“Reference Interconnection Offer” “Reference Offer”: a reference document of a standard
format developed by the Licensee and approved by the Authority that includes the technical,
operational and financial conditions offered by a Licensee for interconnection and access by other
Operators to its Telecommunications Facilities. The Reference Interconnection Offer must include:
(a) the technically feasible points of interconnection (POI); the interconnection services; the access
to be made available to the available Telecommunications Facilities; the schedule for such access;
the price of the interconnection services and access to the Telecommunications Facilities; the
quality conditions of the interconnection services and access to the Telecommunications Facilities;
troubleshooting procedures; the procedures for requesting access to the Telecommunications
Facilities; the Forecast of Network Development of the Licensee disclosed to the Authority; and
any other condition required by the Authority.
“Authorization”: the permission to import, manufacture, assemble or use any Telecommunications
Equipment pursuant to the standards and specifications established by the Authority. This
Authorization is subject to a fee established by the Authority.
“Type Approval”: the mechanism followed by the Authority to determine the standard
specifications and technical requirements for Telecommunications Equipment and
Telecommunications Stations in a way that guarantees their compatibility with existing
Telecommunications Networks or Services. Equipment providers, operators and users must abide to
these specifications.
“License”: a deed of license granted by the Authority, or any agreement or contract signed by the
Authority with a third person, for the purpose of allowing it to build, operate or manage a Public
Telecommunications Network, or to provide Public Telecommunications Services or any other
service decided by the Authority, or using frequencies within the Radio-Frequency Spectrum.
“Class License” or “Normal License”: a License granted to any person that applies for it and
meets the qualification standards and conditions established by the Authority regarding that type of
License.
“Individual License: a license granted to a specific Person according to specific conditions.
Individual Licenses can be granted to a limited number of Persons and for specific durations.
Individual licenses can be granted using competitive selection methods, such as contests or
auctions, or other selection methods.
“Initial License Fee”: the monetary fee paid by the Licensee to the government upon being
granted the License.
“Revenue Sharing”: the percentage that the Licensee is obliged to pay to the State from its total
revenues pursuant to the conditions specified in the License.
“Annual License Fees”: the fees that the Licensees pay to the Authority on an annual basis in
return for the responsibilities carried by the Authority in regulating the telecommunications
markets. This fee is to be calculated based on a percentage from the Licensees’ operational
revenues, as determined by the Authority or set out in the License provisions.
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