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The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is an independent government agency assigned to liberalize, regulate, and develop telecommunications in Lebanon. The TRA's mission is to promote competition and ensure the rights of users of telecommunications services are respected. Through appropriate regulation, the TRA promotes investment and maintains stability in the market. The TRA issues licenses, regulations, and decisions, manages the spectrum and the numbering plan, monitors the market for any abuse of dominant market position and anti-competitive practices, and takes remedial.
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To establish a regulatory environment that enables a competitive telecommunications market to deliver state-of-the-art services at affordable prices to the broadest spectrum of the Lebanese population.
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The Licensing Regulation consultation closing date has been extended
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| The Licensing Regulation consultation closing date has been extended from 31st May 2008 to 30th June 2008 further to stakeholders request. |
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The TRA issues the Licensing Regulation for consultation. Interested parties are kindly requested to submit their feedback before Sunday May, 31st, 2008.
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| The Licensing Regulation includes clarifications related to the Authority’s actions in regard to licensing Service Providers and the treatment of their licenses. This document details the types and classification of licenses to be granted by the TRA. It also reviews the conditions under which each license will be delivered as well as their issuing process.
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Four major decisions issued today by the TRA for an improved structure of the Lebanese Telecom market.
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| The TRA issues 4 major decisions ensuring an improved structure of the telecommunications market including the issuance of the SMP Regulation and the temporary assignment of GSM frequencies to Ogero as part of a pilot project. |
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The Arab Regulators Network (AREGNET) Recommends the Reduction of pan-Arab Roaming Rates
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| The TRA participated in the Arab
Regulators Network (AREGNET) meeting held in Bahrain... |
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The Liberalization Roadmap consultation closing date has been extended
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| The Liberalization Roadmap consultation closing date has been extended from 15th May 2008 to 25th May 2008 further to stakeholders request.
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The TRA launches the Liberalization Roadmap for consultation. Interested parties are urged to submit their feedback before the 15th May 2008
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| The TRA is legally mandated to liberalize the telecommunications sector in Lebanon. As part of the Authority’s plan to liberalize the market and enable
competition, the TRA has set several objectives in the reform process. |
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The TRA issues new licenses to operational data service providers (DSPs) and Internet service providers (ISPs)
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| The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) today took the first step in the liberalization of the telecommunications market in Lebanon, issuing its first licenses since it was established one year ago. Under the Telecommunications Law, all existing licenses expired on 4 April 2008. The TRA today issued new licenses to operational data service providers (DSPs) and Internet service providers (ISPs). |
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The TRA sends a letter of confidentiality to all Service Providers
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| The TRA has sent a letter related to confidentiality of user personal information and communication to all service providers with the intention of protecting the consumers’ personal information in the telecommunication sector |
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The TRA issues an official memo about the usage of repeaters/jammers
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| The TRA has the prerogative of regulating the telecom sector (ref Law 431/2002) and has the exclusivity of managing and controlling the spectrum. |
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To all service providers: all licenses issued before 4 April 2007 will expire on 4 April 2008
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| Pursuant to Article 48(1) of Telecommunications Law No. 431 adopted on 23 July 2002, all licenses to provide telecommunications services and/or uses radio frequencies that were issued and/or renewed prior to the establishment of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (the “TRA”) on 4 April 2007 will expire on 4 April 2008. |
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Lebanon’s first official participation in the ITU’s Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), the 8th Global Symposium for Regulators, contributes to the adoption of Best Practices on Infrastructure Sharing
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600 participants from 90 countries attended the Symposium held in Pattaya, Thailand from 11 to 13 March 2008
The GSR is an annual event bringing together heads of national regulatory authorities worldwide. Chaired by General Choochart Promphrasid, Chairman of the
National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) in Pattaya, Thailand, the 8th annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-08) was organized by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) and NTC of Thailand.
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The TRA issues the Numbering Plan for Consultation
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| The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Lebanon (TRA) has issued for consultation the first draft of the Numbering Plan which proposes changes to the existing National Numbering Plan and Charging. |
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The TRA issues the Lebanese National Frequency Allocation Table for consultation.
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| Spectrum is scarce resource. The TRA’s mission is to harmonize the spectrum use with international developments and stimulate technological innovation and competitiveness. |
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The Type Approval consultation closing date has been extended
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| The Type Approval consultation closing date has been extended from 29th February 2008 to 15th March 2008 further to stakeholders request |
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The TRA launches the Type Approval regulation for public consultation. Interested parties are urged to submit their feedback before 29th February 2008
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| The TRA’s mission is to ensure that the Telecommunications equipment imported into or manufactured in Lebanon meets a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements and is compliant with the electromagnetic international standards. |
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The TRA issues an official memo to all ISPs and DSPs
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| The TRA issued an official memo requesting from all ISPs and DSPs to refer to the Authority for all matters related to their license. |
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Experts call for unleashing broadband for Lebanon’s development.
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| On behalf of the Partnership for Lebanon and Lebanese entrepreneurs, The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and Cisco, called upon Lebanon to find a plan to leap frog other countries in the region.
The TRA announced the issuance of a broadband license within 2 months in the framwork of the "Broadband Stakeholders Workshop" held on Thursday, 17th January.
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TRA participates in FRATEL conference in Montreux
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| In November the TRA participated in the 5th annual Francophone Network of Telecommunications Regulation (FRATEL) meeting in Montreux. Switzerland.
The conference took Quality of Service and Consumer Protection as its major theme and consisted of three round table discussions scheduled over three days. |
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The TRA participates in the WRC
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| In its capacity as a sector member of the International Teleccomunication Union (ITU), the TRA participated in the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC 07) from October 22 to November 16. The WRC is convened every four years... |
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Extension of the Q&A deadline
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| Eligible Parties are hereby advised that the HCP and the TRA will continue to allow questions to be submitted after the deadline of 10 December 2007, in accordance with the first footnote of the Timetable.
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Mobile Auction officially launched
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| The auction for the mobile licenses and the existing networks is now officially launched, marking a major milestone in the government’ plans to liberalize the country’s telecommunications sector. The two existing networks (MIC1 managed by Alfa and MIC2 managed by MTC Touch) will be privatized through a bidding process for the acquisition of their current subscribers, as well as the awarding of a 20-year license for the right to build, own and operate a network and provide mobile telecommunications services in Lebanon. |
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TRA becomes Sector Member of the ITU
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| In October, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) became Lebanon's official representative as a Sector Member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Switzerland-based organization is the United Nations agency tasked with shaping global policy on information and communication technologies. The TRA takes its place among 191 member states as well as more than 700 sector members and associates, all responsible for playing a role in the development of the global ICT industry. |
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MOU signed between TRA Lebanon and Bahrain
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| The TRA Lebanon and the TRA Bahrain signed an MOU on Saturday, September 22nd at our premises in downtown Beirut. This memorandum should lead to fruitful cooperation and exchange of expertise between both authorities. |
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