GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
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WINDHOEK-20December2013
No.5369
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GENERALNOTICES
No.511
CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityof Namibia:ReductioninFixed andMobileTerminationRates
No.512
Communications RegulatoryAuthority of Namibia:Notice in terms of the Regulations Regarding
LicensingProceduresforTelecommunicationsandBroadcastingServiceLicences andSpectrumUse
Licences…
No.513
CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia:Noticein terms of theRegulationsRegarding the
Submissionsof InterconnectionAgreements andTariffs
General Notices
COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA
No.511
REDUCTIONINFIXEDANDMOBILETERMINATIONRATES
TheCommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibiaherewithgivesnoticethat,inconsultation withtherelevantlicensees,ithasreducedthemobileandfixedterminationrateseffectivefrom1 November 2013 as follows:
- (i) Mobile termination rate (MTR)
N$ 0.20
- (i) Fixedterminationrate(FTR)
N$ 0.20
- (iii) SMS
N$ 0.01
Section2(k)of theCommunicationsAct,2009(ActNo.8of2009)states that theobjectsof the Actare”toensurefaircompetitionandconsumerprotectioninthetelecommunicationssector.” Callterminationisamonopolyandoverwhelminginternationalevidenceexiststhatcost-based termination rates encourage competition and affordable pricing.
Cost-based terminationratesremovemarketdistortions andprovideefficientinvestmentincentives. Theneteffectoffaircompetitionislowercostsofcommunication,betterservicesandmoreequitable returnsoninvestmentforall operators.Itisthereforeclearthatbyloweringterminationratesthis objectiveoftheActwillbefulfilled.
K.TMUFETI CRANBOARDMEMBER COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY
COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA
No.512
NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGLICENSINGPROCEDURES FORTELECOMMUNICATIONSANDBROADCASTINGSERVICELICENCESAND SPECTRUMUSELICENCES
TheCommunicationsRegulatoryAuthorityofNamibia,intermsofregulation5,6and11ofthe “RegulationsRegardingLicensingProceduresforTelecommunicationsandBroadcastingService Licences andSpectrumUse Licences”,inGovernment Gazette No.4785,NoticeNo.272,dated29 August2011,herewithgivesnoticethattheApplicantreferredtointhetablebelowhavesubmitted the following applications to theAuthority:
(a)BroadcastingServiceLicence Application:
| Applicant’s Name; | Applicant’s citizenship or place of incorporation; | Percentage ofStock owned by Namibian Citizens or Namibian Companies control- led by Namibian Citizens; | Category of Broadcast- ing Service Licence as contemplated in the Regulations Setting out Broadcasting and Service Licence catego- Telecommunications ries; | Provision of Signal Distribution; | Whether applicant intends to use spectrum in the provision of broadcast- intended to be ing services provided; | Proof of Appli- cation fees dn pied submit- to date ted? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardap Trust ta Hardap Radio | RadioNamibian | 100% | CommunityBroadcast- ing Service Licence | Own | Yes,application iscontainedi in part (b)below. | Yes |
(b)SpectrumUseLicenceApplication
| Appli- cant’s Name; | Appli- cant’s citizenship or placeof incorpo- ration; | Percent- ageof Stock owned by Na- mibian Citizens orNa- mibian Com- panies control- ledby Na- mibian Citi- zens; | Listof radio frequencies or groups o frequencies applied for; | List of radio fre- quencies or groups ofradio frequen- cies con- sidered by Author- ity for assign- ment; | Provision Jo Sig- nal Dis- tribu- tion; | Description of geographic coverage areas(s) | Description of geographic coverage areas(s) | Description of geographic coverage areas(s) | Service tobe provided using frequency applied for; | Proof ofAp- plica- tion fees paid upto date sub- mit- ted? Yes! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appli- cant’s Name; | Appli- cant’s citizenship or placeof incorpo- ration; | Percent- ageof Stock owned by Na- mibian Citizens orNa- mibian Com- panies control- ledby Na- mibian Citi- zens; | Listof radio frequencies or groups o frequencies applied for; | List of radio fre- quencies or groups ofradio frequen- cies con- sidered by Author- ity for assign- ment; | Provision Jo Sig- nal Dis- tribu- tion; | Re- gion; | District; | City/ Town | Service tobe provided using frequency applied for; | ON |
| Hardap Ra-Namibian dioTrust taHardap Radio | 100% | 88-108MHz88.5MHz | Own | HardapMariental Mariental | Com- munity Broadcasting Service | Yes |
The publicmay submit commentsinwriting to theAuthoritywithinaperiodof fourteen(14) days fromthedateofpublicationof thisnoticein theGazette.
Theapplicantmaysubmitwrittenreplycommentswithinfourteen(14) daysfromdateofnotification ofthewrittenpubliccomments.
Allwritten submissionsmust containthename andcontact detailsof thepersonmakingthewritten submissionsandthenameandcontactdetailsofthepersonforwhomthewrittensubmissionismade, if differentandbeclear andconcise.
Allwritten submissions and replycommentsmust be made eitherphysically or electronically-
- (1) By hand to thehead offices of theAuthority,namely CommunicationHouse,56Robert Mugabe Avenue,Windhoek;
- (2) By post to the head offices of the Authority,namelyPrivate Bag 13309,Windhoek 9000;
- (3) Byelectronicmail tothefollowingaddress:legal@cran.na;
- (4) Byfacsimiletothefollowingfacsimilenumber:+26461222790;or
- (5) Byfaxtoe-mailto:0886550852.
