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LAWS OF KENYA

KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT

THE KENYA COMMUNICATION REGULATIONS

LEGAL NOTICE 68 OF 2001

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CIII—No. 28 on 11 May 2001
  • Commenced on 11 May 2001
  1. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Compliance Monitoring, Inspections and Enforcement) Regulations (Legal Notice 28 of 2010) on 19 March 2010]
  2. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Fair Competition and Equality of Treatment) Regulations (Legal Notice 29 of 2010) on 19 March 2010]
  3. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Interconnection and Provision of Fixed Links, Access and Facilities) Regulations (Legal Notice 30 of 2010) on 19 March 2010]
  4. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Numbering) Regulations (Legal Notice 55 of 2010) on 30 April 2010]
  5. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Postal and Courier Services) Regulations (Legal Notice 56 of 2010) on 30 April 2010]
  6. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Importation, Type Approval and Distribution of Communications Equipment) Regulations (Legal Notice 57 of 2010) on 30 April 2010]
  7. [Amended by The Kenya Information and Communications (Radio Communications and Frequency Spectrum) Regulations (Legal Notice 58 of 2010) on 30 April 2010]
  8. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Kenya Communications Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Kenya Communications Act (Cap. 411A);"basic telecommunications service" means a service offered to subscribers which provides such subscribers with a telephone connection to, and a unique local telephone number address on a licensed local access provider and which enables such subscribers to place calls to, or receive calls from, other telecommunications stations on those systems and shall include residence and business line services;"basic telephone service" means a service provided to the public which allows end users to transmit and receive real time voice communications, including voice telephony service, public pay telephone service, operator assisted services, local, domestic and international long distance telephone services whether by wire or wireless means as well as basic, non-packet switched data communications, such as facsimile transmissions but does not include advanced or enhanced telephone services or dedicated data communications services such as paging services;"basic telephony" means fixed or mobile communications service in which two-way connections are established without any deliberate removal or addition to the information content transmitted over that connection or any additional service having been provided thereof;"circuit" means the physical connection or path of channels or conductors and equipment between two given points through which an electric current may be established;"contract" means any agreement, arrangement, bond, commitment, franchise, indemnity, indenture, instrument, lease, concession, licence or understanding, whether in writing or not in writing;"communications" shall, where used in these Regulations refer to telecommunication, postal and radio communications services;"Commission" means the Communications Commission of Kenya established under section 3 of the Act;"confidential business information" means a proprietary information of a trade, commercial or financial nature that is—
(a)of a kind that would customarily not be released to the public by the person from whom it is obtained; and
(b)the disclosure of which is likely to impair the Commission's ability to obtain similar necessary information in the future or to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information is obtained;
"global navigation system" means an arrangement of technical apparatus by means of which an end user can determine location parameters of latitude, longitude and altitude at any instant of time anywhere on the earth surface;"international call completion rate" means the minimum percentage of international telephone calls originating within a licensee's network completed per total of international call attempts measured during the peak traffic hour;"international telephone call" means an effective or completed telephone call exchanged with a telecommunications station outside the country in which the calling telecommunications station is situated;"ITU" means the International Telecommunications Union;"leased line" means a telecommunications line that is made available to a subscriber for his exclusive use;"licensee" means the holder of a licence issued by the Commission under the Act or these Regulations;"line" means a transmission medium between terminal locations and includes associated repeaters;"local service provider" means a telecommunications licensee licenced to provide local basic telephone service excluding international and long distance services but include value added services in accordance with the relevant licence issued by the Commission;"local call completion rate" means the minimum percentage of local telephone calls completed per total of local call attempts measured during the peak traffic hour which originate and terminate from the licensee's network;"local telephone call" means an effective or completed telephone call exchanged with a telecommunications station within the local charging area in which the calling telecommunications station is situated;"mobile radio-communication system" means a telecommunications system consisting of mobile service switching centres each of which typically serves a number of "cells" which establish calls to and from mobile subscribers in their respective call service areas, thereby allowing calls to be transferred from one cell to another cell without interruption and established or to be established by an operator under a licence to provide mobile radio-communications Services;"mobile radio-communication service" means a telecommunications service that operates through a mobile radio-communications system employing a network architecture in a "cell" configuration in which low-powered radio transmissions allow for the re-use of the same frequency simultaneously in multiple cells and shall include both voice telephony services and non-voice telephony services but shall unless otherwise expressly provided in a licence, exclude video, paging and high speed data services;"national long distance telephone call" means an effective or completed telephone call exchanged with a telecommunications station outside the local charging area in which the calling telecommunications station is situated;"national long distance call completion rate" means the percentage of national long distance telephone calls completed per total of national long distance call attempts measured during the peak traffic hour which originate and terminate within a licensee's network (internal national long distance call completion rate), or which terminate outside the licensee's network (external national long distance call completion rate);"non-service specific interfaces" means a shared boundary between two functional units that is not specific to any one telecommunications service;"operational subscriber's line" means an operational subscriber's line connecting a subscriber's premises to the exchange;"paging service" means a telecommunications services that provide subscribers with radio messages, through portable radio equipment used in a given zone, which may be accompanied by a verbal or codified visual message;"private telecommunications services" means telecommunications services established by any person for the sole purpose of satisfying his own communications needs within Kenya and may include telephony service or value added services, radio communication and cable services;"roaming services" means a type of telecommunications or radio communications service that enables subscribers of one mobile cellular communications system to utilise the facilities of another mobile radio communications system with which the subscriber has no direct pre-existing service or contractual relationship to place an outgoing call, to receive an incoming call, or to continue an in-progress call;"satellite mobile telecommunications service" means a service which allows for voice or data communications through the use of mobile terminal equipment and capable of maintaining a direct uplink to or direct downlink from a satellite-based telecommunications network;"satellite telecommunications service" means a telecommunications service provided through connections from earth stations to authorised public or private satellite-based telecommunications system;"service agreement" means any agreement between an operator and a subscriber or subscribers relating to the provision and use of a telecommunications service;"service quality requirements" means conditions of licence established by the Commission pursuant to section 25 of the Act for the purpose of improving the quality and delivery of telecommunications services in Kenya;"store and forward messaging service" means a service whereby messages can be exchanged between subscribers using storage and retransmission devices;"subscriber" means any person provided with a telecommunications service by a licensee, and who is responsible for payment of all charges and rentals;"subscriber line" means a telecommunications link connecting the local telecommunications center to the subscriber's premises or telephone instrument or system;"tariffs" means the charges by a telecommunications service operator or its subscribers;"telex service" means a telecommunications service that provides for the interactive telecommunication of texts between subscribers through teleprinting devices interconnected by a telex network via transmission of codified information;"third party private network service" means a service over a user-dedicated network supplied by a licensee providing such services, whether directly or indirectly, to the user of such services;"Tribunal" means the Appeals Tribunal established under section 102 of the Act;"trunk capacity resale service" means a type of telecommunications service which, using a trunk capacity resale system, provides the necessary capacity to carry and route telecommunications signals constituting the main interconnection between telecommunications systems and networks and which allows the provision of final services, distribution services and value added services;"value added services" means such services as may be available over a telecommunications system in addition to voice telephony service, and specifically those services listed as "value added services" in these Regulations, including the following—
(a)"videotex" means a service involving a two-way interactive computer-based information system in which a subscriber is linked to a database by telephone line or cable;
(b)"teletex" means a service whereby a subscriber can exchange office correspondence in the form of documents containing teletex coded information on an automatic memory-to-memory basis;
(c)"teleaction" means a service used to send short messages at very low transmission speeds between the subscriber and a communications network;
(d)"telecommand" means a service whereby a supervised system is controlled from a remote control device;
(e)"telealarm" means a service whereby an electric signal is sent to a remote control device each time there is a threshold change of conditions in the supervised system;
(f)"store and forward messaging service" means a service whereby messages can be exchanged between subscribers using storage and retransmission devices;
(g)"teleprocessing and data processing" means an interactive service used for the processing of data and exchange of messages between the terminals of geographically distant subscribers;
(h)"electronic mail services" means a service whereby subscribers may send messages to one or more addressees and receive messages using a combination of data storage and retransmission techniques so that the final subscriber may recover the message. This service may be used as follows—
(i)electronic mail (X.400): a service allowing a subscriber to send messages instantaneously to another subscriber's directory or electronic "mailbox" (i.e., person-to-person messaging, according to the ITU X.400 international standards);
(ii)electronic document interchange (EDI): person-to-person messaging, according to electronic data interchange fact (EDIFACT);
(iii)electronic fund transfer;
(iv)electronic voice mail: a storage and retrieval service whereby voice messages from one subscriber are digitally stored in order to be received by another subscriber;
(i)"voice messaging" means a service whereby the subscriber transmits a brief message by calling one or more telephone numbers at a given time or by answering the call of another subscriber;
(j)"voice telephony service" means a telecommunications service which provides subscribers with the ability to conduct real-time two-way speech conversation via a fixed or mobile network;
(k)"information services" means an interactive service that provides access to information stored in database centres and which may be sent to the world wide web subscriber only upon request;
(l)"packet switching service" means without using the systems network, data signals called packages are split up according to a sequence of signals arranged in a specific format, in accordance with the ITU X.25 and X.75 standards and such other generally recognised standards as may be approved for use over the public communications network by the Commission;
(m)any other service as may be classified as such in the Gazette by the Commission.

