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OFFICE OF THE REGULATOR

PACIFIC RADIOCOMMUNICATION WORKSHOP 2018

Independent state of Samoa

 Independent State of Samoa

 Population – 198,926 (2015)  Area – 2,831 sq km  Currency – Tala  Located: 13o48’04” S /

172o00’00” W

• 9 islands with 4 main islands.

Upolu and Savaii being the biggest and mainly habitat islands.

 Upolu – Apia  Savaii – Salelologa

Reference: Maps obtained from google maps.

OFFICE OF THE REGULATOR

 The Office of the Regulator is Samoa’s Regulator for the

telecommunications, broadcasting, postal and electricity sectors. The Organisation was established in 2006 under the Telecommunications Act 2005 to provide regulatory services for the telecommunications sector in Samoa. However, the Broadcasting, Postal Services and Electricity Acts 2010 were subsequently approved by Parliament, which also provide regulatory framework for these sectors

 To facilitate and promote the best interests of consumers

and participants in the ICT, postal and electricity sectors through the best combination of competition and effective regulation.

OOTR STRUCTURE

Engineering Officer (Spectrum)

OOTR STRUCTURE

• 1. Regulatory & Consumer Services



regulatory oversight,market analysis and consumer affairs functions in the sectors within the mandate of the organization.

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• verseeing licensee compliance, market

monitoring, managing issues arising from anti- competitive behaviour, price regulation, access and interconnection, consumer complaint resolution, quality of service and universal access.

• 2. Electricity Division



electricity industry licensing, electricity tariff determination, establishing and monitoring electricity technical standards, and developing and enforcing appropriate electricity sector regulations.

• 3. Spectrum & Technical Services

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undertakes all spectrum management and technical duties of the organisation associated with the communications sector, including the monitoring of spectrum usage, interference complaints management, equipment type approval and numbering management.

• 4. Corporate Services

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provides support in administration, finance, human resource and other corporate services to the Office.

• 5. Legal

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ensures that the legal requirements in the various legislation are complied with and provides legal advice on all matters relating to the Office.

Spectrum & Technical Services Structure

ACEO Spectrum and Technical Services Principal Spectrum & Technical Analyst Principal Spectrum Management System Officer (Vacant) Engineering Officer (Spectrum) Principal Spectrum & Technical Officer

Goals

1.

Ensure effective and relevant policies, procedures, systems and processes are in place for all services ie; spectrum management, numbering, ICT and postal services

2.

Regulate compliance of service providers with policies

• n spectrum management,

ICT and postal services.

3.

Provide capacity building programs for the Division on monitoring and regulatory roles for spectrum management of ICT and postal services.

Responsibilities

 Spectrum Management  Numbering Management  Type Approval  Develop Guidelines and

Procedures (Telecom, Broadcasting and Postal)

 Record Keeping  OOTR Building

Management

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

 LEGISLATION

 Telecommunications Act 2005  Broadcasting Act 2010  Electricity Act 2010  Postal Services Act 2010

 REGULATIONS

 Telecommunications

 Telecommunication Licence Fee Amendment Regulation 2015

 Broadcasting

 Broadcasting (License Fees) Regulations 2015

 Radio Spectrum:

 Radio Spectrum Fees Amendment Regulations 2015

 Electricity

 Electricity Fees Regulation 2017

 ORDERS

 Telecommunications Order  Electricity Order

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK cont’d.

 Frequency sharing  Frequency planning and

allocations

 Frequency authorisation  Universal access  Frequency license and

usage fees with eligibility for fees exemption

 Short range devices  Frequency monitoring  Telecommunications

(Customer protection) Rules 2017 Type Approval Rule 2018

 Principal Frequency

Assignment 2017

 Samoa National

Numbering Plan 2016

 Samoa National

Frequency Allocation Table 2017

 Radio Spectrum Rule 2018

Telecommunications Act 2015

Radio spectrum fees amendment regulations 2015

Radio Frequency Allocation

Source: ITU Website National Spectrum Management Plan For Samoa National Frequency Allocation Table 2017  

National Spectrum Licensing workflow

 Application Received

 License Request

 Check application



Issue application fee invoice



Regulatory & LEGAL EVALUATION



FINANCIAL EVALUATION 

TECHNICAL EVALUATION



Availability of Frequency



No interference with adjacent channel

 Issue INVOICE

(Annual Charge)

 Issue LICENSE

CERTIFICATE

Market Structure

 Number of service providers

 5 ISP



BlueSky Samoa Ltd, Digicel Samoa Ltd, Computer Services Limited (CSL), NETVO, Lesa’s Telephone Services

 Number of mobile operators

 2

 BlueSky Samoa Ltd, Digicel Samoa Ltd

Market structure

 Internet and broadband services

 Business license required on operators

 Internet Service Provider License

 GSM spectrum license  WiMAX Spectrum license (2 Service Provider)  Satellite Earth Station license

 Number of internet users through broadband lines ( xDSL,

LTE, 3G, WiMAX and satellite communications, etc.)

 Internet usage as of 2010 = 5.03% of population

An increase of internet access from 2010 in comparison to data obtained from ITU website.  Individuals using internet = 25.41% (from ITU website)  Mobile cellular telephone subscribers= 58.52 per 100 inhabitants

(from ITU website)

 Percentage of house holds with computer = 22.60% (form ITU

website)

Market Structure

 Fibers

 Samoa Submarine Company Cable (SSCC),  We also utilise Samoa American Samoa (SAS) cable for

providing services such as the backhaul.

 FSS systems in use

 O3B  Inmarsat / Iridium (Satellite Phone)  Ku Band  C Band & Ka Band

Example of spectrum allocation

 What Spectrum bands are in use for 3G/4G?

 ITU-R. Rec_M.1063: E-GSM900, GSM900, 1800 MHz Band  APT700 and 3G

 925-935 MHz paired with 880-890 MHz  950-960 MHz paired with 905-915 MHz

 4G

 LTE 700: 703-748 MHz paired with 758-803 MHz: FDD  LTE1800: 1710-1785 paired with 1805-1880 MHz: FDD  LTE 1800: 1785 MHz to 1805 MHz : TDD (Government – SNBH

Network)

 LTE 1900: 1920 to 1980 paired with 2110 to 2170 (1 ISP)

Tools

 Spectrum Monioring System



Scorpio Software

 Mobile

 Automated Spectrum Management System  SMS4DC  R&S PR100 Receiver – Portable Receiver  FSH-4 - Spectrum Analyser

Challenges

 Laboratory Test  Radio Monitoring equipment

 Look after equipment properly  Takes time and money to fix

 Staff

 Sometimes there is more work compared to the number

• f staff.

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