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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Côte d’Ivoire
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Djibouti Egypt, Arab Rep.
Ethiopia Gabon
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Comment A decree established a monopoly over long-distance communication. However, after the completion of the planned privatization transaction, the sector policy mentions that the exclusivity will be limited to the resale of national capacity over fiber-optic backbones until 2010. Decreto-Legislativo no. 7/2005 modified the Concession Agreement that had granted CVT a monopoly for the operation of basic services and exclusivity for international communications for 25 years, that is, until January 1, 2021. The exclusivity for leased lines and international services terminated on January 1,2006, and for fixed telephone services on January 1, 2007. According to the 1998 Telecom Law, the incumbent was granted a five-year exclusivity. The 2002 Telecom Law opens all markets to competition. The 1997 Telecom Law states that fixed telephone service is a monopoly. CI Telecom’s exclusivity over fixed-line infrastructure expired in 2004. A second fixed operator has been licensed. According to the 1998 Telecom Law, Djibouti Télécom has a “monopoly on telecommunications activities.” According to the 2003 Telecom Law, Telecom Egypt had the “exclusive right to establish, operate and exploit international transmission networks between Egypt and any other country through international gateways” up to December 31, 2005. ETC is identified as the “sole” telecommunications provider in legal texts. The 2001 telecommunications law states that the state could grant exclusivity for up to five years from the publication of the law.