Categories of
frequency bands
88. The Plan and Spectrum Regulations shall
organize frequency bands in The Gambia into the
following five categories
(a) the Free Use Spectrum, which includes
those frequency bands which may be used
by the public in general without any licence,
permit or registration;
(b) the Commercial Use Spectrum, consisting
of those frequency bands assigned by
means of a licence granted by the Minister,
which may be used for information and
communications services and information
and communications systems authorized by
the issued licence;
(c) the Official Use Spectrum, consisting of
those frequency bands reserved for the
exclusive and official use of the Central and
Local Governments of The Gambia and the
Armed Forces;
(d) the Experimental Use Spectrum, which
includes those frequency bands which may
be assigned directly by the Minister, through
a non-transferable licence to test the
technical and economic feasibility for a
limited period of time, of technologies still
not developed either in The Gambia or
abroad, for scientific purposes or for
temporary tests of equipment; and
(e) the Reserved Spectrum, which includes
those frequency bands which the Minister
has held for future possible allocation.
Application
procedures
89. (1) An authorized person or an applicant to
establish an information and communications
system or provide information and communications
services shall apply to the Authority for the licence
to use frequencies related to the system or service
in the categories set out in section 88.
(2) The Authority may, on receipt of an application,
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