Official Gazette-Issue 41- Addendum - 23/7/2002
Any License shall include clear conditions to ensure continuity of service upon
the expiry of the License.
Article 26: Universal Service Obligation
1) The TRA shall establish a plan for licensing Public Telecommunications
Services in a way that will ensure the availability of such services to all
nationals and residents in all regions of the country.
2)
Licenses awarded to Public Telecommunications Services Providers shall
determine their obligations to provide universal geographic coverage, voice
services, directory services, emergency call services, and alternatives to Users
who do not need extensive use of such services, without discrimination.
Applicants for a License must prove their technical and practical capability to
meet these obligations during the License period. A Licensee shall be allowed
to recoup the actual costs incurred from its compliance with these obligations
on an aggregate basis through tariff arrangements approved by the TRA. In the
event such arrangements are insufficient, the TRA may resort to other
mechanisms to finance this cost, including the establishment of a “Universal
Service Fund” financed through mandatory contributions imposed on other
Public Telecommunications Services Providers.
Article 27: Resale of Service
The TRA may include in Licenses granted to Service Providers with Significant
Market Power certain obligations requiring the resale of their services without
restriction. Such obligations shall not extend to the resale of Basic Telephony
Services, the provision of which has been exclusively granted to Liban Telecom
for a limited period. The TRA shall determine the obligations relating to the resale
of such services following the end of the exclusivity period.
Article 28: Rates and Tariffs
1) Service Providers shall set the rates and tariffs of Public Telecommunications
Services based on cost and market conditions.
2) Public Telecommunications Services Providers shall notify the TRA and
publicize detailed information on tariffs, service prices and costs, and
applicable terms and conditions as well as User rights and measures available
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