Licensing Policy
Getting a country’s licensing regime right and ensuring that it remains appropriate as technologies and markets develop should be an important concern of governments.
Our report
A GSMA report, ‘Licensing for Growth’ analyses the nature of the issues, reviews international experience and presents a programme of reforms that licensing authorities should consider to support the ongoing development of their communications industries.
Traditionally, an operator's licence contained the full set of rules specific to the activities of the operator including rights to undertake particular activities, and potentially including rights to the use of particular spectrum, as well as the range of price and non-price obligations the operator was required to meet.
Developing technology
Given the current pace of technological developments, extensive licensing requirements risk inhibiting operators in making the best use of their networks to supply services, and risk delaying investment required to introduce new services. Detailed licences that are specific to one operator or type of service or network also risk distorting competition if operators supplying competing services face different licence conditions.
A growing number of countries are now introducing more flexibility in general operating licences. This report analyses the pros and cons of different licensing regimes.
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