Gazette 5514 - Telco Tech

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

N$4.00	WINDHOEK-25July2014	No.5514
CONTENTS Page	CONTENTS Page	CONTENTS Page
GENERALNOTICES	GENERALNOTICES
No.241	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibia:Noticeofwithdrawal ofApplicationforSpectrum Use Licence	1
No. 242	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibia:Notice in termsof theRegulationsRegarding LicencingProceduresforTelecommunicationsand BroadcastingService Licence andSpectrumUse Licences	2
No.243	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia:Noticein terms of theRegulationsRegarding LicencingProceduresforTelecommunications and BroadcastingServiceLicence andSpectrumUse Licences	3
No.244	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority ofNamibia:Noticein terms of theRegulationsRegarding LicencingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicence andSpectrumUse Licences	5
No.245	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority ofNamibia:Notice in terms of theRegulationsRegarding LicencingProceduresforTelecommunicationsand BroadcastingServiceLicence andSpectrumUse Licences	6
No.246	CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia:Noticein terms of theRegulationsRegarding LicencingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicence andSpectrumUse Licences
General Notices	General Notices	General Notices
No.241	COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA	2014

NOTICEOFWITHDRAWALOFAPPLICATIONFORSPECTRUMUSELICENSE

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia,herewithgivesnotice that theApplicant referredtointhetablebelowhaswithdrawnthefollowingapplicationmadetotheAuthorityin terms of section101of theCommunicationsAct,2009(No.8of2009)readwithregulations6and 11 of the”Regulations regardingLicensingProcedures forTelecommunications andBroadcasting ServiceLicensesandSpectrumuseLicensesinGovernmentGazetteNo.4785,NoticeNo.272, dated29August2011asamended;whichapplicationwaspublishedon20December2013,for publiccommentsinGovernmentGazetteNo.5374,NoticeNo.322.

SpectrumUseLicenceApplication

Applicant’s Name;	Applicant’s citizenshipor place of incorporation;	Percentageof Stock ownedby Namibian Citizensor Namibian Companies con- trolledby Namibian Citizens	List of radio frequencies or groups of radio frequencies applied for;	List of radio frequencies or groups of radio frequencies being considered for assignment by the Authority;	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	License Fees Outstanding;	Service tobe provided using frequency applied for;	Party pro- Dis-
Applicant’s Name;	Applicant’s citizenshipor place of incorporation;	Percentageof Stock ownedby Namibian Citizensor Namibian Companies con- trolledby Namibian Citizens	List of radio frequencies or groups of radio frequencies applied for;	List of radio frequencies or groups of radio frequencies being considered for assignment by the Authority;	Region;		District;\|City/Town;	License Fees Outstanding;	Service tobe provided using frequency applied for;	viding Signal tribu- tion;
Swakop- mund Uranium (PTY)Ltd	Namibia	100%	19 260.00MHz19 260.00MHz	18222.50MHz18222.50MHz 19232.50MHz19 232.50MHz 18250.00MHz18250.00MHz	Erongo	Swakop- mund	Withinthe Operational Borders of theAppli- cant’smine	Yes	FIXED	Own

L.N.JACOBS

CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.242

NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibia,intermsofregulations10ofthe”Regulations RegardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicencesand SpectrumUseLicences”,publishedinGovernmentGazetteNo.4785,Notice No.272,dated 29 August2011As amended),herewithgives notice that thelicensereferred toin the tablebelowhas beenwithdrawneffectivefromdateofpublicationof thisnotice:

Licensee;	Licensee’s placeof Citizenship or incorporation;	Percentage of Stockowned mibian citizens Citizens or Na- by Namibian or Namibian Companies by Namibian controlled Citizens;	RadioFrequencies or group offrequencieswithdrawn; ConciseStatementof thereasonsfor proposed withdrawal;	Date on which licensee permanently discontinue intendsto providing service;);	Proofof Submitted? Up toDate FeesPaid Licence Yes/No
Mobile Telecommunications Limited	Namibia	66%	25249.000-26257.000MHzThelistedfrequenciesDateof publica- deliverpoor quality 25305.000-26313.000MHzof service during the rainyseasons thus the 25361.000-26369.000MHzLicenseehasmigrated theservicesto18GHz 25417.000-26425.000 MHzlinks.	tion of this noticeinthe Government Gazette.	Yes

