Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority - Licensing Guidelines
PART I -
LICENSING OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS UNDER
PART III OF THE ICT ACT
1.
CLASSIFICATION OF LICENSES
Under this licensing framework the Authority will issue licenses that
are broadly categorised as follows:
a) Network Licence: This license category allows the holder of the
license to construct, own or make available an electronic
communications network, or to provide a network service; and
b) Service Licence: A license holder under this license category is
allowed to provide one or more electronic communications
services.
The ICT Act has further classified the Network and Service licenses into
two
groups:i.
Individual licence;
These are major network or service licenses with
significant economic and social impact and significant
regulatory obligations. This License may also require the
extensive use of radio frequency spectrum and other
finite resources. These licenses shall be issued
conditionally through a competitive process announced at
the instance of the Authority, which announcement will
include the mode, procedure and other penitent issues
related to the issuance of the license such as
performance guarantee. Note that the Authority will
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