Title: Samoa: Telecommunication Act No. 20/2005
Language: English
Type: Document
Nature: Laws and Regulations
Published: January 1, 2005
Region: East Asia and Pacific (EAP)
Country: Samoa
Sector: Telecom and ICT
Keywords: PPPs by Sector *, Information & Communication Technology PPPs **, Samoa
Document Link(s):
Document(s):
- Samoa_Telecommunications-Amendment-Act-2014-Eng.pdf123.76 KB
- Samoa_Telecommunications_Act_2005_EN.pdf317.37 KB
Document Summary:
This law sets out the general legal framework for telecommunications in Samoa.
Document Details:
It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the telecommunications regulatory authority. It includes licensing, competition policy, quality service, interconnection, co-location, scarce resources management, universal access, tariffs regulation, penalties and sanctions and dispute resolution. It also covers some postal service issues.
Amendments have been issued in 2014.
See PPP Laws/Concession Laws - Samoa
For more information about this sector, please visit Public–Private Partnerships in Telecommunications & ICT.
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