Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority - Licensing Guidelines
The Licensee shall enter into Interconnection Agreements
with any licensed operators for the provision of a Carrier
of Carriers Service to such operators.
To provide international connections for Zambian licensed
operators for relaying their international traffic whether
it is internet, data or images, apart from voice and video,
depending on the conditions of their individual or class
licence categories.
To provide transit services for international operators
through our borders from one neighbouring country to
another neighbouring country provided that such traffic
shall not be terminated in Zambia.
To provide any telecommunication service that is
incidental to the services above.
B. Public and Private Signal Distributors
A person intending to operate a Signal Distribution
Network shall apply for a licence from the Authority;
The Authority shall issue the following Licenses under this
category:
i.
Public Signal Distributor Licence - A public signal
distributor shall provide nation-wide coverage and
services to licensed Broadcasting Content Service
Providers on a non-discriminatory basis in order to
provide universal access;
ii.
Private Signal Distributor Licence - A Private Signal
Distributor shall provide nation-wide coverage and service
to Broadcasting Content Service Providers (Licensees) on
a competitive and non – discriminatory basis.
The private signal distributor shall be established
through competitive open tender process
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