150 No. 15 of 2009]

InfOrmation and Communication
Technologies

Provided that the Authority shall, where it rejects any tariffs
proposed by a licensee, give the licensee the reasons for the
rejection.
(5) A licensee shall, upon approval of the tariffs by the
Authority
publish the tariffs at the licensee's own expense in at
least two daily news-papers of general circulation in
Zambia at least seven days prior to their introduction;
and
provide all its electronic communications services in
accordance with the tariffs approved by the Authority.
A licensee shall not alter or vary any tariffs without the
prior written approval of the Authority.
The Authority shall maintain a register of approved tariffs
which shall be open for public inspection on such terms and
conditions as the Authority may determine.
The Authority may carry out reviews of the tariffs so as to
ensure that the tariffs conform to the provisions of this section.
A licensee shall, in relation to the electronic communications
services provided to the public, provide detailed billing information
to enable the consumers to verify whether or not they have been
billed correctly.
Tariffs for
services
offered by
licencee
holding
dominant
position

48. (1) A licensee that holds a dominant position in a retail
electronic communications market shall, in relation to the electronic
communications market—
submit to the Authority for its prior approval, the tariffs
it intends to charge to the public for each electronic
communications service, together with a detailed
justification for the tariffs; and
shall not apply the tariffs until the tariffs are approved
by the Authority in accordance with subsection (2).
Subject to subsection (4), the Authority shall issue a written
decision approving or disapproving the tariffs submitted under
subsection (1), together with the reasons for the decision, within
thirty days of the receipt of the submission for approval.
The Authority shall base its decision under subsection (2)
on the extent to which the tariffs proposed by a licensee-

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