Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
Issue Date: 09 May 2022
1.1. Article 6 of Federal Decree-Law No. 3 of 2003 Regarding the Organisation of the Telecommunications Sector, as amended (hereinafter the “Telecommunications Law”) establishes the TDRA as the General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector and pursuant to Article 10(4) of the Telecommunications Law, the Board of the TDRA has jurisdiction to issue decisions, rules, regulations, and instructions regarding the implementation of the Law and its Executive Regulation.
1.2. Article 14(2) grants the TDRA power to issue regulations, instructions, decisions and rules regulating anything related to the use and Interconnection of Telecommunications Networks and Article 14(12) empowers the TDRA to qualify persons in installing, connecting, adjusting and maintaining Telecommunications Apparatus.
1.3. In the exercise of its powers under the Telecommunications Law, the Board of the TDRA issues these Regulations to clarify the rules regarding installing, laying, maintaining, and remo...