Part II – OPERATING PROCEDURES

3. Protected Information

(1)Any person who communicates with the Commission, and whose communication includes confidential business information, may submit a written request to the Commission that the specific portion of that communication consisting of such confidential information be protected from disclosure.
(2)Any request made under paragraph (1) of this regulation that is deemed by the Commission to be valid shall entitle the person who has made such a request to—
(a)protection of confidential business information from being referred to in any writing or communication issued by the Commission;
(b)non-publication of the confidential information in its entirety in any writing or communication issued by the Commission and, to the extent that the confidential information quoted or referred to by the Commission in any writing or communication, it shall be identified as such, together with directions on how the full text of the information may be obtained by the public.
(3)Trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information pertaining to the commercial interests of any person, which are submitted in connection with a communication by any person to the Commission, may be entitled to treatment as confidential business information.
(4)A person seeking to have information or materials treated as confidential business information may submit the information or materials to be considered separately from the other communications to the Commission, together with a written request that the Commission treat such information as confidential business information.
(5)The Commission may on its own motion determine that the information or materials should not be routinely available for public inspection.
(6)In the absence of a request referred to in paragraph (4), materials or information that are submitted may be made available for inspection upon request, even though such information or materials may contain trade secrets or confidential information.
(7)The presence of confidential business information within the body of a communication to the Commission shall not entitle the entirety of those communications to confidential treatment, but that portion of the communications which is entitled to confidential treatment as confidential business information may be extracted from the main body of the communication made available for public inspection.
(8)The disclosure of confidential business information may be compelled pursuant to a parliamentary, judicial or other lawful process.

Part III – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

4. Payments to the Commission

(1)The Commission may from time to time prescribe fees payable in respect of any licence issued or service performed under the Act or these Regulations.
(2)Every fee payable to the Commission in connection with applications for licences, frequency spectrum assignments, or any other matter shall be paid in full before the licence is granted or the frequency is assigned by the Commission.
(3)Unless otherwise prescribed by the Commission, all licensees shall make yearly payment of the annual operating fees due for the current year by the 1st day of July of each calendar year, but not later than three months after the end of the licensee's financial year.
(4)Where any licensee is required to pay fees to the Commission on the basis of information or records in the custody of such licensee, the licensee shall submit a declaration to the Commission in the manner prescribed by the Commission, attesting to the completeness and accuracy of the information upon which such computation of fees is based.
(5)Where a licence requires that payment of a licence or an annual operating fee be based on a percentage of a licensee's gross annual revenues, the base for calculating a licensee's gross annual revenues shall include—
(a)payments from subscribers and other users; and
(b)the amount billed including uncollected payments from subscribers and other customer accounts.

