- 21 - Any competent authority or local council that causes damage to phone line network or part of it shall incur liability to repair the damage caused by their works, at their own expense, in such a way as to restore them to their initial state before the damage. Article 55 A contractor or an individual carrying out installation works near phone line networks shall obtain the permission of the Ministry of Telecommunications. They shall be fully liable for any damage or losses incurred on the lines, and shall restore them to initial state before the installations, at their own expense, and shall compensate for all the losses incurred by the Ministry. Article 56 The value of the damages incurred on the phone line networks shall include: a. The value of the damaged tools; b. The labour for fixing the networks damages; c. The transportation of the Ministry technicians who repair the damages; d. The average revenue of local and international calls that normally go through the lines prior to the damage. Article 57 Should investigation prove that the damage incurred on the phone line networks has been caused unintentionally and could not have been avoided, the Ministry may seek a settlement, provided the amount of compensation agreed on does not fall below the expenses of repair of equipment to its initial state. Chapter Nine Licensees Monitoring and Beneficiaries Protection