Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law – February 2003
The provision of the previous clause shall not apply to radio and television broadcasting
sets of the Radio and Television Union which operate within the Frequency Spectrum
Band exclusively allocated for such purpose.
In such case, the Radio and Television Union shall notify the NTRA of the possession,
installation or operation of the aforementioned sets.
Article 53 – Licensing fees for frequency Spectrum
The NTRA shall determine and announce the fees for licensing of Frequency or
Frequency Band usage for various Radio Telecommunication Services. All Frequency
Spectrum Users shall have to settle such fees.
Provisions of the previous clause shall not apply to Frequency Bands exclusively
allocated by the International Telecommunication Union for Radio and Television
services. It shall neither apply to the existing Radio and Television Union networks used
for program transmission and distribution.
Article 54 – Evacuation from existing bandwidths
The NTRA shall, for the purpose of providing new Telecommunication Services
according to recognized international rules, have the right to vacate Frequency Bands
from occupants in exchange for fair compensation and shall also grant these occupants a
period of not less than a year, for executing such evacuation.
The evacuation of Frequency Bands occupied by the Armed Forces and the National
Security Entities, Frequency Bands exclusively allocated by the International
Telecommunication Union for services provided by governmental entities and Frequency
Bands of existing networks of the Radio and Television Union allocated for the
transmission and distribution of radio and television programs shall be effected upon
agreement between the NTRA and any of these entities in return of a fair reasonable
compensation to be agreed upon.
Article 55 – Right to inspect and monitor frequency use and license compliance
The NTRA shall have the right to use all the means, which enable to detect unauthorized
frequency usage and to verify that the licensing conditions are complied with. The NTRA
shall also have the right to inspect authorized Radio Equipment to verify their compliance
with the licensing conditions. This shall be done in coordination with the Armed Forces
and National Security Entities in order to ensure non-infringement to their applied
systems.
Article 56 – Right to exclude wireless equipment
The NTRA shall after obtaining the consent of the Armed Forces and National Security
Entities, have the right to exclude certain types of Radio Equipment from the need to be
licensed for Frequency usage and it shall announce such types and their specifications.
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