f ) Prepare the Bylaws for the Act, ensuring clarity, equity, effectiveness and adequacy g ) Encourage investment in telecommunication services and their infrastructure, and encourage the provision of reliable telecommunications services at affordable prices and high quality in all the provinces of the Kingdom h ) Establish the National Plan for Frequency Spectrum after coordination with the concerned parties and forward it to the Ministry in order to submit it to the Council of Ministers i ) Propose the fees for the usage of the frequencies allocated to different usages, and forward such fees to the Ministry in order to reach an agreement on them between the Minister and the Minister of Finance and National Economy and forward for approval to the Council of Ministers j ) Protect the interests of users in respect of public telecommunications services and the Internet, monitor the performance of licensed entities providing such services and take the necessary measures to obligate these entities to abide by the license conditions, including type and level of services and development of new and innovative services k ) Propose regulations related to the telecommunications sector and their amendments, and review the issues associated with the sector which are raised by the concerned parties, and in particular by the licensed operators or users including the disputes involving network access and interconnection, and take the necessary decisions concerning such issues within the scope of its authority l ) Ensure the users and licensed operators perform their duties without prejudice to the public interest m ) Encourage research and development in the telecommunications sector and encourage modernization of telecommunications networks and services n ) Establish bases for determination of the rates of telecommunications services as required by competition o ) Approve the general business conditions of the licensed operators p ) Allocate the frequency bands assigned to civil and commercial usage and ensure the effective use of the frequencies q ) Establish, manage and supervise the National Numbering Plan r ) Enhance efforts to develop business practices and set performance standards for the different services in the telecommunications sector and monitor compliance therewith s ) Coordinate with the Ministry regarding the representation of the Kingdom in relevant domestic, regional and international bodies in the telecommunications sector t ) Any other functions conferred upon it under the Act and Bylaws 3