Section 6

to issue or approve, and monitor the compliance with, codes of practice, standards of performance and advisory guidelines on any matter relating to the functions of the Authority;

to control and regulate the management and allocation of numbering plans and schemes for telecommunication systems and services;

to construct, install, maintain, repair, operate and supply any installation, plant, system or equipment, or any building relating to that, for telecommunications or broadcasting purposes;

to engage (on its own or with another person) in the manufacture or sale, whether in or outside Singapore, of any equipment for telecommunications or broadcasting purposes;

to provide all forms of information and communications systems and services;

to determine such rates, charges and fees, or their apportionment, as between the Authority and telecommunications authorities outside Singapore, as the Authority considers appropriate;

to charge for the provision of goods or services, or the performance of work, by or on behalf of the Authority;

to waive or refund the whole or part of any fee or charges payable or paid to the Authority under this Act or any other Act administered by the Authority;

to collaborate with other organisations (in or outside Singapore) for the purposes of promoting information and communications services and media services;

to conduct or commission research on the effect of media content, or public opinion or community attitudes on issues relating to media content;

to conduct research and investigations necessary for the development of information and communications services and media services in Singapore;

to organise, provide for or collaborate with any person on training programmes, assessments and certifications of, and scholarships for, persons in relation to the information, communications and media industry;

to become a member or an affiliate of an international body that has functions similar to those of the Authority;

to enter into agreements and arrangements;

to form or participate in the formation of a body corporate, unincorporated association or trust, or enter into a joint venture with any person;

to carry out such works or activities as the Authority considers to be necessary, advantageous or convenient, with a view to making the best use of the Authority’s assets;

to accept grants, gifts, donations or contributions from any source, or raise funds by all lawful means;

to grant loans to, or guarantee the loans of, the employees of the Authority;

to provide financial support, grant, aid or assistance to any person in connection with any function of the Authority; and

to do any other thing that is necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the performance of its functions.