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.
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