The National Assembly last evening committed the Telecommunications Bill and the Public Utilities Commission (Amendment) Bill to a special select committee with the Opposition saying that while they supported the Bills, they had concerns over the power of the Minister among other things.
The Bills had been on the order paper for months following their first reading on August 9, 2012. The Telecommunica-tions Bill provides for the establishment of a telecommunications agency for a regular, coordinated, open and competitive telecommunications sector and for matters