Gazette 8354
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| No. 178 | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia: Notice in terms of the Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum use Licences | 1 |
| No. 179 | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia: Notice in terms of the Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum use Licences | 2 |
| No. 180 | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia: Notice in terms of the Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum use Licences | 3 |
| No. 181 | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia: Notice in terms of the Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum use Licences | 4 |
| No. 182 | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia: Notice in terms of the Regulations prescribing the National Numbering Plan for use in the provision of Telecommunications Services in the Republic of Namibia, Numbering Licence Fee and Procedures for Number Licences: Communications Act, 2009 | 6 |
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No. 178
NOTICE IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING SERVICE LICENCES AND SPECTRUM USE LICENCES
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in terms of regulation 16(1) of the Regulations Prescribing Procedures regarding Application for, and Amendment, Renewal, Transfer and Cancellation of Spectrum Licenses, published as General Notice No. 104, Government Gazette No. 6888, on 29 April 2019, herewith gives notice that the following Applicant have submitted applications for the withdrawal of spectrum licenses:
| Licensee; | Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian citizens, or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens; | Description of geographic coverage area (s); | List of Frequencies or group of frequencies withdrawn; | Service provided with the withdrawn frequencies; | Concise statement of the reasons for proposed withdrawal; | Date on which licensee intends to permanently discontinue providing service; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drillship Kithira Owners Inc. | N/A | Uplink (Centre) | 6110.350 MHz Bandwidth (16.4 MHz) | FIXED SATELLITE | Vessel left Namibian waters in November 2023 and the licence is no longer required | 6 December 2023 |
| Drillship Kithira Owners Inc. | Downlink (Centre) | 3875.7050 MHz Bandwidth (2.8 MHz) |
The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette.
The applicant may submit written reply comments within fourteen (14) days from the due date of the written public comments.
All written submissions must contain the name and contact details of the person making the written submissions and the name and contact details of the person for whom the written submission is made, if different and be clear and concise.
All written submissions and reply comments must be made either physically or electronically by -
- (a) By hand to the head offices of the Authority, namely Communication House, 56 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek;
- (b) By post to the head offices of the Authority, namely Private Bag 13309, Windhoek 9000; and
- (c) By electronic mail to the following address: legal@cran.na.
E. NGHIKEMBUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA
No. 179
NOTICE IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING SERVICE LICENCES AND SPECTRUM USE LICENCES
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in terms of regulations 5 of the ‘Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum Use Licences’, in Government Gazette No. 4785, General Notice No. 272, dated 29 August 2011, herewith gives notice that the persons referred to in the table below, submitted applications to the Authority, as follows:
Renewal for a Broadcasting Service License
| Applicant’s Name; | Applicant’s Citizenship or place of incorporation; | Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian citizens, or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens; | Category of Broadcasting Service License as contemplated in the Regulations Setting out Broadcasting and Telecommunication Service License categories; | Party providing Signal Distribution; |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAMCOL (Namibian College of Open Learning) | Namibia | 100% | Community Broadcasting Service License | Own |
The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette.
The applicant may submit written reply comments within fourteen (14) days from the due date of the written public comments.
All written submissions must contain the name and contact details of the person making the written submissions and the name and contact details of the person for whom the written submission is made, if different and be clear and concise.
All written submissions and reply comments must be made either physically or electronically by -
- (a) By hand to the head offices of the Authority, namely Communication House, 56 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek;
- (b) By post to the head offices of the Authority, namely Private Bag 13309, Windhoek 9000; and
- (c) By electronic mail to the following address: legal@cran.na.
E. NGHIKEMBUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA
No. 180
NOTICE IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING SERVICE LICENCES AND SPECTRUM USE LICENCES
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in terms of regulation 11(1) of the Regulations regarding Licensing Procedures for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Service Licences and Spectrum Use Licences, published in Government Gazette No. 4785, General Notice No. 272, dated 29 August 2011 (as amended), herewith gives notice that Dimension Data Namibia (Pty) Ltd has submitted an application for the transfer of control of its Class Comprehensive Telecommunication Service Licence (ECS/ECNS) as follows:
| Licensee; | Type of licenses; | Transferor; | Transferee; | Percentage of Stock being transferred; | Reason for the proposed transfer; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Data Namibia (Pty) Ltd | Class Comprehensive Telecommunications Service Licence (ECS/ ECNS) issued to the licensee in terms of section 38 of the Communications Act as published in various Government Gazettes. | Dimension Data Namibia (Pty) Ltd | ICT Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 49% | To focus on primary services activities and withdraw from non-core markets. |
The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette .
The applicant may submit written reply comments within fourteen (14) days from the due date of the written public comments.
All written submissions must contain the name and contact details of the person making the written submissions and the name and contact details of the person for whom the written submission is made, if different and be clear and concise.