REASONSFORDECISION

MobileTelecommunicationsLimitedsubmittedanapplicationforwithdrawalofspectrumuse licencesinthe25GHzto26GHzspectrumbandinaccordancewithRegulation10of theRegulations regardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicences and SpectrumUseLicences aspublishedin Government GazetteNo.4785,GeneralNotice.No.272 dated29August2011(as amended)totheAuthorityon20January2014forconsideration.

These frequencies as listed in the table above wereissued on a nationalbasis allowing utilisation thereofwithin thebordersoftheRepublicofNamibia.Thereasonsfortheproposedwithdrawal wasthattheabove-captionedfrequencieswerenolongerutilisedsinceAugust2013andthatall telecommunicationsserviceshavebeenmigratedtospectrumuselicences awardedtothe18GHz spectrumband.It wasfound that networkperformancewithin the25GHzto26GHzspectrumband isnegatively affectedbyrainresultinginpoorqualityofservice.HenceMobileTelecommunications Limitedmadeabusinessdecisiontodecommissionnetworkequipmentinthe25GHzto26GHz spectrumband and migrate all customers utilising services in thisband to18GHz.This processwas concludedinAugust2013asperdocumentationsubmitted.

Following due process in terms of Regulations Regarding Licensing Procedures for TelecommunicationsandBroadcastingServiceLicences andSpectrumUseLicences,theAuthority published a noticein the Government GazetteNo.5442,NoticeNo78,dated7April 2014,allowing fourteen(14)daysforpubliccomments.Nocommentswerereceivedwithinthestated timeframe andsubsequentlynoreplycommentswererequiredfromMobileTelecommunicationsLimited.

TheAuthorityfoundtheapplicationforwithdrawalofspectrumuselicencesinthe25MHzto26MHz spectrumbands as submittedbyMobileTelecommunicationstobecompliant toRegulation10(2) ofRegulationsregardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingService Licences andSpectrumUseLicences aspublishedinGovernment GazetteNo.4785,General Notice. No.272dated29August2011(As amended).Thisisbecause the applicationsets out thereasonsfor theproposedwithdrawal,date of discontinuation and thefees arepaidupto date.

TheAuthoritynotesthatMobileTelecommunicationsLimitedhastaken all necessarystepsto ensure continuationofservicesofferedtocustomersduetothefactthatall telecommunicationsserviceshave beenmigratedtothe18GHzspectrumbandpriortosubmittingtheapplicationforwithdrawal tothe Authority.Inlight of theabovetheAuthorityapprovesthewithdrawalof thespectrumuselicences issuedtoMobileTelecommunicationsLimitedon13September2012aspublishedinGovernment GazetteNo.5037,NoticeNo.305as listed in the table above.

L.N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.243

NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES

TheCommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibia,in terms ofregulations10 and11of the “Regulations Regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and SpectrumUseLicences”,published in Government Gazette No.4785,Notice No.272, below,intendstopermanently discontinue providinga servicein accordancewithits licence andhas submittedanapplicationforwithdrawaloflicencetotheAuthority:

Applicant;	Applicant’s Citizen- place of ship or incorporation;	Percentage of Stock ownedby Namibian Citizens or Namibian Namibian citizens or Companies controlled byNamibian Citizens;	Licence being withdrawn;	ConciseStatementof thereasonsforpro- posed withdrawal;	Date on which licensee intends to continue providing permanently disservice;	Proofof Licence Applica- tionFees Paid Up Submit- toDate ted? Yes/No
Virtual Technol-Namibian ogy Services		100%	ClassComprehensive Telecommunications ServiceLicense(ECS &ECNS)	Applicantindicated thatApplicanthasnot itis“unabletoobtain commencedwith the unbundledpricingfrom provisionof telecom- incumbent operatormunicationservices leadingtothecompanylasyet. takingthedecision not tocontinue with telecommunications services”.		Yes

The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from thedateofpublicationof thisnoticeintheGazette.Theapplicantmaysubmitwrittenreply commentswithinfourteen(14)daysfromdateofnotificationof thewrittenpubliccomments.

