2)
Constructed Telecommunications infrastructure for a Telecommunications
Network.
3)
Initiated or terminated international Telecommunications in Syria.
(b)
Any person that connects unlicensed equipment to a Telecommunications Network
without first obtaining permission shall be punished by imprisonment from one month
to six months, and by a fine of no less than two hundred thousand and no more than one
million Syrian pounds.
(c)
The court shall order by its own motion the confiscation of all related equipment, cables
and wires used in committing these infractions, while preserving the property and other
affected rights of bona fide third parties. The court shall determine the appropriate
action for the disposal of any such confiscated items.
Article 64 Vandalizing Networks or Equipments
(a)
Any person that has intentionally harmed, demolished or destroyed any buildings or
facilities assigned to Telecommunications Networks or their infrastructure, or otherwise
performed any modifications on the network components or any of the cables attached
to it in such a way that they are rendered unusable in any manner, shall be punished by
imprisonment for two to five years, and by a fine of no less than two hundred thousand
and no more than one million Syrian pounds. The maximum punishment shall be
ordered in case of willful action.
(b)
In the event the subject of the acts set forth in paragraph (A) above is public property,
the punishment shall be increased to temporary hard labor, and to a fine of no less than
five hundred thousand and no more than five million Syrian pounds.
(c)
In the event the acts set forth in paragraph (A) above occurred due to negligence or lack
of caution, the punishment shall be a fine of no less than ten thousand and no more than
one hundred thousand Syrian pounds.
(d)
Any person who vandalizes Telecommunications Equipment intended for public use
shall be punished by imprisonment from one month to six months, and by a fine of no
less than ten thousand and no more than one hundred thousand Syrian pounds.
(e)
In all of the above cases, the court shall order compensation for the specific damages
incurred, on application of the aggrieved party.
Article 65 Misuse of Radio Frequencies
(a)
Shall be punished by imprisonment from six months to three years, and by a fine of no
less than two hundred thousand and no more than one million Syrian pounds:
1)
Any person who intentionally uses Radio Frequencies without a License.
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