(2) The Minister shall on the recommendation of
the Authority, approve the classification of activities
in the information and communications sectors into
three categories requiring different levels of
regulatory intervention authorizing information and
communications market entry, namely
(a) individual licence;
(b) general authorization or class licence;
(c) declaration leading to issuance of a
permit.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
(2), in order to promote the development of the
information and communications sector in the
region and to allow more choice to consumers, the
Minister shall, in consultation with the Authority,
decide that certain activities, services or networks
should be exempt from the obligation to hold an
individual licence and be subject to the
authorization, declaration or even the open entry
regime.
(4) Without prejudice to subsection (3), where the
provision of an information and communications
network or service is not yet covered by a licence
or general authorization and where that network or
service cannot be provided without an
authorization, the Minister shall, no later than six
weeks after having been notified of the request
(a) adopt provisional market entry conditions
allowing the company to commence
providing the service; or
(b) deny the request, providing the company
concerned with the reasons for the
decision.
(5) Where provisional market entry conditions have
been adopted pursuant to subsection (4), the
Minister shall adopt, as soon as possible, definitive
conditions governing the issue of a licence for the
network or service, or agree that the network or
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