REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNION MINISTRY’S OFFICE
MEDIA RELEASE
Public Consultation Issued by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Proposed Rules for the Telecommunication Sector Relating to Licensing, Access and Interconnection, Spectrum, Numbering and Competition
Release Date: 4 November 2013
MCIT seeks comment on the Proposed Rules for the Telecommunications Sector Relating to Licensing, Access and Interconnection, Spectrum, Numbering, and Competition
Release Date: 4 November 2013
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MCIT) is seeking comment on the proposed rules relating to licensing, interconnection and access, spectrum, numbering, and competition. The proposed Rules implement the Telecommunications Law of 2013 and set out the framework that the MCIT and the Postal and Telecommunications Department propose to follow with regard to the above-mentioned subject areas.
The public consultation document and proposed rules are available below:
Document
Public Consultation Document on Proposed Rules for the Telecommunications Sector Relating to Licensing, Access and Interconnection, Spectrum, Numbering, and Competition
Annex A – Proposed Licensing Rules
Annex B – Proposed Interconnection and Access Rules
Annex C – Proposed Spectrum Rules
• Annex C-1 – National Table of Frequency Allocations
• Annex C-2 – Distress and Safety Communications Frequencies
• Annex C-3 – Public Land Mobile
• Annex C-4 – Frequencies and Channelling Arrangements
• Annex C-5 – Aeronautical Mobile Frequencies
• Annex C-6 – Broadcasting Frequencies
• Annex C-7 – Specification of Emissions
• Annex C-8 – Spectrum Fees
Annex D – Proposed Numbering Rules
Annex E – Proposed Competition Rules
Pursuant to Section 88 of the Telecommunications Act of 2013, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MCIT) today issued a public consultation inviting interested parties to submit comments regarding the proposed rules for the telecommunications sector relating to licensing, interconnection and access, spectrum, numbering, and competition. This is part of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar’s continued efforts to liberalize the telecommunications sector.
Comments must be in writing and received by MCIT no later than 17:00 Yangon Time on Monday, 2 December 2013. MCIT reserves the right to disregard any comments or other documents received after this deadline. All commenters must include their personal or company names, postal address, contact telephone number(s) and email address in their submissions.
All comments and documents submitted to MCIT shall be made publicly available, subject to reasonable requests for confidential treatment. Commenters seeking confidential treatment of any document or portion of a document should indicate so clearly, along with the reasons for requesting confidentiality. It is at MCIT’s discretion to grant or deny confidential treatment. If MCIT refuses a request for confidentiality, the commenter may choose to withdraw the document or delete the portion of the document for which confidentiality was requested within three business days of MCIT’s refusal.
Written comments or inquiries must be submitted to the MCIT via postal or electronic delivery at the following addresses:
Postal Delivery
Attention: Than Htun Aung (Mr.)
Director
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Office No. 2
Nay Pyi Taw
MYANMAR
Electronic Delivery
Attention: Than Htun Aung (Mr.)
Email:thanhtunaung@mptngw.net.mm and myanptdpubcon@gmail.com
Source: Myanmar’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
