Board may determine in respect of the services of those members as members of the
committee.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), “Universal Service Obligations Fund”
means the Fund established under the Joint Venture Agreement Between the Mobile
Telecommunications Network Ltd and The Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications
Corporation, signed in 1998.
Elements constituting universal service.
30.
(1)
The services to be made available in accordance with section 29 are (a)
the provision of a connection to the public telephone network at a fixed
location, at an affordable price, upon request, which connection must be
capable of allowing end-users to make and receive local and international
calls, facsimile communications, and data communications, at data rates that
are sufficient to permit functional internet access, taking into account
prevailing technologies used by the majority of subscribers, and
technological feasibility;
(b)
the provision of a comprehensive directory of subscribers in a form
approved by the Commission, whether printed or electronic or both, as the
Commission may determine, and updated at least once in each year;
(c)
the provision of a comprehensive telephone directory enquiry service;
(d)
the provision of public pay telephones sufficient to meet the reasonable
needs of end-users in terms of the geographical coverage, the number of
telephones, the accessibility of those telephones to disabled users and the
quality of service; and
(e)
the introduction of specific measures for disabled users and low income
users.
(2) The Commission may issue decisions, guidelines or recommend regulations to the
Minister in relation to a right or obligation provided for in this Act, including provisions
regarding the tariffs and quality of the services mentioned in subsection (1), making further
specifications to those tariffs and quality of the services.
Designated licensee.
31.
(1) Where the services mentioned in section 30 are not already being provided
commercially at the quality specified and at affordable prices, to all end-users within
Swaziland, the Commission may designate one or more licensees for such period as
the Commission may specify, to provide the services mentioned in section 30, so that
the whole of Swaziland can be covered.
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