Part IV – FAIR COMPETITION AND EQUALITY OF TREATMENT

5. [Revoked by L.N. 29/2010, r. 5.]

6. [Revoked by L.N. 29/2010, r. 5.]

7. [Revoked by L.N. 29/2010, r. 5.]

8. [Revoked by L.N. 29/2010, r. 5.]

Part V – TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENCES

9. Licenses required

The Commission shall issue telecommunications licenses in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

10. Licensing

(1)The Commission shall prescribe the terms and conditions of all licences, as it considers consistent with the objectives of the Act, these Regulations and such other circumstances as the Commission may consider appropriate, including the terms and conditions upon which the license is granted, the services to be provided by the licensee and the network to be operated by the licensee.
(2)The Commission may issue licenses for the provision of local access services, national long distance services, international services, very small aperture terminal services, internet backbone, global mobile personal communications services (GMPCS) and customer premises wiring, terminal equipment and maintenance, repair workshop services and radio station licence.
(3)Local access services shall be provided by a licensed local access provider or a regional telecommunications operator.
(4)Licences granted shall contain an obligation to provide services efficiently and at reasonable costs.
(5)Licences may include the provision of services to rural or sparsely populated areas or other specified areas and other conditions as the Commission may deem necessary.

11. International Conventions

The Commission may require licensees to comply with international conventions or agreements relating to communications services to which Kenya is signatory.

12. Transfer of Licence

(1)A licence granted under the Act may not be transferred without the written consent of the Commission.
(2)An application for the transfer of a licence shall be accompanied by an application in the prescribed Form 1 set out in the First Schedule, completed by the person to whom the licensee intends to transfer the licence.
(3)The Commission shall in considering an application for transfer have regard to the same terms and conditions as in considering a grant of a new licence, provided that the Commission may in its discretion refuse to approve such an application for transfer under this regulation.

13. Lapse and renewal of licence

(1)An application for renewal of a licence shall be made in accordance with the conditions of each licence.
(2)In considering an application for renewal of a licence, the Commission shall have regard to the fulfilment by the licensee of the obligations contained in the licence in the previous licence period.
(3)The process for renewal of a licence for telecommunications services shall be contained in each licence and each application process shall be considered as part of these Regulations.

Part VI – RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

14. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

15. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

16. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

17. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

18. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

19. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

20. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

21. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

22. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

23. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

24. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

25. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

26. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

27. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

28. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

29. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

30. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

31. [Revoked by L.N. 58/2010, r. 19.]

Part VII – INTERCONNECTION AND PROVISION OF FIXED LINKS

32. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

33. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

34. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

35. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

36. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

37. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

38. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

39. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

40. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

41. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

42. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

43. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

44. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

45. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

46. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

47. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

48. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

49. [Revoked by L.N. 30/2010, r. 23.]

Part VIII – TYPE APPROVAL OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

50. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

51. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

52. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

53. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

54. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

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58. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

59. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

60. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

61. [Revoked by L.N. 57/2010, r. 25.]

Part IX – NUMBERING

62. [Revoked by L.N. 55/2010, r. 14.]

63. [Revoked by L.N. 55/2010, r. 14.]

Part X – POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES

64. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

65. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

66. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

67. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

68. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

69. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

70. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

71. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

72. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

73. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

74. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

75. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

76. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

77. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

78. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

79. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

80. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

81. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

82. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

83. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

84. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

85. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

86. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

87. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

88. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

89. [Revoked by L.N. 56/2010, r. 18.]

Part XI – TARIFFS REGULATION

90. Scope

(1)Except as provided in regulation 97, this Part shall apply to licensed services which are not open to competition and whose tariffs are subject to regulation by the Commission.

91. Price cap

(1)All licensees whose tariff rates are subject to review by the Commission pursuant to the price cap condition provided for in respective licences shall file with the Commission applications for the adjustment of such tariff rates.
(2)All licences for services that are subject to price cap condition shall contain the period in which such tariffs may be adjusted once a year.
(3)The obligation to comply with the terms and conditions of the price cap shall extend from the date on which a licence becomes effective up to the period when the services whose tariffs are regulated are open to competition as provided for in the relevant licences or as may be determined by the Commission.

92. Applications for tariff approval

All applications for approval of tariffs shall be filed with the Commission and shall—
(a)conform to the methodology and formula defined in the relevant licence or such other terms as the Commission may prescribe; and
(b)contain relevant documentation, including all calculations and other information in support of the application.

93. Notice on tariffs

(1)The Commission shall, at least sixty (60) days before approving any proposed tariffs submitted to it under regulation 93, give notice in the Gazette and in such other manner as it considers necessary—
(a)specifying the name and particulars of the licensee or class of licensees providing the service to which the tariffs relates;
(b)stating the reasons for the proposed review of the tariffs and the new tariffs;
(c)specifying the time within which representation or objections may be made to the proposed new tariffs.
(2)The Commission shall in considering the application for review of the tariffs take into account such written representations or objections received under paragraph (1)(c).

94. Decision on tariffs

(1)Any proposed tariffs under the price cap condition shall be deemed approved if the Commission does not communicate its disapproval of the same to the applicant within sixty (60) days after receipt of the application or within fifteen (15) days after the applicant has furnished the Commission with any information sought and the Commission has not indicated its approval of the proposed tariffs.
(2)The Commission may reject an application for the imposition of proposed tariffs if it is of the view that the proposed rates are unjustifiable.
(3)A decision of the Commission rejecting the imposition of proposed tariffs shall—
(a)be in writing;
(b)state the reasons for the rejection; and
(c)be made available to the licensee.
(4)Upon approval by the Commission of any new tariffs, a licensee shall notify its customers of the new tariffs through publication in the Gazette or in such other publications as the Commission may determine and shall in such notice provide for a grace period of not less than fourteen days before implementing the new tariffs.

