THE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) yesterday ordered Batelco to reduce its prices and expand its services to allow other operators to access its network.
The TRA is required by law to examine and approve Batelco’s first Reference Access Offer (RAO) - the firm’s basic fee to other operators to access its network.
A specialised team was assigned […]
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TRA urges reduction in access fees…
Filed in: Bahrain Internet Batelco Regulation
Over-regulation of telecoms ‘will stifle free competition’
MANAMA: Market forces should be allowed to dictate who succeeds and who fails in Bahrain’s telecommunications arena, says an independent report. Over-regulation will stifle free competition, says the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Development Review Panel, in its 2006 report, released yesterday (May 2).
It also says Batelco is likely to remain the dominant market force and, while […]
Filed in: Bahrain Regulation

