Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority - Licensing Guidelines

PART II -

ASSIGNMENT OF SCARCE RESOURCES UNDER
PARTS IV AND VI OF THE ICT ACT

Where applicable, the assignment of scarce resources shall be issued at the same
time as an associated electronic communication license under Part I of these
Guidelines.
This section shall specifically apply to Spectrum and numbers.

1. Radio Spectrum Assignment Application Procedure
The following shall be the procedure relating to granting of the assignments
of radio frequency spectrum by the Authority:

i.

The applicant shall obtain the prescribed application form at the
Authority’s registered office or online from the Authority’s website
(www.zicta.zm).

ii.

The applicant then submits a dully completed form in duplicate
together with payment of the prescribed application fee.

iii.

For the purpose of avoidance of doubt, the sixty (60) day statutory
period within which the Authority shall issue or reject the application
shall only begin to run upon receipt of a dully completed form and
payment of the full amount of application fee and an official receipt
being issued by the Authority.

iv.

In the event that the Authority shall require further information from
the applicant it shall inform the applicant of the need to furnish that
information in the prescribed form.

v.

Should the applicant not provide the information requested for within
14 days from the date in (iv) above or such other longer period as the

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