Qtel Monopoly
Emir quashes Qtel monopoly
Web posted at: 11/7/2006 3:6:41
Source ::: The Peninsula
ictQatar vested with all powers
DOHA • The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, yesterday issued Law No 34 of 2006 restructuring the administration of information and communication system in the country and lifting the monopoly of Qtel in this sector.
The law will come into effect from the date of publishing in the official gazette.
Article 4 of the law deprives Qtel of all the powers and privileges given to it under Law No 21 of 1998. They have now been vested with the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR), the supervisory body controlling the sector.
about time..thank god..