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Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director General of TRA-UAE said:
"The MoU ushers in a welcome era of co-operation between UAE and Bahrain, in the increasingly competitive world of telecommunications. In a globally interlinked world, communication technology is crucial to economic development and public governance. This MoU will go a long way in strengthening the regional telecommunications sector and will result in better services for the regional consumer."
The memorandum sets the grounds for TRA-UAE and TRA-Bahrain to exchange operational expertise and also share the use of each other's regulatory instruments.
Andreas Avgousti, General Director of TRA-Bahrain said: "The telecommunications industry is increasingly vital to the Middle East's rapidly expanding economies and techno-savvy society. As regulators we aim to establish a regulatory framework that is robust and addresses the needs of the industry. The MoU is a progressive initiative that complements the already strong ties between Bahrain and UAE and will allow our two authorities to benefit from each other's regulatory know-how and resources."
Through the MoU, the two agencies have agreed to cooperate in areas such as licensing; Internet; telecommunications spectrum management; dealing with competition in fix net, mobile and Internet services markets; promotion of infrastructure development; laying down procedures for rules and the public process; determining regulatory approaches to anti-competitive behaviour in the marketplace; universal services; policies and interconnection.
The MoU states that representatives of TRA-UAE and TRA-Bahrain will meet regularly and at least once a year in order to exchange data, research findings and technical information. These meetings will be held alternately in the UAE and in Bahrain.
Under the terms of the MoU, the two authorities may exchange specialist staff and conduct training and development programmes for enhancing the level of expertise and skills of personnel from their respective organisations. Additionally, both the agencies have agreed to liaise with each other in their day-to-day operations.
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Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
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