The TRA classifies Licenses for provision of Telecommunications Services as Restricted Licenses, Individual Licenses, Class Licenses.
Each of these licenses will be processed according to a different procedure outlined in the Licensing Regulation according to the criteria required for the licensing, provision of service and operation of facilities.
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Restricted Licenses |
Individual Licenses |
Class Licenses |
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Number |
Limited |
Unlimited |
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Qualifications |
Legal entity registered in Lebanon and satisfying specific qualifications designed for the Licenses |
Legal entity registered in Lebanon and satisfying non-competitive, minimum eligibility criteria |
Lebanese resident or legal entity registered in Lebanon |
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Applications |
Pursuant to RFA prepared and published by the Authority |
Applications at any time |
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Competitive process |
Yes |
No |
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Authority approval |
Yes (and in the case of services to which Article 19(1) applies, proposal of the Minister and decree of the Council of Ministers) |
Yes |
License is deemed issued if application is not rejected within 30 days |
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Right to build facilities |
Typically included |
Not included |
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Roll-out and coverage obligations |
May be included |
Not included |
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List of Licenses |
1. National Broadband Licenses
2. Broadband Access Licenses with spectrum
3. Mobile Licenses
4. Any other license including an Article 19(1) service, i.e., basic telephony, international telephone or mobile (including UMTS)
5. Any other service license bundled with scarce spectrum (e.g., any license including frequencies for terrestrial broadcasting) |
1. Broadband Access Licenses without spectrum
2. MVNOs and FVNOs
3. Public Access Mobile Radio
4. Pagers
5. Satellite telephony provider
6. Fixed Satellite Earth Station (send/receive)
7. VSAT
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1. ISP
2. Value Added Services
3. Resale of any services
4. Wireless zone Internet access
5. Satellite telephony user
6. Wireless fixed closed user group license
7. Private mobile radio
8. Citizens band radio
9. Amateur frequency license
10. Maritime, distress, public safety, radio navigation frequency license
11. Low power wireless networks
12. Satellite News Gathering (SNG)
13. Fixed Earth Station (receive only)
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This is an extract of the Licensing Regulation. The full version of the Licensing Regulation constitutes the only legally binding document, and as such any extract is provided for indication purposes only and is not legally binding.
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