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CITRA calls telecom firms to commit to 5G marketing schemes

17 Jun 2019

KUWAIT, June 17 (KUNA) -- The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has called telecommunication companies to commit to the marketing schemes for the newly launched 5G service including its various segments, categories, and prices. CITRA would carry out all legal actions against companies that fail to launch the new service with all its segments and categories, CITRA's Chairman and CEO Eng. Salim Al-Ozainah affirmed to KUNA Monday. It is also important that telecom companies commit to CITRA laws regarding competition; otherwise, CITRA would be forced to take legal procedures against them, added Al-Ozainah. The 5G technology would be so essential for users and service providers in enhancing the telecom market in the country, he noted; adding it had already made a quantum leap in the Internet system around the world with a peak speed of 20 Gbps. Established in 2014, CITRA is responsible for overseeing the telecommunications sector, monitor and protect the interests of users and service providers and regulate the services of telecommunication networks in the country, while ensuring transparency, equality of opportunity and fair competition.​​

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