TRA holds meeting with telecom operators

MUSCAT: Within the context of its ongoing efforts to create a regulatory environment that is conducive to effective competition in the telecommunications sector, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) held a three-day meeting with the telecom licensees on March 6-8, 2017.

The meeting discusses aspects of the draft Reference Access and Interconnection Offers (RAIO) that were prepared by Omantel and Ooredoo on the basis the Access and Interconnection Regulation requirements so as to be issued and published in their final format by the licensees dominant in wholesale markets.The meeting was attended by representatives of all the telecom operators providing public services in Oman, namely Omantel, Ooredoo, Friendi Mobile, Connect Arabia International, TeO, Renna, Awasr, Zajel Communications, Madakhil Investment (Maritime) and Oman of Broadband Company.

During the meeting, different viewpoints of the participants were reflected upon with respect to the above cited draft RAIO’s that are published on TRA website along with comments and remarks of the parties requesting Access and Interconnection services. This meeting is one of a series of practical steps taken by TRA to implement the RAIO approval measures stipulated in the Access and Interconnection Regulation issued last April.