2) Notwithstanding Sub-Article (1) of this Article, Individual Licenses for a Unified Telecommunications Operator that will be issued using competitive selection shall be accompanied by even and adequate radio frequency spectrum allocation that is available to all new entrants at the time of License award. 3) The Radio Frequency Spectrum for the incumbent Telecommunications Operator shall be re-assigned administratively without competitive selection pursuant to the Authority’s Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Directive. 27. Requirements for Issuance of a Radio Frequency Spectrum License 1) Without prejudice to Article 8 of this Directive, an application for issuance of a Radio Frequency Spectrum License may be accepted, where: a) The Applicant is an entity lawfully registered under the commercial registration and business licensing and/or investment laws in force in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; b) The Applicant meets the Authority’s requirements for operating such a Radio Frequency Spectrum as stipulated in the Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Directive; c) The Radio Frequency Spectrum applied for is required to provide services under an Individual License or Class License issued to the applicant by the Authority, or for Land Mobile Radio Service or broadcasting service or any other service that needs assignment of Radio Frequency Spectrum pursuant to the Authority’s National Table of Frequency allocation.; and, d) The Radio Frequency Spectrum is available for assignment. 2) An application for a Radio Frequency Spectrum License shall be refused where: a) The Authority does not possess any usable Radio Frequency Spectrum; or, b) The Applicant fails to provide information that the Authority requires for the issuance of a License. 3) All Radio Frequency Spectrum Licenses shall be issued in compliance with the prescriptions of the National Frequency Allocation Plan. 28. Duration and Termination of a Radio Frequency Spectrum License 1) A Radio Frequency Spectrum License issued to a Unified Telecommunications Operator Licensee and Internet Service Provider Licensee shall remain valid for a period of fifteen (15) years from the date of issuance. 2) A Radio Frequency Spectrum License issued under this Directive for Land Mobile Radio Licenses (LMR) shall remain valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of Issuance. 3) A Radio Frequency Spectrum License shall expire unless renewed as provided in Article 29 of this Directive. 29. Renewal of a Radio Frequency Spectrum License 1) A Radio Frequency Spectrum License issued for a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) License shall be renewed for a period of one (1) year if the application for renewal by the Licensee is received by the Authority at least thirty (30) working days prior to the expiration date. 11