Oman’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) held a three-day meeting with the telecom licencees to discuss certain aspects of the draft Reference Access and Interconnection Offers (RAIOs) that were prepared by Omantel and Ooredoo. The meeting was attended by representatives of all telecom operators providing public services in Oman, namely Omantel, Ooredoo, FRiENDi Mobile, Connect Arabia International, TeO, Renna, Awasr, Zajel Communications, Madakhil Investment (Maritime) and the Oman Broadband Company. During the meeting, viewpoints of the participants were shared with respect to the draft RAIOs, which are published on the TRA website along with comments of the parties requesting access and interconnection services.
The meeting is one of a series of practical steps taken by TRA to implement the RAIO measures stipulated in the Access and Interconnection Regulation issued last April,. The establishment of a legal framework to regulate interconnection and access to the networks of public operators in Oman constitutes the cornerstone in the removal of any barriers to market entry, in addition to its role in boosting competition, the regulator said.
Source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tra-meets-licencees-to-discuss-draft-raios--1187785