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Transparent and Reasoned Decision-making
LCA will be a transparent regulator. LCA will solicit input from industry and end-users prior
to making significant decisions. LCA will also make all decisions based on the record before it,
and will provide a reasoned explanation for its actions. Except where confidential information is
involved, LCA will publish its decisions in a means that is readily accessible to the public,
including publication on its website.

Avoidance of Unnecessary Delay
LCA will seek to make all decisions promptly. In particular, LCA will make decisions within
timeframes to be specified in the Communications Act.

Technological Neutrality
LCA will make its decisions on a technology-neutral basis. To the extent feasible, Licensees
seeking to provide comparable services will be subject to comparable regulations, regardless of the
technology that they propose to use. LCA will not restrict the use of specific technologies without
a compelling justification.
While recognizing the benefits of technology-neutral regulation, the LCA will not automatically
impose legacy regulations on new technologies or operators. Rather, before extending legacy
regulation, LCA will consider whether new participants have market power, or whether
compelling policy considerations justify imposition of regulation. LCA will also consider the
extent to which application of such regulations would have an adverse effect on service
deployment and, ultimately, consumers.

Minimizing regulatory burdens.
LCA will seek to ensure that regulations are no more burdensome than necessary. Where feasible,
regulations will focus on those licensees with significant market power, while reducing the
regulatory burden on smaller operators that are subject to competitive market forces. In addition,
as competition develops, LCA will take actions to eliminate regulations that are no longer
necessary. To do so, LCA will conduct a periodic review of regulations. LCA will also be given
authority to "forbear" from enforcing statutory provisions that are no longer necessary as a result
of the growth of competition.

Effective Enforcement
LCA will take effective action to enforce its regulations.

LCA will adopt investigation and

enforcement procedures that are proportionate, transparent, non-discriminatory, and consistent in

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