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and international organizations, such as the International
Telecommunications Union, as required by law or treaty in
force or as other wise determined by the Regulator.
PART VI
COMPETITION POLICY
25. Functions and Duties of Regulator Regarding
Competition-(1) The Regulator shall perform the following
functions and duties in relation to competition among service
providers in telecommunications markets in Samoa:
(a) promote efficient and sustainable competition for the
benefit of end-users;
(b) establish an open and transparent regulatory
framework that minimizes regulatory and other
barriers to entry into telecommunications
markets;
(c) make orders defining markets and relevant markets
for the purpose of this Act;
(d) make orders designating dominant service providers
in relevant markets in Samoa, based on their
market share and other factors as determined in
accordance with section 26;
(e) monitor and prevent abuses of a service provider‟s
dominant position, pursuant to section 27;
(f) monitor and prevent practices that would restrict
competition, in accordance with section 28;
(g) review and decide upon proposed transfers of control
of service providers, in accordance with section
31;
(h) undertake market reviews from time to time to
evaluate market conditions and the state of
competition in those markets; and
(i) dispose of complaints and resolve disputes related to
anti-competitive practices in a timely and
impartial manner.
(2) Wherever a conflict arises between the provisions of
this Act and the provisions of any other legislation regulating