrastructure, utilities, and private telecommunications among government entities. 2. The Government and other public entities may not use space pursuant to the preceding paragraph for the commercial provision of telecommunications services to the public. 3. The Government shall include, in all rights-of-use agreements with service providers for use of State-owned property, reasonable terms and conditions, applicable on an equal footing and a non-discriminatory basis in relation to use of space on cell sites, towers and conduit systems on State-owned property. 4. The terms and conditions of such rights-of-use agreements shall include provisions concerning the prevention of interference with the provision of telecommunications services, prevention of damage to network equipment, respect for technical and capacity limitations and service providers’ prior legal obligations, among others. Article 73 Access to property other than State-owned property 1. A service provider shall negotiate with the relevant persons in order to decide the terms and conditions for the use of private property to install, operate and maintain a telecommunications facility.

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