provisions of Article 41 of this Law. Additional such Licences may be
granted after two years of the grant of the first Licence.
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Licences: such Licences shall be granted as soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Law.
ARTICLE 40
TIMETABLE FOR OTHER MATTERS
Public Telecommunications Operators with Significant Market Power and every other
Licensee whose Licence provides for the following obligations to Subscribers and
Users or other Licensees provided for in his/its License shall provide the following:
1
Carrier Pre-Selection: with effect from 1/4/ 2004.
2
Number Portability in fixed services: when the Authority determines
that sufficient demand exists for such a service.
3
Number Portability in mobile services: when the Authority is satisfied
that sufficient demand exists for such a service.
4
wholesale DSL services: with effect from 1/7/2003.
5
Unbundled Local Loop: with effect from 1 /7/2004.
6
Access to Telecommunications Facilities, (including, DSL co-location,
fibre that is not in service or only partially in service and, where the
Authority so determines, ducts): from 1/7/2004. The Licensee granted a
Licence pursuant to Article 39(b)(1) shall have Access to ducts from the
date of the grant of the Licence.
7
Domestic Roaming: from no later than the date of the grant of the mobile
Telecommunications Licence referred to in Article 39(b)(1) of this Law
provided, however, such obligation shall cease after the one year
anniversary of such date unless such period is extended by the Authority.
ARTICLE 41
BAHRAIN INTERNET EXCHANGE
(a)
The Ministry shall carry out the procedures required to establish a not-for-profit
entity to be known as the “Bahrain Internet Exchange”, provided that the
Bahrain Internet Exchange shall submit to the Authority an application for an
exchange licence within four months of the effective date of this Law.
(b)
The object of the Bahrain Internet Exchange shall be to provide the holders of
internet service Licences with a connection mechanism in which internet
communications are aggregated, transmitted and distributed to licensed
internet services providers.
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This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the
official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation
will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh