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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AUTHORITY

1 st Floor, Jade House, Cnr Remy Ollier & Jummah Mosque Streets,

Port Louis, MAURITIUS

No. ICTA/IUC/TO/11/2003 17 th November 2003

THE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDER (11 of 2003)

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it under the Information & Communication Technologies Act 2001, the Information & Communication Technologies Authority (hereinafter referred to as Authority ) hereby makes the following order in respect of interconnection charges for calls between ILD operators and access providers (fixed line and mobile operators) in Mauritius.

1. Short title, extent and commencement:

i. This Order shall be called "The Telecommunication Order (11 of 2003)".

ii. Telecommunication Order (11 of 2003) shall come into force as from 1 st December 2003.

2. Interconnection Charges for inter network calls

i. The Interconnection Usage Charge (IUC) and other charges payable by each ILD operator for the international calls shall be as specified in Schedule-I hereto.

ii. The above charges shall be implemented as from 1 st December 2003.

iii. The Authority may, from time to time, review and modify Interconnection Usage Charge. The Authority may also at any time, proprio motu, or upon reference by any aggrieved party, and for good and sufficient reasons, review and modify any Interconnection Usage Charge.

3. Explanatory Memorandum

This Order contains at Annexure-A, an explanatory memorandum regarding the tariffs specified in this Order.

BY ORDER

N. Parameswaran

Executive Director

To:

i. M/s Cellplus Mobile communications Limited, 9th Floor, Telecom Tower, Port Louis .

ii. M/s Emtel Limited, 1, Boundary Road, Rose Hill.

iii. M/s Mauritius Telecom Limited, 18 th Floor, Telecom Tower, Port Louis

iv. All holders of letter of intent for ILD operation

Telecommunication Order No. 11 of 2003

Schedule-I

1	Date of Implementation	1 December 2003
2	Port charges (covering charges for ports, leased lines, etc)	As currently applicable
3	Pulse Rate for inter operator billing	Per second basis in all cases

4	Inter-connection Usage Charges
	Direction of Inter-network call	IUC (Rs. per minute)	Payable by
(a)	Mobile to ILD
	(i) through fixed line operator	Rs.1.25	Mobile operator to fixed line operator
	(ii) direct interconnection	Rs 2.50	ILD operator to pay Rs 1 to mobile operator and Rs 1.50 to ICT Authority to be credited to the special account
(b)	ILD to Mobile
	(i) through fixed line operator	Nil	NA
	(ii) direct interconnection	Nil, until such time as any charges may be approved by the Authority	ILD operator to mobile operator
(c)	Fixed to ILD	Rs.2.50	ILD operator to pay Rs 1 to fixed line operator and Rs 1.50 to ICT Authority to be credited to the special account
(d)	ILD to fixed	Rs.1.50	ILD operator to fixed line operator

Note: The applicable IDD call charges are payable by the call originating operator to the ILD operator.

Annexure-A

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. IUC for Outgoing International Calls

IUC for the outgoing International long distance call is Rs 2.50 per minute. This is to be paid by all ILD operators including operators who are both domestic (fixed or mobile) and ILD operators.

2. Special Account

The Special Account provided for under Telecommunication Order 7 of 2003 already is and shall remain operational for a period of 12 months starting on 15 September 2003 or such longer period as may be determined by the Authority.

3. For incoming international calls directly terminated on the mobile network by a new ILD operator, the IUC between the new ILD operator and the mobile operator may be submitted to the Authority for approval.

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