REGULATION
Mobile Phone Jammers Regulation
3.2
An organization or Person shall apply for prior written approval
to Use a Mobile Phone Jammer at least 20 working days (the
notice period may be reduced by the TRA if exceptional
circumstances can be demonstrated) before its intended Use, by
writing, to the TRA at the following address attaching the
completed application form (each section shall be completed to
constitute a complete Application) contained at Annex A to this
Regulation:
The General Director,
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
PO Box 10353, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
3.3 In considering an application for approval for Use of a Mobile
Phone Jammer, the TRA shall consult, for each application, with
the Ministry of Transportation (DWL,F&M) as the responsible
entity of radio spectrum in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The TRA may
also consult such other Persons as it considers appropriate from
time to time, including, for example, mobile network operators.
The TRA will take its decision on the application within the
relevant deadline set out at Article 3.4 below in any event.
3.4 The TRA will decide whether to grant approval, which may be
subject to conditions, including where appropriate in relation to
power output and frequency spectrum, or reject the application
within 15 (fifteen) working days of receipt of a complete
application, and will reply in writing to the applicant.
3.5 Whenever the TRA has approved the Use of a Mobile Phone
Jammer, the TRA will inform the mobile operators of the time,
location and volume of space that is expected to be affected,
together with a reference to that specific Use of a Mobile Phone
Jammer so that the operators can identify related effects within
their mobile network, as a result of the Use of a Jammer. To this
end the TRA will supply mobile operators a copy of its response to
the Applicant pursuant to Article 3.4 above.
4 Former authorisations for Use of Mobile Phone Jammers
4.1 Any existing authorisations for the Use of Mobile Phone Jammers
issued by any entity in the Kingdom of Bahrain prior to the
publication of this Regulation shall cease to be valid 30 (thirty)
days following the date that this Regulation has come into effect.
5 Entry into force
5.1 This Regulation shall come into effect on 8th November 2004.
Ref: MOU/RN/010
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Date: 8th November 2004
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