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Law No 13 of 1987 on the establishment of Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 13Date: 23/05/1987 Corresponding to 25/09/1407 HijriNumber of Articles: 71Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 6Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1987 Corresponding to 01/05/1407 HijriPage from: 3326

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The Establishment of the Corporation and its aims

2 Article

A Public Independent Corporation shall be established, with a legal personality, named 'Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation', and its principal base shall be in the city of Doha. It shall be permitted to establish branches, offices or agencies thereof in Qatar or abroad.

The Corporation shall be managed on a commercial basis.

3 Article

The Corporation shall be exclusively responsible for the transmission of Telecommunications, as well as the use, preservation and development of Telecommunications systems within the State, including between this State and abroad, in accordance with the provisions of this law.

In the execution of its objectives the Corporation shall have the power to undertake all activities which are conducive thereto, including but not limited to the following examples:

Establishing, preserving and using devoted local and national telegraph, telephone and telex networks and leased circuits.
The management and provision of telephone, telex, facsimile services, as well as the leasing and co-operation within the same.
The planning, installation and procurement of equipment and facilities for transmission and reception relating to the activities of the Corporation

Installing, preserving and using networks for conveying images, on the condition that the same not comprise television and radio programmes, or broadcasting thereof.
Defining and determining the technical specifications of the communications equipment the use of which shall be licenced within the State.
Issuing licences or private authorisations for the importation, procurement, trade, production or use or utilisation of communications equipment.
Preparing studies and plans relating to the technical and economic development of Telecommunications systems.
Working on expanding and developing the Telecommunications systems, by way of more modern equipment, supplies and facilities which lead to perfect communication.
Administering and regulating cable and wireless frequencies through city-wide and local authorities, and issuing licences for use of the same frequencies in accordance with the provisions of this law and the resolutions implementing the same, within the limits determined by the international rules.
Being responsible for the operational supervision on a local aerial basis, and the protection of radio communications from interception and interference.
The development of sales services, and preparation and implementation of training courses, in the field of Telecommunications.
The preparation, printing and distribution, or the authorisation of the preparation, printing and distribution of a telephone directory, business directory, advertisements, information and data, and other things relating to communications activities or the services provided by the Corporation , whether it be for the purposes of information, commerce, advertising or any other purpose.
Co-operating with regional, Arab and international authorities, unions and entities relating to Telecommunications, and representing the State in respect of these agencies.

4 Article

The Corporation may, in the course of pursuing its purposes, undertake the following:

Founding companies independently or with others
Owning companies or shares therein.
Entering into contracts with companies or authorities pursuing business similar to its own, or capable of assisting in the fulfilling its purposes, as well as partnership, in any form, with the same, or purchase thereof or joining therewith.
Investing or assigning its capital in areas which shall increase that capital or yield some benefit to the Corporation which will assist in the fulfilment of its purposes.

The assumption of other things provided this is in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of this Law.

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