No. 4378 Act No. 8, 2009 Government Gazette 16 November 2009 3 COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009 CHAPTER III PROCEDURAL MATTERS 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Public availability of information Confidential information Confidential communications with Authority Procedural regulations Reconsideration Review of actions of Authority CHAPTER IV PROMOTION OF COMPETITION 33. 34. 35. Anti-competitive practices Jurisdiction of Authority Transfer of control of licensees and assignment of licences CHAPTER V TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 36. Definition for purposes of this Chapter PART 1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENCES 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. Prohibition of provision of telecommunications services and operation of network without licence Telecommunications licences Selection criteria for telecommunications service licences Licensing procedures Tenders and competitive bidding Refusal, renewal, modification and termination of licences Private networks Provision of telecommunications equipment Automatic licence to be granted to Telecom Ownership restrictions PART 2 DUTIES OF PROVIDERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. Application of this Part Duties of carriers relating to promotion of competition Interconnection Sharing of infrastructure Prohibition against restraint of resale Duty not to discriminate when rendering telecommunications services PART 3 TARIFFS AND ACCOUNTING 53. 54. 55. Rates and tariffs Cost Accounting Procedures Reporting requirements