Table
of
Contents
1
Background
...................................................................................................................
1
2
Links
to
other
Government
policies
..............................................................................
1
3
Importance
of
the
ICT
sector
........................................................................................
2
4
Current
status
of
telecommunications
in
Kiribati
.........................................................
2
5
Policy
objectives
for
the
ICT
Sector
..............................................................................
3
5.1
Five
guiding
principles
...........................................................................................
3
5.2
Statement
of
specific
objectives
and
timetable
....................................................
4
6
Outer
Islands
Strategy
..................................................................................................
4
7
Strengthening
administration
of
the
telecommunications
sector
................................
5
7.1
Ministry
of
Communications,
Transport
and
Tourism
Development
....................
5
7.2
Independent
and
proportionate
regulation
..........................................................
5
8
Regulatory
policies
.......................................................................................................
6
8.1
Market
entry
and
operator
licensing
.....................................................................
6
8.2
Competition
issues
................................................................................................
7
8.3
Tariff
policy
............................................................................................................
7
8.4
Interconnection
.....................................................................................................
8
8.5
Infrastructure
sharing
............................................................................................
8
8.6
Market
conduct,
mergers
and
acquisitions
...........................................................
8
8.7
Rights
of
Way
.........................................................................................................
8
8.8
Numbering
.............................................................................................................
8
8.9
Customer
premises
equipment
.............................................................................
9
9
International
connections
and
Gateway
......................................................................
9
10
Radio
spectrum
.............................................................................................................
9
10.1
Spectrum
management
.........................................................................................
9
10.2
Radio
spectrum
for
mobile
operators
.................................................................
10
11
Other
obligations,
taxes
..............................................................................................
10
12
Strengthening
Telecom
Services
Kiribati
Limited
.......................................................
10
13
Government's
ICT
activities
........................................................................................
11
14
Further
development
of
the
Policy
.............................................................................
11
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