95. Investigation and suspension of tariffs

(1)The Commission may, on its own motion or pursuant to a complaint made under this regulation, investigate any tariffs charged by a licensee.
(2)An application for investigation, suspension or rejection of any tariffs brought under subsection (1) shall—
(a)be in writing;
(b)specify the name and address of the petitioner and state the interest of such petitioner; and
(c)the reasons why such tariffs should be investigated, suspended or rejected.
(3)Where after the investigations, the Commission is of the view that the tariffs should be suspended or rejected, it may reject or suspend such tariffs:Provided that in case of a suspension of the tariffs the Commission shall notify the licensee and give such licensee twenty (20) days to respond to the intended cancellation.

96. Tariffs (file and use)

(1)All licensees under the Act who provide services to the public shall file with the Commission schedules of their tariff rates including those of their agents and correspondents.
(2)All licensees whose services are not subject to the price cap condition shall file with the Commission changes to existing tariffs, including the terms and conditions applicable thereto but excluding special offers and other promotions.
(3)All licensees, unless exempted by the Commission, shall only charge their customers the filed tariffs and shall further ensure that all filed tariff rates are printed and kept open for public review and inspection and shall furnish its customers upon request with such schedules.
(4)In this Part unless the context otherwise requires—"price cap" means a methodology where the price charged for a service is allowed to change by the rate of inflation over the initial price with an adjustment factor (X) based on factors such as technological changes, need to finance development infrastructure and need to adopt efficient working systems; and"tariff-regulated services" means services offered by a licensee which are not open to competition and whose tariffs are subject to regulation by the Commission.

Part XII – REPORTS, INVESTIGATIONS, INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

97. [Revoked by L.N. 28/2010, r. 14.]

98. [Revoked by L.N. 28/2010, r. 14.]

99. [Revoked by L.N. 28/2010, r. 14.]

100. [Revoked by L.N. 28/2010, r. 14.]

Part XIII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

101. Roaming agreements

(1)Mobile cellular telecommunications licensees may enter into agreements to provide roaming services on a reciprocal basis to every other licensee of mobile cellular service that requests such service.
(2)An agreement to provide roaming services shall, upon request, require a licensee to provide mobile cellular telecommunications to all subscribers of another licensee of a mobile cellular telecommunications system, while such subscribers are located within any portion of the licensee's authorised geographic service area where facilities have been constructed and service to subscribers has commenced, if such subscribers are using mobile equipment that is technically compatible with the licensee's base stations.

102. Registration of telecommunications contractors and vendors

(1)Any person who intends to be a contractor of telecommunications wiring or a vendor of a telecommunications or vendors of such equipment or apparatus shall register with the Commission upon payment of the prescribed fees.
(2)Upon application and registration, the Commission shall issue such contractor or vendor with a registration certificate in the prescribed form.
(3)Any person who conducts any business of wiring, installing or maintaining customer premises equipment or vending of telecommunications equipment without a registration certificate from the Commission shall be guilty of an offence.

103. Fees

The fees structure set out in the Second Schedule shall be applicable in respect of any application made under these Regulations and may be reviewed from time to time by the Cabinet Secretary.

FIRST SCHEDULE

PRESCRIBED FORMS

Form No. 1(rr. 12, 69 and 77)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
APPLICATION FOR LICENCES
1. NAME OF COMPANY/PERSON TO BE LICENCED
(The Company or person's name should be stated in full)
2. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE COMPANY/PERSON TO BE LICENSED
 
(The physical address, postal address, telephone and fax numbers should be stated)Physical address: Town ................ Street/Road ........ LR No. ..................Name of Building ......................... Floor .................... Room ...........................Postal Address .......................... P.O. Box ................. Town ...........................Telephone .................................................. Fax .................................
3. INCOME TAX PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN)
 
4. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION'S LICENSABLE SERVICE
 
(A single sentence description of what aspect of postal service the applicant is applying to be licensed in)
5. NAME OF COMPANY/PERSON TO BE LICENCED
 
(Give full details of the proprietors or partners owning the business or if the applicant is a Company the namesof the directors and shareholders of the Company)Where the Applicant is not a company
Name of proprietorNationalityAddressPassport/ID No.
1. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Where the Applicant is a Company
i) Name of ShareholderNationalityNo. of shares heldPassport/ID No.
1. ............................................................................................................................................................
2. .............................................................................................................................................................
3. .............................................................................................................................................................
4. .............................................................................................................................................................
    
ii) Name of DirectorNationalityAddressPassport/ID No.
1. ....................................................................................................................
2. ...........................................................................................................................................................
3. .............................................................................................................................................................
4. ...........................................................................................................................................................
6. SHARE HOLDING
i)Local ........................%Foreign ................................%
   
ii)Authorised Shares ......................Issued Shares .............................
   
iii)Is the company listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchanges? If yes, state the date on which it started trading.
7. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
Certificate No. ..........................Date ....................................
8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WHERE BUSINESS ACCOUNT IS MAINTAINED
9. DETAILS OF THE SERVICES PROPOSED AND MARKET TO BE SERVED
 (Use separate sheet where necessary)
10. PERSONAL DETAILS
i) State whether any of the partners/directors/shareholders is undischarged bankrupt.(If so, indicate the names)...........................................................................................ii) State whether any of the partners/directors/shareholders have a beneficial interest in any other business licensed to provide or operate postal services...................................................................................................iii) Has any previous application by you been rejected under the Act? (If so, give details)....................................................................................................iv) Has any previous licence granted to you under the Act been cancelled, suspended or modified? (If so, give details)....................................................................................................
11. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
i) Certified copy of proof of shareholding from the Registrar of Companiesii) Certified copy of proof of registration or incorporation in Kenyaiii) Certified copy of PIN cardiv) Non-refundable licence application fee of Kshs 10,000/=v) Letter of application with Company seal (where applicable)(All documents attached to this application should be certified as truecopies of the originals)
12. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO:—
Director-GeneralCommunication Commission of Kenya
13. DECLARATION
I/ We hereby certify the information we have provided in this application is true and correct. I/We also understand that it is an offence under the Penal Code to give false information in support of any application.Name ....................................................................................Designation ...........................................................................Signature ..............................................................................Date ................................................................................
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
The applicant MEETS/DOES NOT MEET the Commission's requirements and is hereby RECOMMENDED/NOT RECOMMENDED for approval of licensing as a ...................The reasons for not recommending the applicant are as follows:—.................................................................................................................Name ................................ Designation ...........................................Signature .......................... Date ........................................................Official stamp
FORM NO. 2(rr. 52 and 57)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
APPLICATION FOR TYPE APPROVAL/ACCEPTANCE

1. PARTICULARS OF VENDOR

(i)Full names of Company/Business
.......................................................P.O. Box ......................... Tel No. .................................Fax No .................................. E-mail .............................
(ii)Physical Address:
Town ...................... Estate ........................ Street/Road ............................Name of building ........................ Floor ......................... Room ............................

2. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

ITEMNO.TYPEMANUFACTURERMAKE ANDMODELSERIALNUMBER/IMEICOUNTRYOFORIGIN

3. REQUIRED ITEMS

(i)Letter of Agency from manufacturer or principal distributor.
(ii)Non-refundable approval/acceptable fee of Ksh.............. vide Receipt No.................... of .................
(iii)Sample of equipment/instrument model complete with associated accessories and attachments.
(iv)Detailed technical documentation (operation, programming, service, technical, circuitry) in English language.
(v)Test report (Results) from manufacturer or accredited laboratories and test schedules.
(vi))List from manufacturer stating other countries where the equipment is type approved and in service.

4. DECLARATION

I hereby apply for provisional Type Approval/Acceptance / authority to market the equipment(s) specified above in Kenya on behalf of my company. I certify that all the information I have given in this form is correct to the best of my knowledge.Applicant's Name .............................Sign .......................Date ........................Contact Tel No. ..................................

5. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

(i)Case No. ....................................
(ii)Evaluating officers name .............................. Sign .................................
(iii)Approval Recommended/Not Recommended (Delete where not applicable).
(iv)TAC No............... Approved/Not Approved/Deferred (Delete where applicable)
Form No.3(r. 57)
 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
 
APPLICATION FOR FINAL TYPE APPROVAL/ACCEPTANCE

1. PARTICULARS OF VENDOR

(i)Full names of Company/Business
........................................................P.O. Box ......................... Tel No. ....................... Fax No. .........................Email .....................................................
(ii)Physical Address:
Town .............................. Estate ....................... Street/Road .............................Name of Building ............................ Floor ........................... Room ..........................

2. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

**ITEM NO......'**.TYPEMANUFACTURERMAKE AND MODELSERIAL NUMBER/IMEICOUNTRY OF ORIGIN

3. DETAILS OF INSTALLATIONS

ITEMNO.MAKEMODELTYPE OFEQUIPMENTDATE PROVISIONALLYAPPROVED BY CCK &REFERENCE NUMBERDATE OF INSTALLATIONPOSTAL, TELEPHONE, FAX, EMAIL & PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF REFERENCECONTACTPERSON & RANK IN ESTABLISHMENT
Please continue on a separate sheet. Also attach details of employees and their qualifications and details of workshop.

4. DECLARATION

I hereby apply for Final Type Approval/Acceptance / authority to market the equipment(s) specified above in Kenya on behalf of my company I certify that all information I have given in this form is correct to the best of my knowledge.Applicant's Name ............................. Sign ........................... Date .........................Contact Tel No. ..........................................

5. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

(i)Case No. ...........................................................
(ii)Evaluating officers name ......................................Sign ..............................
(iii)Approval Recommended/Not Recommended (Delete where not applicable).
(iv)TAC No./Item No. ................................. Approved/Not Approved/Deferred (Delete where applicable).
Form No. 4(r. 56)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
 
APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY TO USE TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
 

1. PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT

(i)Full names of Applicant/Company
....................................................P.O.Box .................................... Tel No. ..............................................
(ii)Physical Address where the equipment will be used
Town ........................Road/Street/Estate ........................Building ..........................
(iii)Details of Network in which the equipment is to be connected (i.e. Radio/Data etc)
(iv)Type of service for which the equipment is intended to be used (e.g. ISP access, Bureau, Residential voicemail, etc)
....................................................
(v)Telephone/Circuit munber(s) to which the equipment will be conected (where applicable)
..............................................................

2. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

**ITEMNO.**TYPEMANUFACTURER**MAKE ANDMODEL****SERIALNUMBER/IMEI****COUNTRYOFORIGIN**

3. REQUIRED ITEMS

(i)Sample of equipment/instrument model complete with associated accessories and attachments.
(ii)Technical Manuals (Operation, Programming, specifications).
(iii)Non-refundable approval/acceptance fee of Kshs................. vide Receipt No...................of .....................
(iv)Maintenance contract letter from registered Contractor (where applicable).
(v)Copy of purchase/import ownership documents.

4. DECLARATION

I hereby apply for authority to use the equipment specified above in Kenya. I certify that all information I have given in the form is correct the best of my knowledge.Applicant'sName ............................ Sign ........................Date .............................Contact Tel No.........................................

5. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

(i)Case No. ...................................................
(ii)Evaluating officers name ...................................Sign .............................
(iii)Approval Recommend/Not Recommended (Delete where not applicable).
(i)TAC No. .................. Approved/Not Approved Deferred (Delete where applicable).
Form No.5(r. 18)
      
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
 
APPLICATION FOR FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT AND LICENCE IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICE

1. Administrative details:

a) Name of the organisation(or individual) .....................................................Nationality ........................................................................................ID/PP No. ..........................................................................................Postal address ........................................................................Business Telephone ........................................ Fax ......................................Physical Location: Road/Street .................... Building .................. LR No. ................b) Name and postal address of the local supplier (if any) ........................................Postal address .........................................................Business Telephone ......................... Fax .................................c) Type of radio communication serviceservice ...............................• HF• MF• FM(delete as appropriate)d) Authorised broadcast area(s) ........................................................(attach certified copy of broadcasting permit)e) Name of person / organisation responsible for payment of bills ............................................

