Singapore legislation
Section 20
Section 20
Exclusive privilege with respect to information communication system
(1)
As from 1st October 1982 and subject to this Act, the Corporation shall have the exclusive privilege for the operation and provision of information communication system in Singapore.
(2)
The privilege conferred on the Corporation by subsection (1) shall —
include the rights of establishing, installing, using, working, maintaining, developing, constructing, promoting, hiring and selling telecommunication systems and services;
extend to every vessel or aircraft registered in Singapore and every other vessel, aircraft and any vehicle, whether mechanically propelled or not, in Singapore; and
include the conveyance from one place to another of letters and postcards and the performance of all incidental services of receiving, collecting, sending, despatching and delivering letters and postcards.
(3)
No letter or postcard shall, unless exempt by this Act or any other written law, be conveyed into or out of Singapore from or to any place between which and Singapore posts or postal communications are established, or from one port to another, or be delivered or distributed in Singapore otherwise than by or through the post.