2005, No.20 Telecommunications Act 2005 93 “Universal Access Fund” means the fund established pursuant to section 21. 3. Objectives of this Act-The objectives of this Act are to; (a) facilitate the development of the telecommunications sector in order to promote social and economic development; (b) promote universal access to telecommunications services at a affordable prices; (c) promote the efficient and reliable provision of telecommunications services, relying as much as possible on market forces, such as competition and private sector investment, to achieve this objective; (d) promote the introduction of advanced and innovative information and communications technologies to meet the needs of the people of Samoa; (e) encourage sustainable foreign and domestic investment in the telecommunications sector; (f) establish a framework for the control of anticompetitive conduct in the telecommunication sector; (g) promote efficient interconnection arrangements between service providers; (h) protect the interests of subscribers and other customers of telecommunications services; (i) define and clarify the institutional framework for policy development and regulation of the telecommunications sector, as well as the separation of government policy and regulatory functions from those of providing telecommunications services; (j) promote efficient management and use of radio spectrum and other scarce resources; (k) establish a fair, objective and transparent licensing regime for service providers; (l) establish and efficient approvals regime for telecommunications equipment; and