2. Transmit Site Details:

i) Name ........................................................................ii) Land registration number.....................................................iii) Road/Area ............................................................iv) Geographical co-ordinates:Latitude : Degrees .................. Minutes .......................... Seconds ................................ (N/S)Longitude : Degrees .................. Minutes ......................... Seconds ................................ (E)v) Altitude above sea level (in metres) ...................................................vi) Relative height around 15 kilometre radius .........................................................

3. Transmitter Equipment Details:

a) Equipment and performance characteristics.i) Name ............................................................Model .....................................................................Serial number ................................................................ii) Carrier output power .............................................................iii) Effective Radiated Power (dBW) ......................................................iv) Transmission system (applicable to FM systems only):• System 1: Monophonic, max deviation +/-75 kHz• System 2: Monophonic, max deviation +/-50 kHz• System 3: Stereophonic ,polar modulation, max deviation +/-50 kHz• System 4: Stereophonic, pilot tone system , max deviation +/-75 kHz• System 5: Stereophonic, pilot tone system ,max deviation +/-50 kHzv) RF bandwidth ......................................... Hzvi) IF bandwidth at -3dB level ............................ Hzvii) RF Filter Loss ........................................ dBb) Transmit antenna details:i) Type of antenna ...................................................................ii) Antenna height above ground level ..................................................iii) Relative antenna height around a 15 kilometre radius ..............................iv) Radiation pattern :a) Omnidirectional : (YES or NO) .........................................b) If not omnidirectional provide the following details:
(1)Azimuth of the main lobe .................................................
(2)Angular beam width of the main lobe at the 3 dB point .............................
(3)Radiation suppression at every 10° ( use a separate sheet of paper)
v) Antenna gain in dBi ..................................................c) Feeder:i) Feeder type ......................................................ii) Attenuation per metre ........................................... dBiii) Total feeder loss ............................... dB

4. Miscellaneous data

a) Hours of operation : From ....................... Hours To ......................Hours.b) Proposed date of commencement of service ........................................
Date .............................Signature of applicant: ........................
 Name: .......................................
 Designation: .................................
 Official Stamp ..................................
Form No. 6    r. 18
 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA
 
APPLICATION FOR FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT AND LICENCE IN THE FIXED AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICE
 

1. Administrative details:

a) Name of the organisation (or individual) ........................Nationality .................... ID / PP No. ........................Postal address .............................Business Telephone ........................ Fax ............................Physical location: Road/street ............. Building .........LR. No. ..................b) Purpose for which this service is required ...........................................c) Name of person / organisation responsible for payment of bills ......................

2. Transmit Station:

a) Transmitter site details(for fixed station):i) Nameii) LR. No.iii) Road/Areaiv) Geographical co-ordinates:Latitude : deg ....................min .............................sec ...................... (N/S)Longitude : deg ............... min ............. sec .................. (E).v) Altitude above sea level (in metres) .................................vi) Radius of service area in kms ......................................b) Equipment details:i) Station Configuration: Fixed / Mobile (delete as appropriate)ii) Make .........................................................Model ...........................................................Serial number ...................................................iii) Name and postal address of the local supplier (if any)Postal address ............................................Business Telephone ....................................Fax .................................................iv) Channel capacity ..........................................v) Carrier output power Watts)............................................vi) Duplex spacing .........................................................vii) Adjacent channel spacing ............................................viii) Power to antenna .....................................................ix) System deviation (or equivalent for digital systems)...................................x) FM noise and hum level (in case of analogue systems) ..................................xi) Bit error rate (in case of digital systems) ........................................xii) Conducted spurious emissions ................................................xiii) Radiated spurious emissions..............................................xiv) Audio frequency harmonic distortion ..........................................xv) Emission designation........................................................xvi) Operating frequency band ....................................................xvii) RF bandwidth .............................................................xviii) IF bandwidth at -3dB level .................................................xix) Receiver sensitivity rated at 12 dB SINAD .........................................xx) Receiver adjacent channel selectivity .............................................xxi) Desensitisation ................................................................xxii) Threshold/ squelch level ........................................................xxiii) RF Filter Loss ..............................................................c) Transmit antenna details:i) Type of transmit antenna .......................................................ii) Antenna height above ground level .....................................................iii) Relative antenna height around a 1 5 kilometre radius .................................iv) Directivity ......................................................v) Azimuth of the main lobe .......................................................vi) Angular beam width of the main lobe at the 3 dB point ...............................vii) Antenna gain in dBi .........................................................d) Receiving antenna details (if different from transmitting antenna):i) Type of receiving antenna and its directivity .................................ii) Azimuth of the main lobe ........................................iii) Angular beam width at the 3 dB power point ................................iv) Receiving antenna gain in dBi .................................e) Feeder:i) Feeder type .........................................ii) Attenuation per metre ..................................iii) Total feeder loss ....................................Associated Receiving Station.a) Receiver site details:i) Name .................................................ii) LR. No. .............................................iii) Road/Area .............................................iv) Geographical co-ordinates: ...............................Latitude : deg ...................... min .............. sec .............. (N/S)Longitude : deg .......................min .............. sec ............... (E).v) Altitude above sea level (in metres) ......................................vi) Antenna height above ground level .......................................vii) Relative antenna height around a 15 kilometre radius ..........................

4. Miscellaneous data

a) Maximum hours of operation ................................................b) Class of station ................. Nature of service ...........................(Insert prefix, see NOTE l & 2)c) Proposed date of putting into use ...............................................d) Path length in kms (for FIXED service) .......................................e) Radius of service area in kms (for MOBILE service)..................................f) Registration numbers of vehicles to be fitted with mobiles ............................
Date .................. Signature of applicant: ............... Name ................... Designation: .............

