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ABOUT US>>>Functions
According to section 9 subsection (2) (a) – (p) of the Telecommunications Act 2006 the functions of the Commission are to: (a) promote fair competition among telecommunications operators; (b) protect telecommunications operators and consumers from unfair conduct on the part of other such operators with regard to the quality of telecommunications services and the tariffs payable in respect of those services; (c) ensure universal availability of efficient, reliable and cost effective telecommunications services throughout Sierra Leone; (d) grant license for the operation of telecommunications networks; (e) manage ,allocate ,license and regulate the use of the radio frequency spectrum and the geo-stationary satellite orbits in Sierra Leone; (f) prepare and review a national frequency allocation plan; (g) establish the national telephone numbering plan and to assign numbers accordingly; (h) internationally represent Sierra Leone in matters of telecommunications; (i) designate and ensure the maintenance of standards of telecommunication equipment, including internationally approved standards; (j) determine a code of practice relating to dealings by operators with international telecommunications operators and regulate international accounting rates; (k) provide guidelines on tariffs chargeable for the provision of telecommunications services; (l) provide ,after consultations with the Minister, authorizations to operators of radio telephone stations on ships and aircraft registered in Sierra Leone; (m) establish training standards for telecommunications operators and to monitor the implementation of the training standards; (n) maintain a register of operators; (o) establish , by regulations, the protection of data on computer files and their transmissions and to safeguard the secrecy of telecommunications and the protection of personal data in collaboration with the telecommunications network operators; and (p) do all such other things as will contribute to the attainment of the object stated above.
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