The issue focused on legislative sovereignty over telecommunications networks and telecommunications operators as opposed to telecommunications providers themselves. These telecommunications operators themselves must abide by telecommunications regulatory frameworks laid down by Parliament or regulatory agencies such as the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Telecom operators themselves cannot discriminate against competitors or subscribers by circumventing telecommunications regulatory frameworks laid down by Parliament or TRA. Therefore, telecommunications operators themselves cannot discriminate against subscribers by circumventing telecommunications regulatory frameworks laid down by Parliament or TRA. Consequently, telecommunications operators themselves cannot circumvent telecommunications regulatory frameworks laid down by