The Communications Regulatory Authority (the Authority) is empowered to regulate telecommunications, post and access to digital media in the State of QATAR under Qatar Decree-Law No. 42/2014.

Its key objective is to encourage and support an open and competitive Information & Communications Technology (ICT) sector that provides advanced, innovative, and reliable communications services in the State of Qatar.

The Authority has developed a Competition Policy in line with this statutory objective and the principles of regulation set out in the Decree Law No. (34) of 2006 (Telecommunications Law) and in the Authority’s Policy Statement of June 2014, which focuses upon enhancing the role of competition as a catalyst for investment and innovation.

The purpose of the Competition Policy is to create a stable and certain environment in which market participants understand under what circumstances the Authority will undertake ex post investigations in relation to potential anti-competitive behavior as well as the main criteria guiding its decisions.