25.1 Each Protocol Member State shall implement policies to facilitate the promotion of competition in the telecommunications and information technologies sector through an open, transparent and harmonised regional approach.
25.2 Each Protocol Member State will promote the widest possible access to telecommunications at an affordable rate thereby ensuring that the people of the Economic Union Area share in the freedom to communicate over an efficient and modern telecommunications network.
25.3 Each Protocol Member State will implement policies to enhance capacity throughout the Economic Union Area in pursuit of the goals of economic diversification, growth and competitiveness in as balanced a manner as is possible.