All written submissions and reply comments must be made either physically or electronically by -
- (a) By hand to the head offices of the Authority, namely Communication House, 56 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek;
- (b) By post to the head offices of the Authority, namely Private Bag 13309, Windhoek 9000; and
- (c) By electronic mail to the following address: legal@cran.na.
E. NGHIKEMBUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA
No. 181
NOTICE IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING SERVICE LICENCES AND SPECTRUM USE LICENCES
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in terms of regulation 12(2) of the Regulations Prescribing Procedures regarding Application for, and Amendment, Renewal, Transfer and Cancellation of Spectrum Licenses, published as General Notice No. 104, Government Gazette No. 6888, on 29 April 2019, herewith gives notice that the following Applicant have submitted application for Amendment of spectrum Use license:
| Licensee’s Name; | Licensee’s citizenship or place of incorporation; | Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens; | Grounds for Amendment; | Description of geographic coverage area (s); | Current Frequency Assigned; | New Frequency to be assigned after the amendment; | Service to be provided; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) | Namibian | 100% | MTC wishes to obtain a contiguous block of their fragmented spectrum assignment. | Namibia | 1960-1965 MHz paired with 2150-2155 MHz BW=5 MHz 1970-1975 MHz paired with 2160-2165 MHz BW=5 MHz | 1940-1950 MHz paired with 2130-2140 MHz BW=10 MHz | MOBILE (IMT) |
The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazett e .
The applicant may submit written reply comments within fourteen (14) days from the due date of the written public comments.
All written submissions must contain the name and contact details of the person making the written submissions and the name and contact details of the person for whom the written submission is made, if different and be clear and concise.
All written submissions and reply comments must be made either physically or electronically by -
- (a) By hand to the head offices of the Authority, namely Communication House, 56 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek;
- (b) By post to the head offices of the Authority, namely Private Bag 13309, Windhoek 9000; and
- (c) By electronic mail to the following address: legal@cran.na.
E. NGHIKEMBUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA
No. 182
NOTICE IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING THE NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, NUMBERING LICENCE FEE AND PROCEDURES FOR NUMBER LICENCES: COMMUINCATIONS ACT, 2009
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in terms of regulation 22(1) of the Regulations regarding the National Numbering Plan for Namibia for use in the provision of Telecommunications Services in the Republic of Namibia, Numbering Licence Fees and Procedures for Number Licences as published in Government Gazette No. 5983, General Notice No. 97, dated 1 April 2016, herewith gives notice that the following Applicant have submitted application for Numbering Licence to the Authority, as follows:
(a) FreeFone Numbers
| Applicant’s Name; | Applicants’ Citizenship or place of incorporation; | Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens; | Number Category; | FreeFone number applied for; | FreeFone number to be considered for assignment; | Description of geographic area (s); | Service to be provided using number applied for; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Telecommunications Limited | Namibian | 100% | FreeFone | 800000010 800000862 800006656 800021021 800204101 800210964 800222888 800225230 800230704 800255255 800267323 800290500 800290800 800400400 800402931 800444444 800467323 800600777 800647000 800809840 | 800000030 800000031 800000032 800000034 800000035 800000036 800000037 800000038 800000039 800000040 800000041 800000042 800000043 800000044 800000045 800000046 800000047 800000048 800000049 800000050 | National | FreeFones |
(b) Electronic Communications Numbers
| Applicant’s Name ; | Applicants’ Citizenship or place of incorporation; | Percentage of Stock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies controlled by Namibian Citizens; | Number Category; | Electronic Communications number block applied for; | Electronic Communications number block to be considered for assignment; | Description of geographic area (s); | Service to be provided using number applied for; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Telecommunications Limited | Namibian | 100% | Electronic Communications | 811900000 - 811999999 819000000 - 819099999 819100000 - 819199999 819200000 - 819299999 819300000 - 819399999 819400000 - 819499999 819500000 - 819599999 819600000 - 819699999 819700000 - 819799999 819800000 - 819899999 819900000 - 819999999 | 811900000 - 811999999 819000000 - 819099999 819100000 - 819199999 819200000 - 819299999 819300000 - 819399999 819400000 - 819499999 819500000 - 819599999 819600000 - 819699999 819700000 - 819799999 819800000 - 819899999 819900000 - 819999999 | National | Electronic Communications |
The public may submit comments in writing to the Authority within a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette .
The applicant may submit written reply comments within fourteen (14) days from the due date of the written public comments.
All written submissions must contain the name and contact details of the person making the written submissions and the name and contact details of the person for whom the written submission is made, if different and be clear and concise.
All written submissions and reply comments must be made either physically or electronically by -
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(a) By hand to the head offices of the Authority, namely Communication House, 56 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek;
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(b) By post to the head offices of the Authority, namely Private Bag 13309, Windhoek 9000; and
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(c) By electronic mail to the following address: legal@cran.na.
E. NGHIKEMBUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF NAMIBIA