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The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 26 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day

Infrastructure
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Hon. Eranga Weeraratne noted that telecommunications towers are now also operated by independent tower companies, not only by telecom operators. He argued that licensed infrastructure-sharing should ensure all operators can access towers at equal cost, preventing larger operators from gaining unfair advantages and supporting competition and affordable services.

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¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Presiding Member.

¶ 02 Regarding telecom: towers are not only by operators now. Independent tower companies exist. Infrastructure must be shareable to prevent large operators from unfair advantages. Infrastructure-sharing with separate tower companies lets all operators access the same towers at equal cost, under licence, improving competition and enabling affordable services.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 26 November 2025 ·No. 22993 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 November 2025. No. 22993. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22154