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Parliament or in any other lawful manner;
b)
the Lesotho Communications Authority, which shall make
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an initial contribution of not less than M10 million;
and
i)
an annual contribution of not less than 25 percent of
any annual surplus;
(©)
grants from donor agencies; and
(d)
contributions from licensees, who shail contribute a percent-
age, not to exceed 2%, of their Net Operating Income from the
provision of communications services in Lesotho:
Provided that the Authority may exempt or reduce the contribution of any
licensee, where -
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the licensee’s contribution would be minimal;
ii)
the licensee is authorised to operate on a not-for-profit basis;
(iti)
the licensee does not provide any public communications serv-
(iv)
the licensee is authorised to operate pursuant to a class license.
ices; or
Establishment and Operation of the Universal Service Fand Committee
35.
69)
A Universal Service Fund Committee is hereby established.
(2)
The members of the Committee shall be (a)
(b)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for communications, who shall be the chairman;
a representative of the Lesotho Communications
Authority, who shall be deputy-chairman;