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RA launches public consultation on draft code on Advertising, Marketing and Branding for the telecom service provider

The Draft Code Specifies Special Rules For The Behavior of Service Providers in Respect to Advertising and Marketing Communications Services to The Public

The Regulatory Authority launched today a public consultation on the draft code on Advertising, Marketing and Branding for telecommunication service providers in Qatar.

This draft code when implemented for the telecommunications service providers and their distributers, will include new updates to an existing guideline code that was issued in December 2010.

The draft code contains special rules for the behavior of service providers in respect to advertising and marketing communications services to the public. The objective of the code is to provide ideal procedures to meet the expectations of consumers, by providing standards for the benefit of consumers and achieve higher levels of consumer confidence in the telecommunications sector.

The consultation document is available at this link.

All interested parties are invited to submit their comments to the Regulatory Authority by January 9, 2014, via email to: CGAconsult@ict.gov.qa or alternatively, in writing to:

Regulatory Authority

Ministry of Information & Communications Technology (ictQATAR)

PO Box 23264

Doha, Qatar