Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority - Licensing Guidelines PART I - LICENSING OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS UNDER PART III OF THE ICT ACT 1. CLASSIFICATION OF LICENSES Under this licensing framework the Authority will issue licenses that are broadly categorised as follows: a) Network Licence: This license category allows the holder of the license to construct, own or make available an electronic communications network, or to provide a network service; and b) Service Licence: A license holder under this license category is allowed to provide one or more electronic communications services. The ICT Act has further classified the Network and Service licenses into two groups:i. Individual licence; These are major network or service licenses with significant economic and social impact and significant regulatory obligations. This License may also require the extensive use of radio frequency spectrum and other finite resources. These licenses shall be issued conditionally through a competitive process announced at the instance of the Authority, which announcement will include the mode, procedure and other penitent issues related to the issuance of the license such as performance guarantee. Note that the Authority will Page 3 of 18