Telecommunication Act – 2001
(Act 2001-36)
APPLICATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECTRUM LICENCE
NOTES
1. To obtain a licence to provide one of the following services over a wireless network, this Application Form must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Ministry with the prescribed application fee in accordance with the instructions provided below:
- Mobile Radio Telecommunication Service
- Commercial Trunked Radio Communication Service
- Fixed Wireless Broadband Multimedia Service
- Mobile Broadband Multimedia Service
- Public Radio Paging Service
- Wireless Domestic Data Service
- General Radio Communication Services
2. Applicants are responsible for complying with the application procedures and requirements set forth in the Telecommunications (Public Telecommunications Licensing) Regulations, 2003 and the Telecommunications (Spectrum Management and Licensing) Regulations issued by the Minister.
3. To be eligible for filing an application, the applicant must comply with all legal requirements for holding a licence.
4. Applicants providing false or misleading information will be subject to penalties in accordance with section 92 of the Telecommunications Act 2001-36.
5. A brief description of the facilities that would operate on the licensed spectrum, but not the submitted application, will be made applicable for public inspection. Information provided in this application will be treated as confidential.
6. Grant of licence is at the discretion of the Minister. Application fees are not refundable.
7. This application is only for a licence to operate on particular frequencies. A separate application and licence is required for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a wireless network. The applicant must have both licences before the applicant can operate the network or use the licensed spectrum. The applicant is urged to submit this application and the application for a Network Licence at the same time to expedite processing.
8. Any person seeking to provide a commercial wireless service in Barbados must submit the appropriate application for a Service Provider Licence. This application form may be obtained from the Ministry responsible for Telecommunications.
9. Persons operating without the required licences are subject to the fines and penalties set out in the Telecommunications Act 2001-36.
10. Applicants granted a licence by the Minister will be responsible for paying an annual licence fee in accordance with the Schedule of Licence Fees available from the Ministry.
11. This form may be used to seek modification of an existing Spectrum Licence.
Instructions for Completion
PART A: Applicant Information
Items 8 -11: Contact information should be provided for the person the applicant has designated as the person to whom the Ministry should send correspondence.
PART B: Frequencies Requested and Proposed Operations
Items 14: Provide a description of the type(s) of facilities and operations that will be employed on the spectrum requested to be licensed.
Items 15: Identify the frequencies for which the applicant seeks to be licensed.
PART C: Basic Qualifications and Information
Items are self-explanatory.
PART D: Financial Information and Qualifications
Items are self-explanatory
PART E: Technical Information
Items are self-explanatory