SECOND SCHEDULE

FEES

COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA

LICENCE FEES PAYABLE BY VARIOUS TYPES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OPERATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN KENYA

(A) FACILITY-BASED NETWORK OPERATORS

CATEGORY OF LICENCEAPPLICATIONFEEANNUAL OPERATINGLICENCE FEE
Operation of local systems andthe provisionof local services.10,000/-0.5% of audited annual gross turnover
Operation of Long distancesystems and provision of longdistance services10,000/-0.5% of audited annual gross turnover
Operation of internationalsystems and provision ofinternational services10,000/-0.5% of audited annual gross turnover
Operation of cellular mobilesystems and provision of mobilecellular services10,000/-0.5% of audited annual gross turnover
Operation of paging systemsand provision of paging services10,000/-100,000/-
Internet service provider (ISP)10,000/-100,000/-
Existing private network operators(e.g. KPL's, KP&LC's, KR's etc).10,000/-100,000/-

(B) VENDORS, CONTRACTORS, INSTALLERS AND MAINTAINERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRING AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

CATEGORYAPPLICATIONFEEREGISTRATIONFEEANNUALFEE
Telecommunications Vendor(V)1,0005,0002,000
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment InstallationContractor (I)1,0005,0002,000
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment MaintenanceContractor (M)1,0005,0002,000
Internal TelecommunicationsWiring Contractor (W)1,0005,0002,000
External TelecommunicationsWiring Contractor (E)1,0005,0002,000

(C) TECHNICAL PERSONNEL

CATEGORYAPPLICATIONFEEREGISTRATION FEEANNUAL FEE
Telecommunications TerminalEquipment Installer( Installation Engineer/Technician) (I)500Class A2,000Class B2,000Class C2,000Not Applicable
Telecommunications TerminalEquipment Maintainer(Maintenance Engineer/Technician) (M)500Class A2,000Class B2,000Class C2,000Not Applicable
Internal TelecommunicationsWiring Engineer/Technician) (W)500Class D2,000Not Applicable
External TelecommunicationsWiring Engineer/Technician) (E)500Class A2,000Not Applicable

(D) MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES

 APPLICATIONNSPECTION FEEANNUAL FEE
Inmarsat A1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat B1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat C1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat M1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat mini-M1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat AERO1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat HSD option (standard)1,000N/AN/A
Inmarsat HSD option (64Kb/s)1,000N/AN/A
VSAT interactive (Single user)1,00025,000100,000
VSAT interactive (Multi-user)1,00025,000100,000
VSAT Receive only1,00025,00050,000
Radio Determination & Relatedservices1,0001,0005,000
Space Research & Related Services1,00025,000500,000
Amateur Satellite Services1,00025,00050,000

COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA

FREQUENCY SPECTRUM FEES

 SERVICE.DESCRIPTIONANNUAL FEES PER STATION PER FREQUENCY IN Kshs.
MF/HFVHF/UHF
1.AERONAUTICAL STATION LICENCEA licence to establisha radio station for carrying radiocommunication with aircraft station.Kshs. 4,800Kshs. 4,800
2.AIRCRAFT STATION LICENCE.A licence to establisha mobile stationaboard an aircraft, to operate in the aeronautical mobile service.Kshs. 4,800Kshs. 4,800
3.LICENCE FOR FIXED STATION OPERATING IN MOBILE SERVICE.A licence to establisha radiocommunication station at a fixed location for carryingon a Mobile Radiocommunication Service.Kshs.18,700.Kshs. 5,000
4.MOBILE STATION LICENCE.A licence to installand use radio apparatus for transmitting and receiving aboard a vehicle, aircraft, or a ship.Kshs. 5,610Kshs. 2,900
5.PORTABLE STATION LICENCE.A licence to a portable radio communication apparatus to operate in the mobile service.Kshs. 5,610Kshs. 2,900
6.COAST STATION LICENCE.A licence to establisha station and land for carrying on a service with ship stations.Kshs. 5,610Kshs. 2,900
7.SHIP STATION LICENCE.A licence to install and use radio apparatus aboard ships.Kshs. 5,610Kshs. 2,900
8.RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE.A licence to install and operate an amateur radio station.Kshs. 2,000Kshs. 2,000
9.CITIZEN BAND RADIO LICENCE.A licence to operate a low power radio apparatus operating in the frequency bands 26925 kHz to 27403 kHz.Kshs.1,000Notapplicable.
10.PRIVATE PAGING SERVICEA licence to operate a radio paging service for private use.N/AKshs. 25,000
11.PUBLIC PAGING SERVICE.A licence to operate a radio paging service for public use (base station)N/AKshs.140,000
12.RADIO PRESS RECEPTION LICENCEA licence for a radio station to receive press messages from stations transmitting multidestination radio press messages.Kshs. 10,000Kshs. 10 000
13Alarm systems -The basic charge for each alarm unit is Ksh.1250, but the specific charges for each particular customer will be determined by the applicable charge grouping.
14Broadcasting Stations & fixed satellite earth stationsThe fee payable for broadcasting stations and fixed satellite earth stations is commensurate with the power and the occupied bandwidth, and calculated on the basis of these parameters using the following formula:-Fee per transmitter or carrier in Kenya shillings is:Where,
(a)K1 = 1 for the first 1 kW of radiated carrier power
(b)K2 = 0.2 for additional power above 1 kW.
(c)25 watts is the maximum power allowable for VHF base stations.
(d)8.5 kHz is maximum allowable RF bandwidth for VHF base stations.
(e)Pnom is the nominal transmitter power.
(f)Ptot is the effective isotropically radiated power
(g)Bandwidth is the width, of frequency band that is just sufficient to ensure the transmission of information at a rate and with the quality acceptable under specific conditions'
15Terrestrial Links (Fixed station Licence)A licence to establish a radiocommunication station at a fixed location For carrying on a Fixed Radiocommunication Service to provide a public service.This category of license is drawn for radio stations used to interconnect two specified fixed points.The fee payable for this licence is based on the occupied bandwidth, and is calculated using the following formula:-The fee, F (KShs.) per transmitter per location is:Where, unit fee = 574.10, as Kshs. 574.10 is the unit spectrum fee for a 8.5khz band.
K1= 0.6 for frequency band < 1700mhz
 = 0.5 for frequency band 1700 to 10000 Mhz
 = 0.4 for frequency band > 10000 Mhz.
Where RF means Radio Frequency, and other parameters are as defined above.
Transmitter shall include terminal and repeater stations.
The formula is applicable to point-to-point links, microwave radio relay equipment, studio-to-transmitter links etc.
16Cellular Networks and Fixed Wireless Access networksLicence to establish a fixed radio station to operate a mobile cellular radio service and Fixed wireless Access.The parameters are as defined above.
17.Trunked Network (Mobile Trunked Radio Licence)A licence to operate a private trunked radio network.The fee, F per transmitter per location is:The parameters are as defined above.
18.Alarm SystemsThe basic charge for each alarm unit is Kshs 1250, where the specific charges for each particular customer will be determined by the applicable charge grouping.
19.Single channel radiosThe fee. F per transmitter per location is:
20.The Commission is not bound to use any or all of the above formulas if in its opinion the service involved require technical or other considerations. Spectrum fees for radio equipment not covered in the above schedule shall be determined at the time of application.

COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA

TYPE APPROVAL/ACCEPTANCE FEES

(A)GENERAL
EQUIPMENTDESCRIPTIONFEES (Ksh)
rowspan="1" colspan="2" |Type approval of equipment for individual use by the applicant.Type Approval of equipment for purposes of marketing.
Telephony Instrumenta) Ordinary60010,000
b) Executive90015,000
c) Cordless1,00015,000
Telephony Terminalsa) 2 line Executive1,20020,000
b) Cordless with Executivetelephone2,00020,000
c) Intelligent executive telephone2,00030,000
d) Private Payphone2,00015,000
Facsimile Transceivera) Without Integralanswering/recordingfacility3,00020,000
b) With integral answering/recording facility3,50024,000
TeleprinterAll types3,00015,000
Answering systemsAnswering machine4008,000
a) Ordinary Answer Phone1,10014,000
b) Executive Answer phone.1,40019,000
Data terminals, PADs &\ MUXsAll types8,00018,000
Data Modemsa) Data only1,00015,000
b) Data/fax/voice2,00020,000
Radio Communicationsa) HF/VHF/UHF for use in privateradio networks.3,00025,000
a? HF/VHF/UHF for use in Publicradio networks.3,00030,000
b? Radio alarm transmitter.2,30023,000
c? Citizen band1,60023,000
d? Amateur3,00027,000
Paging systemse? Wide area Paging transmitter.4,00030,000
f? Pager receiver unit for use in wide area paging networks.1,60015,000
g? On site paging transmitter.3,00020,000
h? Pager receiver unit for use inon-site paging systems1,50015,000
Broadcast transmittersi? Radio broadcast Transmitters40,00040,000
j? Television Broadcast Transmitters40,00040,000
Integrated Answer/ Recording facility.All types(NB. Mark up loaded to secretarial sets with this facility).5004,000
Subscriber's PrivateMeterAll types6008,000
Call barring unitsAll types6008,000
Bureau meters /Public Call office monitorsAll types1,00012,000
Cellular TelephonesGSM, GMPCS, ETACS.10,00040,000
Fixed WirelessLocal LoopTerminalsAll types3,00030,000
Inmarsat MobileEarth TerminalsAll types10,00040,000

(B) CALL ROUTING EQUIPMENT:- PMBXs, PABXs, VOICE MESSAGING SYSTEMS, AND SBSs.

CAPACITY (PORTS)INDIVIDUALMARKETING
PRIVATE MANUAL BRANCH EXCHANGES:
ALL TYPES4,8009,700
PRIVATE AUTOMATIC BRANCH EXCHANGES:
ONE LINE SYSTEMS,MAX 1+42,5005,000
> 1 EXCH. LINE ≤ 10 PORTS6,20012,500
> 10 PORTS ≤ 20 PORTS10,00020,000
> 20 PORTS ≤ 40 PORTS17,50035,000
> 40 PORTS ≤ 120 PORTS30,00060,000
> 10 PORTS ≤ 20 PORTS37,50075,000
> 120 PORTS ≤ 200 PORTS42,50085,000
> 300 PORTS ≤ 500 PORTS45,00090,000
> 500 PORTS50,000100,000
VOICE MESSAGING SYSTEMS
AS ABOVE
Notes:
(a)A telephone shall be deemed to be executive if it has both loop disconnect and dual tone multi frequency dialing modes and any two of the following features:
(i)memories for storing telephone numbers;
(ii)liquid crystal display; and
(iii)full hands free facility.
(b)Answering facility means an in built answering and recording facility for voice and fax messages.

(C) OTHER SERVICES

  (i) General Information Services
  List of Type Approved equipmentKsh. 50 per equipment type
    
  (ii) Technical Information 
  Technical specificationsKsh. 200 per equipment type
    
 (iii)Miscellaneous services 
   
  Exhibition/Demonstration of equipment/System:
   
  ♦ Registered vendor:Ksh. 1,000 first day
   Ksh. 500 each
   consecutive day
    
  ♦ Non-registered vendor:Ksh. 2,000 first day
   Ksh. 1,000 each
   consecutive day
    
  Copy of Type Approval certificate/ Ksh. 250
   
  Change of name on certificate
   
  Letter of no objection toKsh. 250
  import equipment. 
    
POSTAL LICENCE AND OPERATING FEESr. 81
CategoryAnnual Licence Fess
( i) Public Postal Licensee1% of Gross Annual Turnover
( ii) Dominant International OperatorsUS D 25,000 or equivalent
(iii) International Inbound OnlyUS D. 2000 or equivalent
(iv) Other International OperatorsUS D. 7000 or equivalent
(v) Dominant Regional/Intercountry OperatorsUS D 8000 or equivalent
(vi) Other Regional/ Intracountry OperatorsUS D 2500 or equivalent
(vii) Intracity OperatorsUS D 1200 or equivalent
(viii) One off Licence Application FeesKSHS 10,000/-
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