General Notices

NOTICE 2286 of 2003

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
LICENCE FOR PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

In terms of the provisions of section 41 of the Telecommunications Act (Act 103 of 1996) and the applicable regulations

"PTN Provider's Name"

(hereafter called the Licensee), is hereby licensed to construct and use a private telecommunication network, subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

In this licence, unless otherwise stated, words and terms shall have the same meaning as defined in the Telecommunications Act, (Act 103 of 1996, as amended) and any regulations derived therefrom.

"Act" means the Telecommunications Act, 1996 (Act 103 of 1996, as amended).

"private telecommunication network" means a telecommunication system provided by a person for the purposes principally or integrally related to the operations of that person and which is installed onto two or more seperate, non-contiguous premises and where the switching systems (nodes) of at least two of these premises are inteconnected to the public switched telecommunication network as contemplated in section 41.

2. RIGHTS OF THE LICENSEE

a) Unless otherwise stated:

The Licensee shall be entitled, subject to the provisions in this license, to utilise the private telecommunication network, to provide any and all types of telecomunication services principally and integrally related to the operations of its business.

3. TERM OF VALIDITY

This licence will come into effect on the date of issue and remain valid for a period of ten (10) years, provided that such a licence may be renewed on application in accordance with the provisions of section 49 of the Act.

4. LICENCE FEE

The licensee shall on each anniversory of the date of issue pay to the Authority an annual licence fee of R5000

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