CHAPTER THREE TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATOR OF CAMBODIA PART ONE ESTABLISHMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATOR OF CAMBODIA Article 8 The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia shall be established under this Law. The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia is hereby referred to as “TRC.” Article 9 TRC is headed by 1 (one) Chairperson having equal status as Secretary of State and a number of members having equal status as Undersecretary of State as required. The mandate of chairperson and members of TRC is 3 (three) years. The candidacy of Chairperson shall be selected and proposed by the Minister of MPTC to the head of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Chairperson of TRC shall hold a university degree, be competent and possess appropriate qualifications to carry out their duties, as well as have at least 10 (ten) years experiences in one or more fields related to telecommunications, information technology, law, public administration, economics, commerce and other fields as per actual requirement. PART TWO FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATOR OF CAMBODIA Article 10 TRC has autonomy to perform its administrative, regulatory and financial duties and functions and is independently from telecommunications operators and persons involved with the telecommunication sector. TRC has self-budget by considering as annex of MPTC’s budget. 6 /42