License for the operation of a Telecommunications Network or for the provision of
Telecommunications Services for a finite period of time in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.
(b)
An application for a License shall be in writing addressed to the
Commission in the form prepared by the Commission for this purpose and accompanied
by such information and evidence of payment of the application fees as may be required
by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The Commission shall
notify the applicant in writing within 14 days of its receipt of the application.
(c)
The Commission shall, if it decides not to grant the License, notify the
applicant of its decision in writing and shall explain the reasons for its decision in
reasonable detail.
Sec. 603
(a)
The Commission shall issue Licenses for Telecommunications Services,
for Broadcasting and for other services requiring a License pursuant to this Act in
writing. Such License, unless revoked, shall continue in full force and effect for such
period as may be specified in the License. No License that the Commission issues
pursuant to this Act may be transferred or assigned to a third party without the prior
written consent of the Commission. The sale or other transfer of a sufficient interest in a
Licensee as to amount of a change of management or control of the Licensee shall require
the advance approval of the Commission.
(b)
A License may include:
(i)
reasonable; and
such terms as the Commission determines are necessary and
(ii)
terms requiring the Licensee to provide to the Commission, in
such manner and at such times as may be reasonably required, such documents, data,
accounts, estimates, returns or other information as the Commission may require for the
purpose of exercising its powers and fulfilling its duties under this Act.
Sec. 604
(a)
The Commission may only grant an Individual License on the
recommendation of the Director General and following ratification thereof by the
Commission within thirty days after the date on which the Director General submits his
recommendation to the Commission. When the Commission refuses to ratify his
recommendation or when such 30 day period expires without the Commission’s
ratification, the Director General may resubmit the matter within 30 days to the
Commission for a final decision by the Commission within 30 days of the re-submission.
In all cases in which the Commission refuses the Director General’s recommendation, the
Commission shall, in all cases, indicate the grounds of such refusal in writing.
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