Oman: The Telecom Regulatory Authority has taken a decision to completely indigenize the installation and maintenance of IT equipment, systems and networks, banning foreigners from certain jobs in the telecom sector. Officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority said that this decision will come into effect following publication in the official gazette.
According to the third article of the decision, the companies licensed for telecom services should not outsource the final stage of work to foreigners when they do the work of laying wires or optical fiber cables. Foreigners are also not allowed to supervise the laying, laying, connecting and maintenance of communication cables.
Foreigners also cannot operate communication equipment or systems in telecom exchanges, distribution centers and stations. It has also been decided not to outsource the work of installing communication-IT equipment or network in homes to foreigners. Within three months of the effective date of the decision, the organizations operating in this sector should take steps to implement these.
