Based on the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2002,
the Executive Regulation of the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Decision 144/2008,
the approval of the Board of Directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority,
and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,
and in pursuance of public interest,
it is hereby decided
Article I
The text of article 11 of the aforementioned decision 133/2008 is hereby replaced with the following text:
“The authority shall issue the necessary annexes to implement the provisions of this regulation and to make periodic amendments to them in accordance with the recommendations and decisions of the International Telecommunication Union, international organisations, and market requirements, and they shall be published on the website of the authority.”
Article II
Schedules 51: Fee for Registration of International Telecommunications Services and Schedule 52: Fee for Usage of International Telecommunications Services provided in clause 8.6.2.3 of article 8 of the aforementioned Regulation Governing the Registration and Use of Radio Frequencies and Devices and Determining Their Prices are hereby replaced with the following schedules:
“Registration Fee:
| Registration fee = total bandwidth (megahertz) × coverage factor × 4,000 (four thousand) Rial Omani × frequency factor |
Schedule 51: Registration Fee for International Telecommunications Services.”
“Usage Fee:
| Usage fee = total bandwidth (megahertz) × coverage factor × 10,000 (ten thousand) Rial Omani × frequency factor |
Schedule 52: Fee for Usage of International Telecommunications Services.”
Article III
A new schedule numbered 53bis is hereby added to clause 8.6.2.3 of article 8 of the aforementioned Regulation Governing the Registration and Use of Radio Frequencies and Devices and Determining Their Prices as follows:
“And in accordance with this formula, the frequency factor is determined as follows:
Frequency Factor:
|
Bandwidth |
Frequency Factor |
|
Less than 24 gigahertz |
1 |
|
Greater than or equal to 24 gigahertz |
0.05 |
Schedule 53bis: Frequency Factor for International Telecommunications Services.”
Article IV
Annexes C, D, E, F, G, I, K, J, M, and N attached to the aforementioned Regulation Governing the Registration and Use of Radio Frequencies and Devices and Determining Their Prices are hereby repealed.
Article V
This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 28 Rabi Al-Thani 1444
Corresponding to: 23 November 2022
Salim bin Nasser Al-Aufi
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Published in Official Gazette 1469 issued on 27 November 2022.