Allwrittensubmissionsmustcontainthenameandcontactdetailsofthepersonmakingthewritten submissionsandthename andcontactdetailsof thepersonforwhomthewrittensubmissionismade, if different,and be clear and concise.

Allwrittensubmissionsmustbemadeeitherphysicallyorelectronically-

(1) Byhand totheheadofficesof theAuthority,namelyCommunicationHouse,56Robert MugabeAvenue,Windhoek;
(2) By post to the head offices of the Authority,namely Private Bag 13309,Windhoek 9000;
(3) Byelectronic mail to thefollowing address:legal@cran.na;
(4) Byfacsimiletothefollowingfacsimilenumber:+26461222790;or
(5) Byfax to e-mail to:0886550852.

L.N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

No.244

NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES

The CommunicationsRegulatory Authority ofNamibia,in terms ofregulation5,6 and11of the “RegulationsRegardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingService Licences and SpectrumUseLicences”,in Government Gazette No.4785,Notice No.272,dated29 August2011(Asamended),herewithgivesnotice that theApplicantreferred tointhetablebelow havesubmitted thefollowingapplicationstotheAuthority:

BroadcastingServiceLicenceApplication:

Applicant’s Name;	Applicant’s citizenship or placeof incorporation;	Percentage of Stockowned byNamibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens;	Category of Broadcasting Service Licence as contemplated in the Regulations Setting outBroadcasting and Telecommunications Service Licence categories;	Provision of Signal Distribution;	Whether applicant intendsto use spectrum in the provision of broadcasting services intendedto be provided;	Proofof Application feespaid up to date submitted?
FIMBOMEDIAIN- VESTMENTS taFimboFM	Namibia	100%	CommercialBroadcast- ing ServiceLicence	Own	Yes	Yes

SpectrumUseLicenceApplication:

Applicant’s Name;	Applicant’s citizenshipor place of incorporation;	Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens;	List ofradio frequencies orgroups o frequencies applied for;	frequencies orgroups ofradio frequencies being considered for assign- mentby the Authority;	List of radio Description of geographic coverage area(s);	List of radio Description of geographic coverage area(s);	List of radio Description of geographic coverage area(s);	Services intended to be provided using the spectrum being applied for;	Party providing Signal Distribution;	Proof of Application Fees paid upto date sub-mit- ted?
Applicant’s Name;	Applicant’s citizenshipor place of incorporation;	Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens;	List ofradio frequencies orgroups o frequencies applied for;	frequencies orgroups ofradio frequencies being considered for assign- mentby the Authority;	gion; Re-	trict; Dis-	Town; City/	Services intended to be provided using the spectrum being applied for;	Party providing Signal Distribution;	Proof of Application Fees paid upto date sub-mit- ted?
FIMBOMEDIA INVESTMENTS taFimboFM	Namibia	100%		88-108MHz88.700MHzOshana		Os- hakati	Os- hakati	Commercial Broadcasting Services	Own	Yes

The publicmay submit comments in writing to theAuthoritywithin a period of fourteen (14) days fromthedateofpublicationofthisnoticeintheGazette.Theapplicantmaysubmitwrittenreply commentswithinfourteen(14)daysfrom dateofnotificationof thewrittenpubliccomments.

Allwrittensubmissionsmustcontainthename andcontactdetailsof thepersonmakingthewritten submissionsand thenameandcontactdetailsofthepersonforwhom thewrittensubmissionismade, ifdifferent,andbeclearandconcise.

