ICT Policy Africa

TABLE OF CONTENT

ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................III
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................... IV
I: GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................................................................. 1
I.1: PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
I.2: SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
I.3: DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 1
II: SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIBER OPTIC NETWORK .............................................................................................. 3
AND CABLES..................................................................................................................................................... 3
ARTICLE II.1: FIBER OPTIC SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 3
II.2 : CABLE SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 3
III: FOC NETWORK ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................... 4
FOR PERMIT APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................... 4
III. 1: DESIGN STAGES AND SUBMISSIONS ........................................................................................................ 4
III.1.1: PERMIT APPLICANT REQUIREMENT DURING DESIGN STAGE ..................................................................... 4
III.1.2: PLAN DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 4
III.1.3: DRILLING SITE INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT DEMAND ............................................. 5
III.2: PERMIT APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................. 6
III.2.1: SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED ............................................................................................................... 6
III.2.2: WORKS NOTIFICATION ............................................................................................................................ 6
III.2.3: LIMITATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 6
III.3. INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................................................... 7
III.3.1 : MANHOLES/ HANDHOLES INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. 7
III.3.2: ROAD /STREET LABELING ....................................................................................................................... 7
III.3.3: CABLE INSTALLATION ALONG ROADWAY ............................................................................................... 8
III.3.4: EXISTING UTILITY DAMAGES .................................................................................................................. 8
III.3.5: CLEANING .............................................................................................................................................. 8
III.3.6: TRENCHING GUIDANCE ........................................................................................................................... 9
III.3.7:TRENCHLESS TECHNIQUES ....................................................................................................................... 9
III.3.8: TRENCHLESS GUIDANCE ....................................................................................................................... 10
III.3.9: CROSSINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 11
III.3.10: DUCT SHARING .................................................................................................................................. 11
III.3.11: SHARING POINT AND SHARED BUILDING CABLING ............................................................................. 11
IV: AS BUILT SITE VISIT AND REPORTING........................................................................................................ 12
IV.1: AS- BUILT SITE VISIT .............................................................................................................................. 12
IV.2: FINAL AS-BUILT REPORTING ................................................................................................................... 12
IV.3: ACTIVE PERMITS ...................................................................................................................................... 13
V: FINAL PROVISIONS..................................................................................................................................... 14

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