The Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, its Bylaw and the CITC Ordinance, and after reviewing CITC Decision No. (1/1423) and the CITC Decision No. (271/1431) and the Telecommunications sector Market Definition, Designation and Dominance Report (1431/2010),
Hereby decides as follows
Article One
Designation of STC as a Dominant Service Provider in the retail fixed access services market.
Article Two
STC shall comply with the following Regulatory Requirements:
- Submit to CITC applications for approval of tariffs for services in this market.
- Submit to CITC studies related to the costs of services in this market.
- Provide access to its essential facilities to other licensed service providers. CITC shall determine such essential facilities and the terms and conditions upon which such access shall be provided.
- Apply accounting separation between telecommunications services.
Article Three
This decision shall be communicated to STC and to all parties concerned to act accordingly within three (3) months from the date of its issuance
Governor, CITC
Dr. Abdulrahman Bin Ahmed Al-Jaafari
Telecommunications sector Market Definition, Designation and Dominance Report (1431/2010)