(2) the provision of signal distribution services as a common carrier of licensed content service providers; Article 3: Network General Condition of Operating a Signal Distribution a) Any person wishing to operate Signal Distribution Network must hold a license issued by the Regulatory Authority. b) A Signal Distribution License shall enable the holder thereof to initiate, carry out and or build the Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting Platform and the transmission networks for the distribution of Broadcasting Services Digital Broadcasting Services and other value added services to the end users based on the specifications issued and given by the Regulatory Authority as may be specified in the licenses. Article 4: License Categories a) There shall be three license categories for Broadcasting Services to ensure economy of broadcasting services, and they are as follows; Signal Distribution scale in providing i. National Signal Distribution License ii. Regional Signal Distribution License iii. Community Distribution License b) Considering the size of the market and the spectrum resource there shall be two National Signal Distributors in the Republic of Rwanda. The number of Signal Distributor may change from time to time as the Regulatory Authority finds it necessary. Article 5: Primary Obligations of a Signal Distributor A Signal Distributor shall, among other things, comply with the following; i. Provide signal distribution services as a common carrier of licensed Content Service Providers; ii. To ensure that any broadcasting signal or content carried through the network of the Signal Distributor is sourced from a licensed Content Provider; iii. Broadcasting signal or content carried through the network of a Signal Distributor shall be of the specified and required quality and standard as may be prescribed by the Regulatory Authority; Page 4 of 14