Cap. 399 Art. 5ATasks onerous on the Authority specific to electronic communications.

(1) The Authority shall be responsible for the following tasks:

(a) implementing market regulation, including the ex ante imposition of access and interconnection obligations;

(b) ensuring the resolution of disputes between undertakings;

(c) managing the general authorisation framework;

(d) developing the frequency plan;

(e) carrying out radio spectrum management and decisions, including matters relating to market-shaping and competition elements of processes related to the rights of use for radio spectrum for electronic communications networks and services;

(f) contributing to the protection of end-user rights in the electronic communications sector, in coordination, where relevant with other competent authorities;

(g) developing and managing the national numbering plan and the granting of rights of use for all national numbering resources;

(h) assessing and monitoring closely market-shaping and competition issues regarding open internet access;

(i) ensuring the integrity and security of public electronic communications networks and publicly available electronic communications service;

(j) assessing the unfair burden and calculating the net cost of the provision of universal service; and

(k) ensuring number portability between providers of voice communications services.

(2) The performance of the tasks listed under sub-article (1) shall be without prejudice to any other tasks which the Authority is required to perform by law.

(3) The Authority shall publish in an easily accessible form the tasks assigned to it under the Electronic Communications Code and where applicable those assigned to other competent authorities, as well as any change thereof.