Allwrittensubmissionsmustbemadeeitherphysicallyorelectronically-

(1) Byhand to thehead offices of theAuthority,namely CommunicationHouse,56Robert Mugabe Avenue,Windhoek;
(2) Bypost totheheadofficesof theAuthority,namelyPrivateBag13309,Windhoek9000;

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

(3) By electronic mail to the following address:legal@cran.na;
(4) Byfacsimiletothefollowingfacsimilenumber:+26461222790;or
(5) By fax to e-mail to:0886550852.

L.N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.245

NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia,in terms of regulation11 of the”Regulations RegardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicencesand SpectrumUseLicences”,in Government GazetteNo.4785,NoticeNo.272,dated29August2011, herewithgives notice that the personsreferred toin the table belowhave submitted thefollowing applicationstotheAuthority:

Spectrum UseLicenceApplications:

Applicant’s Name;	Appli- Percent- cant’s age of Stock Citizensor Companiescon- trolled by	List of radio frequencies or groups of cies being the Authority;Region;\|District; City/Town;	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	Description of geographic coverage area(s);	License Fees Outstanding;	Service tobe using frequency applied for;	Party providing Signal Distri-	Party providing Signal Distri-
	citizenshipor ownedby placeof Namibian incorporation; Namibian Namibian	radio frequenapplied for;considered for assignmentby					provided	bution;	bution;
Equity				Otjiwa-
							FIXED
					Otjiwarongo
		400.000MHz\|458.8625MHzOtjozon-			WaterTower			Own	Own
						Yes
	Citizens;
				rongo
	Namibia 100%				S20°28’27.34”
		470.000MHz468.8625MHz
			edn!p
Broad-
casting
					E16°39’07.87*

The public may submit comments in writing to the Authoritywithin a period of fourteen (14) days from thedate ofpublicationof thisnoticein theGazette.

Theapplicant maysubmitwrittenreplycommentswithinfourteen(14)daysfromtheduedateof the writtenpubliccomments.

Allwrittensubmissionsmustcontain thename andcontactdetailsof thepersonmakingthewritten submissions andthename and contact detailsof the personforwhom thewrittensubmissionis made, ifdifferent andbeclearandconcise.

Allwrittensubmissions andreplycommentsmustbemadeeitherphysicallyorelectronically-

(1) By hand totheheadoffices of theAuthority,namely CommunicationHouse,56Robert MugabeAvenue,Windhoek;
(2) Bypost to theheadoffices of theAuthority,namelyPrivateBag13309,Windhoek 9000;
(3) By electronicmail to thefollowingaddress:legal @cran.na;
(4) Byfacsimiletothefollowingfacsimilenumber:+26461222790;or
(5) By fax to e-mail to:0886550852.

L.N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.246

NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority ofNamibia,in terms of sections101readwithregulations 6and 1l of theRegulations Regarding LicensingProcedures for Telecommunications and BroadcastingServiceLicencesandSpectrumUseLicences”,publishedinGovernment GazetteNo. 4785,NoticeNo.272,dated29August2011(as amended),herewithgivesnotice that the application foraspectrumuselicencesubmittedbyMobileTelecommunicationsLimitedhasbeendeniedin whole.Thefollowing arethereasonsfor thedecision:

