Conditions to be met:
- provision of services not provided for in the licence;
- modification of the constitution of its network as described in its licence;
- need to comply with new requirements linked to changes in national or international regulations;
- change in the distribution of share capital or in the management of the company;
- the need to safeguard public order or the requirements of national defence or public security;
- obtaining an express waiver from the Administration responsible for telecommunications for micro earth stations and small earth stations connected to a central master station installed outside Cameroon;
- technical and financial capacity to meet the obligations associated with carrying on its business activity;
- has not been subject to any of the penalties provided for in the law governing electronic communications.
Composition of the file:
- Seven (07) copies of the following documents must be supplied
– Reasoned request;
1- CASE OF MODIFICATION OF A 1st Category LICENCE
– A form supplied by the Agency, duly completed and stamped at the current rate;
– A receipt of payment of the application fees issued by ART;
– Proof of payment of the entry fee;
– A technical file including:
- The name or business name and full address of the applicant;
- The legal status of the company, as well as the composition of its capital and the distribution of voting rights;
- The statement, purpose and characteristics of the services to be offered;
- The purpose and technical characteristics of the network;
- The technical specifications of the equipment;
- The timetable for implementation, specifying in particular the capacity and area of coverage year by year;
- Experience acquired in the field of electronic communications, including the technical partners involved in the project and their previous achievements;
- The letter of exemption for the connection of a micro-terminal earth station and small earth stations to a master station installed outside Cameroon, issued by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications;
– A financial file including:
- An indication of the origin and amount of the planned funding, specifying the identity of the main financial backers;
- Proof of the company’s financial capacity and a guarantee that the project will be financed if the licence is granted;
- The nature and level of planned investment;
- The company’s business plan.
– A location plan certified by the relevant tax authorities;
– A copy of the national identity card of the company’s principal executive, if applicable.
FOR CHANGES TO 2nd Category LICENCES
– A form supplied by the Agency, duly completed and stamped at the current rate including:
- Details of the natural person responsible for the network;
- The name, address and activities of the natural person or legal entity responsible for the network;
- The declaration, purpose and characteristics of the services to be operated in the proposed network;
– The technical characteristics and detailed description of the network, together with the technical documentation of the equipment;
– A location map certified by the relevant tax authorities;
– A copy of the national identity card of the company’s principal executive, where applicable;
– A receipt for payment of the application study fees issued by the ART;
– Proof of payment of the entry fee.