IN EXERCISING OF THE POWERS conferred by the section 47 of the Communication Act 2015, the Communications Licensing Rules 2017 was made and enacted to guide the licensing of Network Operator and Service Provider through application processes, obligation to notify the regulator in such changes made to its details differ when application initially made, and the mechanisms used to calculate annual license fee including application fees, annual return lodgment, audit requirements, invoicing and payment installments as well as pro-rata fixed or reduction. Currently, across the country it is served by 14 active Network Operator licensees providing telecommunication and broadcasting services, while two licensees are under development.

Please see below for the details regarding the Licensing Rules and Fees.

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Network Operator Licensing

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Network Operator Licensing

Fees and amounts payable by Network Operators:

Type of Fee or Amount	Amount	Reference
Application fee	TOP 200	subsection 47(1)(b) of the Act
Threshold amount	TOP 2,000,000	subsection 43(4) of the Act
Fixed amount	TOP 1,500	subsection 43(3) of the Act
Fixed percentage	1.50%	subsection 43(5) of the Act

(a) If the network operator’s eligible revenues for the previous financial year is below the threshold amount, which shall be a fixed amount prescribed under the licensing rules; or

(b) If the network operator’s eligible revenues for the previous financial year is equal to or greater than the threshold amount, which shall be the sum of the fixed amount referred to in paragraph (a) and an amount calculated as a fixed percentage of network operator’s eligible revenues less the threshold amount for the previous financial year.

Licensed Network Operators

Telecommunications:

Broadcasters:

Service Provider Licensing

Service Provider Licensing

Fees and amounts payable by Service Providers:

Type of fee or amount	Amount	Reference
Application fee	TOP 200	subsection 47(1)(b) of the Act
Threshold amount	TOP 125,000	subsection 43(4) of the Act
Fixed amount	TOP 1,500	subsection 43(3) of the Act
Fixed percentage	1.50%	subsection 43(5) of the Act

(a) If the service provider’s eligible revenues for the previous financial year is below the threshold amount, which shall be a fixed amount; or

(b) If the service provider’s eligible revenues for the previous financial year is equal to or greater than the threshold amount, which shall be the sum of the fixed amount referred to in paragraph (a) and an amount calculated as a fixed percentage of service provider’s eligible revenues less the threshold amount for the previous financial year.

Radio Spectrum Licensing

Radio Spectrum Licensing

Radio Spectrum Licence Types and Fees:

Service Category	Ref.	Licence type	Duration of licence (years)	Annual fee (TOP) (exclusive of consumption tax)
Aeronautical	1	Aircraft radio station	1	$100
Aeronautical	2	Ground based aeronautical station	1	$500
Broadcasting	3	FM radio station transmitter	5	$500
	4	AM radio station transmitter	5	$500
	5	Digital television station transmitter	5	$1000
Cellular	6	Cellular block assignment	15	Per Bandwidth
Fixed links	7	Point-to-Point link	5	$300
	8	High frequency Point-to-Point link	5	$150
	9	Point-to-Multipoint link	5	Per Bandwidth
	10	Fixed links block assignment	15	Per Bandwidth
Land mobile	11	Base station	1	$50
Land mobile	12	Land mobile block assignment	1	Per Bandwidth
Maritime	13	Ship radio station	1	$50
Maritime	14	Coastal station	1	$200
Radio amateur	15	Radio amateur	1	$50
Radio amateur	16	Repeater station	1	$50
Satellite	17	Satellite earth station	5	$5,000
	18	Transportable satellite earth stations	5	$100
	19	VSAT terminal*	5	$200
	20	VSAT Terminal Blanket for Licensed Network Operators	5	$5,000/500 terminals

Application Forms

To apply for any Licence, please find the types of Licence(s) and details below:

Service Provider Licence

Service Provider Licence

A Service Provider Licence will authorize you to provide communication services to the public. Click HERE to View or Download the application form.

Network Operator Licence

Type Approval Licence

Spectrum Licence "AERONAUTICAL"

Spectrum Licence "BROADCASTING"

Spectrum Licence "CELLULAR"

Spectrum Licence "FIXED LINK"

Spectrum Licence "FIXED LINK"

A Spectrum License Fixed Links will authorize you to establish, operate or use any apparatus or radiocommunication service within the country with the purpose of providing radiocommunication links between points of locations including but not limited to point-to-point (P2P) and point-to-multipoint (P2MP) links. Click HERE to View or Download the application form.

Spectrum Licence "LAND MOBILE"

Spectrum Licence "MARITIME"

Spectrum Licence "RADIO AMATEUR"

Spectrum Licence "SATELLITE"

For more information, please click here to download the Communications Licensing (Amendment) Rules 2019.