Permission to operate.
WHAT TYPICALLY APPLIES
A licence or authorisation from the communications regulator Category appropriate to the service offered Spectrum authorisation, where wireless is used Type approval of equipment Registration of subscribers, where required Reporting and levies
WHY LICENSING MATTERS
Providing connectivity commercially without authorisation is an offence and it invites enforcement.
WHAT CATEGORIES TYPICALLY EXIST
Internet service provision Value-added services Infrastructure provision Reseller categories
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Which category covers what you intend to do.
WHAT SPECTRUM AUTHORISATION ADDRESSES
Use of radio frequencies.
WHY IT MATTERS
Some bands require assignment and payment; some are licence-exempt subject to conditions.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Which bands you may use, at what power, and under what conditions.
WHY POWER LIMITS
Exceeding them causes interference and it is an offence.
WHAT TYPE APPROVAL ADDRESSES
Whether equipment may lawfully be used.
WHAT TO VERIFY
That equipment you import or deploy is approved.
WHAT RIGHT OF WAY MATTERS FOR
Laying fibre or erecting infrastructure.
WHAT IT TYPICALLY REQUIRES
Permission from the relevant authority Fees Restoration of any excavation
WHY IT IS FREQUENTLY THE LARGEST OBSTACLE
Permissions are slow and fees vary by jurisdiction.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE PLANNING ANY ROUTE
What permission is required and what it costs.
WHAT TO CALENDAR
Licence renewals, returns and levy payments.
WHAT TO VERIFY
Current requirements, directly with the regulator.