MobileTelecommunicationsLimitedsubmittedanapplicationforaspectrumuselicense fortelecommunicationsservicestotheAuthorityon17June2011forconsideration.Due process inrespect of the applicationwasfollowed in terms of the procedures outlined in theRegulationsregardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcasting ServiceLicencesandSpectrumUseLicences.
Itshouldbenotedthattheapplicationhereinwassubmittedpriortothecompletionofthe transitioningprocess oftelecommunicationsserviceandspectrumuselicences aspublished in GovernmentGazetteNo.4946,GeneralNoticeNo.121dated20March2012for telecommunicationsservicelicences andGovernmentGazetteNo.5037,NoticeNo.305 dated13September2012forspectrumuselicencesrespectivelyintermsof section135of the CommunicationsAct(No.8of2009)(hereinafterreferred toas”theAct”)
MobileTelecommunications Limitedwasissuedwith aClass Comprehensive TelecommunicationsServiceLicense(ECS&ECNS)by theAuthorityin termsofsection 38of theActandtheRegulationsregardingTransitionalProceduresforTelecommunications andBroadcastingServiceLicences andSpectrumUseLicences aspublished in Government GazeteNo.4946,General NoticeNo.121 dated 20March 2012.
When considering the award of a spectrum use licence,the Authority must consider the availability ofspectrum as appliedfor.
In compliance with Section 101 of the Act and theRegulations regarding Licensing Procedures,the applicationwasfor2x20MHzFDDinthe 2.6 GHzspectrumbandfor the implementation of LTE services.Following due processin terms ofregulation11 of the Regulations regardingLicensing Procedures,the Authority published a notice in respect oftheapplicationinGovernmentGazetteNo.4756,GeneralNoticeNo217,dated15July 2011.The publication allowed for fourteen (14) days for public comments from the date of publicationof theNoticeinthe Gazette.Nopubliccommentswerereceivedandsubsequently noreplycommentswererequiredfromMobileTelecommunicationsLimited.
Notall technicaldocumentsthatarerequiredbysection Gofthespectrumuselicense applicationformwassubmittedwith the applicationform.TheAuthority could therefore, notproceedwiththeevaluationoftheapplication.TheAuthorityformallyrequestedthe outstandingtechnicalinformationfromMobileTelecommunicationsLimitedinterms ofregulation6(4)oftheRegulationsregardingLicensingProcedures on8March2014. MobileTelecommunicationsLimitedsubmittedalloutstandingtechnicalinformationto theAuthorityon29April2014andthuscompliedwithallrequirementssetforthinthe applicationformfora spectrum use licence.Consequently theAuthority proceededwith the consideration and analysis of the application.
TheAuthorityhasnotissued anynewspectrumuselicencesinthe2.6GHzspectrumband sinceitsestablishmenton18May201l.Allspectrumuselicensesheldbylicenseesin thisbandhasoriginallybeenissuedbytheNamibianCommunicationsCommissionand subsequentlytransitionedbytheAuthorityintermsofSection135of theActandRegulations regardingTransitionalProceduresforTelecommunicationsandBroadcastingService LicencesandSpectrumUseLicences.Thetablebelow depicts the current assignment of spectrumuselicences in the2.6GHzspectrumband asfrom13September2012,whichis the date of completion of the transitioning process for spectrum use licences.Please note: Thecolumnheadingsindicate thevariousspectrumuselicenceholderswhilst thecoloured blocksindicatethespectrumassignmentsforeachlicenceholder.

Telecom wnralwes

Thetableaboveshowsthattheaforementionedspectrumbandhasbeenfullyassignedto existinglicenseesasreflectedinthetableandassuch,thereisnoavailablespectruminthe saidband to assigntolicensees at thisstage.
Therefore,theAuthorityis unabletoawardaspectrumuselicencefor2x20FDDspectrum inthe2.6GHzspectrumband as appliedforbyMobileTelecommunicationsLimited as theaforementionedspectrumbandisfullyassigned toexistinglicensees.TheAuthority isfurtherunabletodetermineafuturedatewhenspectrummaybecomeavailableasitis dependent on thewithdrawal of spectrumuse licencesbythelicensees currently operating in the band orby theAuthority should a licenseenot complywith theRegulationsSetting Out ConditionsforSpectrumUseLicencesaspublished inGovernment GazetteNo.5354, NoticeNo.469dated2December2013afterfollowingdueregulatoryand administrative processes.
In lightof theaboveandpursuanttotheprovisionofregulation11(9)oftheRegulations regardingLicensing Procedures,the Authority herewith declines the application for a spectrum use licence for 2x 20MHz FDD spectrum,in the 2.6GHZ spectrum band as submittedbyMobileTelecommunicationsLimitedinwhole.

L.N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY