The Competition Policy

• 1. The Communications Regulatory Authority (the “Authority”, hereafter)*^[1] is empowered to regulate telecommunications, post and access to digital media in the State of QATAR under Qatar Decree Law No. 42/2014.

• 2. The Authority has the objective to enhance the role of competition as a catalyst for investment and innovation in the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the State of Qatar. The Authority uses a number of complementary tools to ensure competition in the sector.

• 3. Given this, and in line with international practice, the Authority has developed a Competition Policy to describe its approach to implementing the relevant provision of the Telecoms Law which prohibits anti-competitive conduct and in relation to mergers.