(d) The Authority may, based upon a justified request from any person referred to in paragraph (A) above, extend the transitional period set out in paragraph (C) above for a single time, and for a maximum of six additional months, if the Authority deems the reasons set forth in the request serious. After the expiration of the transitional period referred to in paragraph (A) above, no person referred to therein shall be allowed to provide any Telecommunications Services, operate a Telecommunications Network or use any Radio Frequency without having been awarded a License, pursuant to the provisions of this Law. (e) Upon this Law entering into effect, the Authority may, as necessary, modify the conditions of all active Licenses in a manner that ensures compliance with its provisions. Such modifications are not subject to the provisions regarding modification and revocation of the Individual and Class Licenses set forth in this Law and its Executive Provisions. (f) All pending license applications already filed at the time this Law enters into effect shall be transferred to the Authority upon its establishment. No License shall be granted by the Authority in this respect unless in compliance with this Law, and after the Authority commences its functions according to its provisions. (g) Existing mobile telecommunications contracts shall remain valid, until an appropriate decision is made regarding their regularization in accordance with the provisions of this Law, within a period not to exceed one year from the date this Law becomes effective. Article 71 Temporary and Exclusive Rights of the SyTC (a) The Syrian Telecommunications Company shall be granted a License by the Authority for twenty years to provide the Telecommunications Services that used to be provided by the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (“STE”), in addition to other Telecommunications Services as determined by the Authority in accordance with the requirements of the public interest. (b) The License granted to the Company shall include a timetable for the retention of the exclusive right to provide some telecommunications services (including fixed-line Telecommunication Services, operating the backbone network, providing international gateways, and others), for a period not to exceed five years from the incorporation date of the Company. (c) The Authority may, subject to the approval of the Council of Ministers, grant a nonexclusive License to any other Person to provide any of the services for which the Company holds an exclusive right, if it is established by the Authority that the Company is unable to provide such services according to the License granted to it pursuant to paragraph (A) above, and the Authority shall so inform the Company by six months prior notice. 42