Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority - Licensing Guidelines
Authority may consider appropriate the application shall be rejected
by the authority.
vi.
The Authority shall, prior to issuance of a licence to an applicant,
satisfy itself that the applicant has the financial and technical
capability to construct, own or make available a Network or provide
the service associated with the licence.
vii.
In the event that the Authority determines during consideration of an
application that there has been misinformation relating to a material
particular or that the applicant has withheld material information, it
may reject the application.
viii.
Upon evaluation, the Authority shall notify the applicant in writing on
the outcome of the application. Where an application has been
rejected, the Authority shall inform the applicant of the rejection and
the reasons thereof.
ix.
Renewal of the license shall be done thirty (30) days before expiration
and the procedure will be the same as that of a new application.
The Authority shall renew the License subject to the provisions of the
ICT Act on the same terms and conditions as
those applicable to the
licensee during the preceding license period provided that the licensee
has not been in material breach of the license conditions.
x.
The licensee shall within six months from the date of issue of the
licence commence operations in default of which the licence shall
lapse.
xi.
Payment of Initial License Fees - The applicant pays the required
initial license fees.
xii.
License Issuance - Upon payment of the initial license fee, the
Authority shall issue a Radio Spectrum License containing the
frequency or frequency range. The Radio Spectrum License the
frequency/frequency range and all applicable conditions relating to
the radio station to be established
xiii.
Inspections - In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
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