The Telecommunications Law (c) shall, when permitting to establish and provide the Telecommunications Service under sub-sections (a) and (b), direct the Department for issuing the licence with a license term from a minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 20 years; (d) may, if the Telecommunications Service Licensee apply permission to provide international gateway services for international telecommunications and connectivity, allow such services specifically stipulated in accord with terms and conditions after obtaining approval of the Union Government; (e) may, upon receiving the Department’s recommendation regarding an application for renewal of a Service Licence, allow the renewal. 9. The Department shall issue the Service Licence by stipulating terms and conditions according to the relevant service to the person, department and organization from domestic and abroad that have been given permission to establish and provide the Telecommunications Service in accord with the directives of the Ministry under sub-section (c) of section 8. 10. A Service Licensee may cooperate with the person, department and organization from domestic and abroad in accord with law. 11. A Service Licensee may enter into an agreement with any other service licensee for the following matters: (a) access to and interconnection of any Telecommunications Service in accord with the provisions contained in Chapter (X) of this Law; (b) sharing the network facilities; (c) carrying out other matters specifically prescribed in Service License. 12. (a) A Service Licensee shall apply to the Department in accord with the stipulations to renew the license the expiry of the term of licence if he desires to continue to carry out when the term of licence expires; (b) The Department may renew the term of Service Licence with the permission of the Ministry after scrutinizing the application. Chapter IV Telecommunications Equipment Licence 13. Person, department and organization from domestic and abroad that desire to keep in possession or use any Telecommunications Equipment determined by the Ministry to use only after acquiring the telecommunications equipment licence, shall apply to the Department to get licence in accord with the stipulations. Provided that, it is not required to apply the Telecommunications Equipment Licence for the followings: (a) keeping in possession and using telecommunications equipment bought and invested by the Service Licensee for his use; (b) keeping in possession and using Telecommunications Equipment obtained from the Service Licensee. 14. The Department: (a) may issue or refuse to issue license after scrutinizing the application of license for the relevant Telecommunications Equipment under section 13; (b) shall specify terms and conditions as well as the term of license in issuing the licence. Page 4 of 14