f) Transparency and accountability in relation to the Universal Access Compensation Fund; and g) Reporting obligations. 12. In selecting a recipient of universal access funding, the Authority shall consider: a) A service provider’s proposal for ensuring the provision of telecommunications service in the designated geographical area or to the designated social, economic or demographic group; b) The amount of funding the service provider would require from the Universal Access Compensation Fund in order to implement its proposal; and c) The service provider’s financial, technical and operational capacity to implement its proposal. 13. Subject to the prior written approval of the Minister of Finance, the Authority may disburse funds from the Universal Access Compensation Fund at such time as it deems fit pursuant to this article and the universal access programme. 14. The prescription of universal access levies and the design of a competitive selection process for the allocation of funding pursuant to article shall be subject to paragraph 4 of article 19. CHAPTER XIII RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM Article 59 Radio-frequency spectrum plan 1. a) The Authority shall proceed: Within two years from the date of the entry into force of the present Decree-Law, to prepare, issue and publish on its website, and thereafter periodically review at intervals not exceeding three years, a national radio-frequency spectrum plan for the allocation, assignment and use of radio-frequency spectrum; and b) To establish procedures, rules and guidelines for the allocation, assignment and use of radio-frequency spectrum, including technical specifications, in accordance with such national radio spectrum plan. 2. Prior to issuing or reviewing a national radio-frequency spectrum plan, the Authority shall consult with service providers, representatives of relevant Government ministries and authorities and other interested persons in Timor-Leste in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 19.