Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Schedule 2

(Sections 30, 33, 36)

PART 1
CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN LICENCES AND FREQUENCY AUTHORISATIONS

1.     Licences and frequency authorisations granted under this Act may contain any or all of the following conditions—

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    (a)     the networks and services which the licensee or authorisation holder is and is not entitled to operate and provide, and the networks to which the network of the licensee or authorisation holder can be connected;

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    (b)     the duration of the licence or authorisation;

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    (c)     the build-out of the network and geographical and subscriber targets for the provision of the relevant services;

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    (d)     the use of radio spectrum;

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    (e)     the provision of services to rural or sparsely populated areas or other specified areas in which it would otherwise be uneconomical to provide services;

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    (f)     the provision of services to the blind, deaf, physically and medically handicapped and other disadvantaged persons;

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    (g)     the interconnection of the licensee's network with those of other operators;

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    (h)     the sharing of telecommunications infrastructure;

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    (i)     prohibitions of anti-competitive conduct;

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    (j)     the allocation and use by the licensee of numbers; and

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    (k)     provision of universal service.

PART 2
CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN LICENCES AND FREQUENCY AUTHORISATIONS

Licences and frequency authorisations granted under this Act shall contain all of the following conditions—

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    (a)     period of licence and procedure for renewal or variation at behest of the applicant;

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    (b)     a condition stipulating that the licence or frequency authorisation shall only enter into force upon payment by the licensee or authorisation holder to ECTEL or the Commission of the prescribed fee;

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    (c)     a condition requiring the licensee or authorisation holder to pay annual anniversary fees and renewal fees on specified dates;

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    (d)     a condition requiring the licensee or frequency authorisation holder to provide ECTEL with such documents and information as ECTEL shall require and request in order to fulfil its purposes and functions;

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    (e)     a condition requiring the licensee or frequency authorisation holder to comply with any direction made by the Commission under section 14(1);

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    (f)     provision of information and documents as required by and to the Commission and ECTEL;

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    (g)     non-exclusivity of the licence, and exclusivity or otherwise of the frequency authorisation;

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    (h)     contribution to universal service;

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    (i)     procedure to deal with complaints of customers, or subscribers;

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    (j)     compliance with the recommendations of ECTEL;

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    (k)     payment of moneys owed to the Government;

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    (l)     the submission to the Commission of a complete audited financial report;

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    (m)     specification of the fees depending on the divergent or convergent  Convergent nature means the process of multiple telecommunication services provided over a single medium. nature of the services provided.