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An individual license is a license granted by the Agency to a domestic or foreign
physical or legal person whose intention is to build, own or operate a public
telecommunications network, or to provide public telecommunications services in cases
when, the operation of such networks or provision of telecommunications services is
based on scarce resources (e.g. radio frequencies or numbering). The Agency shall
determine the type of telecommunications services for which an individual license may
be granted.
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An individual license shall be granted based on a completed public tender
procedure.
A general authorization is a license granted to any domestic or foreign physical
or legal person whose intention is to operate a telecommunications network or provide
telecommunications services under standard conditions, and which has fulfilled or has
agreed to fulfill such standard conditions.
Exceptionally, public telecommunications services which are under free regime
as stipulated in the Agency’s by-law may be provided without obtaining the licenses
referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Construction, ownership, or operation of a private telecommunications network
shall be permitted without the licenses referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, unless:
1. such network requires the use of radio frequencies, or
2. such network is connected to a public telecommunications network over more than
one termination point.
The licenses referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall not be required for
the construction and operation of special-purpose telecommunications networks (army,
police and the like).
In accordance with this Law, the Agency shall also grant:
- radio station licenses, granting its holders the right to use radio stations
and a specified radio frequency, and
- technical licenses (certificates), confirming the technical compliance of
telecommunications networks, systems or equipment with the prescribed
norms and standards, thereby allowing license holders to procure, install
and/or put into operation such telecommunications networks, systems or
equipment.
License Holder
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One legal or physical person may hold or acquire only one license for one type
of a public telecommunications network, that is, only one license for providing one type
of a public telecommunications service, for which a license is required under this Law.
The person referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, who has been granted a
license for a public telecommunications network or for the provision of a public
telecommunications service may, without a special license, provide all public
telecommunications services which are enabled by the telecommunications network for
which the license has been granted, or which are included in the type of
telecommunications services for which the license has been granted.
If within a public telecommunications network or a public telecommunications
services for which the general authorization for the exploitation or provision has been
granted, it is possible to provide a public telecommunication service, which, in
accordance with this Law and regulations adopted on the basis of this Law, requires an
individual license, such telecommunications service can be provided only after the
individual license is granted.
If a person referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article holds or intends to hold
more than one license for different public telecommunications networks, or for the
provision of various public telecommunication services, such person shall have to
perform each of those activities through a separate legal entity or through branches
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formed in accordance with the law regulating legal status of the companies (hereinafter:
branch).
A legal or physical person which performs activities other than
telecommunications activities but which holds or intends to hold a license for a public
telecommunications network and/or the provision of public telecommunications
services, is obliged to perform the telecommunications activity for which it holds or
intends to hold a license through a separate legal entity.
General Rules on Licensing Procedures for Public Telecommunications Networks and
Public Telecommunications Services
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