(f) safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of information obtained through the provision of services. 5) Establish the basis for determining the Initial License Fees and the Annual License Fees, for all types of Licenses. 6) Collect the fees and fines it imposes. 7) Promote fair competition in the Telecommunications sector; and regulate it in a way to ensure the efficient provision of Telecommunications Services; prevent anti-competitive practices or any person's abuse of its dominant position in the market; and take all necessary measures to achieve these purposes, including by requiring the provision of the necessary disclosures. 8) Manage the civil Radio Frequency Spectrum and regulate its usage in the territories of the Syrian Arab Republic, its regional waters and air and space domain; this includes: (a) Participate in preparing the National Frequency Plan, and ensure the optimal usage of such Spectrum, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense and other concerned authorities. (b) Create a national register of Radio Frequency Spectrum, and maintain its civil part with the Authority. (c) Grant the public access to the regulations regarding Radio Frequency Spectrum. 9) Coordinate the Allocation and Assignment of radio frequencies with the appropriate authorities in other countries, in accordance with the effective recommendations and conditions of the International Telecommunication Union, and other relevant regional and international organizations, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense and other concerned authorities in Syria. 10) Grant Licenses to Operators and Service Providers and other types of Users, for the usage of frequencies in the civil part of the Radio Frequency Spectrum, in accordance with the National Plan for Radio-Frequency Spectrum, and ensure compliance with the conditions for such Assignment, the terms of the Licenses granted, and the provisions of this Law. 11) Prepare and oversee implementation of the National Numbering Plan, and allocate numbers to Licensees in accordance with this Plan. 12) Ensure the availability of interconnection, interoperability, and Access to Telecommunications Facilities, according to License conditions or according to 13