K.T.MUFETI CRANBOARDMEMBER COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY
COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA
No.513
NOTICEINTERMSOFTHEREGULATIONSREGARDINGTHESUBMISSIONSOF INTERCONNECTIONAGREEMENTSANDTARIFFS
The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia,in terms of regulation8of the”Regulations RegardingtheSubmission ofInterconnectionAgreementsandTariffs”,in Government GazetteNo. 4714,NoticeNo.126,dated18May2011,herewithgivesnoticethatParatusTelecommunications (Pty)Ltdhasfiled a tariffwith theAuthorityassetoutinSchedule 1.
Any person may examine copies of the tariffs submitted at the head offices of the Authority during normal business hours and copies may be made on payment of a fee determined by the Authority. Copies are also available at www.cran.na where copies may be downloaded free of charge.
Thepublicmay submit inwriting to theAuthoritywrittencommentswithinfourteen(14) daysfrom thedateofpublicationofthisnoticeintheGazette.
ParatusTelecommunications(Pty)Ltdmay submit,inwriting totheAuthority,aresponseto anywrittencommentswithinfourteen(14)daysfromthelapsingof thetimetosubmitwritten submissions.
Allwrittensubmissionsmustcontainthenameandcontactdetailsof thepersonmakingthewritten submissions and thename andcontactdetailsofthepersonforwhom thewritten submissionsis made,ifdifferentandbeclear andconcise.
All written submissions and reply commentsmust bemade either physically or electronically -
- (1) by hand to the head offices of the Authority,namely Communication House,56 Robert Mugabe Avenue,Windhoek;
- (2) by post to the head offices of the Authority,namely Private Bag 13309,Windhoek 9000;
- (3) by electronicmail to thefollowing address:legal@cran.na;and
- (4) byfacsimiletothefollowingfacsimilenumber:+26461222790.
- (5) by fax to e-mail to:0886550852
K.T.MUFETI
CRANBOARDMEMBER COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY
SCHEDULE1
VOICETARIFFSBYPARATUSTELECOMMUNICATIONSPTY)LTD COMMUNICATIONSACT,2009
1. NationalStandard4GBroadband(WiMAX)bundles
| NewPricing Product | Bandwidth Speeds | Cap | StandardMonthly Fee | ResellerMonthly Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EntryLevel | 4 Mbps DOWN/ 2 Mbps UP * | 10GB | N$ 299-00 | N$ 270-00 |
| Soho | 4MbpsDOWN/ 2Mbps UP* | 20GB | N$550-00 | N$500-00 |
| Business | 4MbpsDOWN/ 2 Mbps UP * | 40GB | 00-666$N | N$910-00 |
| Professional | 4MbpsDOWN/ 2 Mbps UP*· | 80GB | 1850-00 | N$ 1680-00 |
- BandwidthSpeedslistedindicatemaximumtransmissionspeedandisnotguaranteed
- InstallationFeeatN$800-00
- (a) Pricingbasedona24monthscontract andExcludes15%ValueAddedTax(VAT)
- (C) Standard Terms and ConditionsApply
- (b) Recharge bandwidth at N$ 80-00 per Gig
2. Voice Tariffs (per minute)
NOTE:Standard National Rate fixed at N$ O.77(exclusive of ValueAdded Tax (VAT))per minute.
| STANDARD RATE N$ (Excl VAT) | PREMIUM RATE N$ (Excl VAT) | RESELLER RATE N$ (Excl VAT) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intra Company | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| National | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.68 |
| Mobile | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.68 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of SouthAfrica(Fixed) | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.43 |
| RepublicofSouth Africa (Mobile) | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.09 |
| Angola (Fixed) | 2.32 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Angola (Mobile) | 2.40 | 2.32 | 2.32 |
| Botswana,Lesotho,Mozambique,Swaziland, Zambia,Zimbabwe(Fixed) | 1.79 | 1.74 | 1.74 |
| Botswana,Lesotho,Mozambique,Swaziland, Zambia,Zimbabwe(Mobile) | 2.33 | 2.26 | 2.26 |
| Germany (Fixed) | 2.98 | 2.89 | 2.89 |
| Germany (Mobile) | 3.47 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| United Kingdom(Fixed) | 3.01 | 2.92 | 2.92 |
| UnitedKingdom(Mobile) | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Netherlands (Fixed) | 3.51 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Netherlands (Mobile) | 4.08 | 3.96 | 3.96 |
| Sweden,Switzerland(Fixed) | 3.57 | 3.46 | 3.46 |
| Sweden,Switzerland(Mobile) | 4.20 | 4.07 | 4.07 |
| Spain,Australia,France,Kenya (Fixed) | 3.46 | 3.36 | 3.36 |
| Spain,Australia,France,Kenya(Mobile) | 4.06 | 3.94 | 3.94 |
| UnitedStatesofAmerica(FixedandMobile) | 3.48 | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| RestoftheWorld | 4.71 | 4.57 | 4.57 |
NOTES:
- (a) StandardTerms and ConditionsApply
- (b) All Pricing exclude 15%Value Added Tax(VAT)
- (c) Premium Rates are applicable to Corporate Customers buying existing Data Services from ParatusTelecommunications(Pty)Ltd
- (d) ResellerRates are applicable on Resellers of ParatusTelecommunications (Pty) Ltd,reselling VoiceServicestotheirexistingcustomers.