(e) prepare and update, for approval by the Minister, the texts for the licensing terms and conditions that lay down the rights and obligations applicable to any licence; (f) process applications and grant authorizations for information and communications activities, requiring authorization and prepare the associated documents, including the terms and conditions for authorization; (g) issue permits for activities subject to a requirement for declaration; (h) issue mandatory specifications approvals for terminal equipment verifying conformity; and and (i) monitor compliance with existing regulations and terms of licences, authorizations and permits granted in the information and communications sectors, and for that purpose, receive and study all information and documentation required from the operators of information and communication networks and services under the terms of their licences and terms of reference, and request any additional information that may be needed; (j) monitor economic and technical aspects of the information and communications sector in accordance with normal practice and inter-nationally recognized protocol, taking into account technology convergence in the information and communications sector as well as the development of new information and communication technologies and developing measures to stimulate and facilitate investment in the information and communications sectors; (k) determine quality of service and other performance and technical standards relating to the provision of information and communications services, and monitor 33