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5.19 ANNEX – LAW ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW
(Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia no.44/2003. and no.36/2006)
I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope of the Law
Article 1
Under this Law, the conditions and the manner of performing activities in the
field of telecommunications are regulated in accordance with international legal
standards; the Republic Telecommunications Agency is established; the powers for
regulating relations in the telecommunications sector are stipulated; and it regulates the
issues referring to the elimination of monopolies and monopolistic behaviour; principles
and procedures for granting operating licenses; regulation and control of
telecommunications service tariffs under the conditions of a limited market;
interconnection between telecommunications networks and operators; leased lines;
scope, contents and quality of universal service, as well as rights and obligations of
telecommunications operators in this field; radio communications; international
telecommunications unless regulated by some other law; and other issues of importance
for the functioning and development of telecommunications in the Republic.
Article 2
The provisions of this Law do not apply to the right of physical and legal
persons to broadcast or distribute radio and television programs intended for an
unlimited number of users, except to the extent that such rights require the use of radio
frequencies or the installation, use, and maintenance of telecommunications equipment.
Principles Regulating the Relations in the Telecommunications Sector
Article 3
The principles governing the regulation of the relations in the
telecommunications sector are:
1. to provide the conditions for the development of telecommunications in the
Republic of Serbia;
2. to protect the interests of the users of telecommunications services;
3. to create conditions to satisfy users’ needs for telecommunications services;
4. to promote competition, economy and efficiency in all areas of telecommunications;
5. to ensure the highest possible quality of telecommunications services;
6. to ensure interconnection between telecommunications networks or operators on
equal and mutually acceptable terms;
7. to ensure rational and economical use of radio frequency spectrum;
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8. to harmonize activities in the telecommunications sector with international
standards, best practices and existing technical regulations.
Definitions of Terms and Phrases
Article 4
The terms and phrases used in this Law, unless otherwise defined herein, shall
have the following definitions:
1. “telecommunications” means any transmission, emission or reception of messages
(speech, sound, text, image or data) in the form of signals by using wire, radio,
optical or other electromagnetic systems;
2. “telecommunications network” means a network of telecommunications systems
and equipment enabling the transmission of data in accordance with users’ requests;
3. “telecommunications equipment” means equipment and devices for emission,
transmission, and reception of signals, and the corresponding software used in
telecommunications;
4. “user” means a physical or legal entity that employs the services provided by a
telecommunication system based on subscription contract or other specified
arrangement;
5. “telecommunications service” means a service whose provision consists wholly or
partly of the transmission or routing of signals over a telecommunications network
in accordance with the requests of users and telecommunications process;
6. “telecommunications operator” means a legal or physical entity who builds, owns,
or exploits a telecommunications network(s) and/or provides telecommunications
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