The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is developing regulations to establish a framework for implementing the Gateway Traffic Measurement and Revenue Assurance System, which will ensure thorough monitoring and effective regulation of communications traffic in The Gambia.  

The purpose of the Gateway Traffic Measurement and Revenue Assurance System is to grant the Authority sufficient regulatory tools to enable it to fulfill its mandate under its legislative instruments by –   

1. enabling the Authority to ensure the generation of reliable information and communications technologies statistics for communications traffic, devices, sales and revenues; 
2. Detecting and eliminating fraud in the communications networks in the Gambia. 
3. empowering the Authority to effectively monitor compliance with the quality-of-service parameters; 
4. ensuring fair competition through an intelligent network monitoring system and services for monitoring of the gateway; 
5. ensuring effective regulation of gateways and their optimum use by operators; 
6. promoting even and fair practice in international transit and roaming practices among operators; 
7. verifying and validating the returns of operators and licensees in The Gambia; and  
8. enhancing local and international traffic revenue assurance and international market watch services. 

This regulation shall be called The Gateway Traffic Measurement and Revenue Assurance Regulations 2025. 

In accordance with its mandate under Section 9(2)(b) of the IC Act, 2009, the Authority invites communications licensees and general stakeholders, including sector ministries, government agencies, consumers of the regulated communications sector, and the general public, to submit their views and comments on the Gateway Traffic Measurement and Revenue Assurance Regulations, 2025. 

The public consultation runs from 3rd June 2025 until 17th June 2025. All responses, views, and comments, in the format outlined in Part Three of the consultation document, should be transmitted electronically as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word format to legal@pura.gm.   

The Authority wishes to state that in furtherance of transparency and openness, PURA shall consider all responses as non-confidential. Consequently, all submissions will be published on the PURA website upon receipt. 

Download the consultation documents below;  

1. Guidelines On Public Consultation For The Draft GTMRA Regulations 2025 
   
2. Draft Gateway Traffic Measurement and Revenue Assurance Regulations 2025