trr.vu Apply for Telecommunication Licence : Vanuatu

Organization : Telecommunications and Radio communications Regulator (TRR)
Facility : Apply for Telecommunication Licence
Country : Vanuatu

Website : https://www.trbr.vu/Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/27718-Telecom-license.pdf

Apply for Telecommunication Licence :

Any person can apply for a telecommunications licence. The scope of a telecommunications licence is the provision of telecommunications services to the public or end users in Vanuatu and outside the country. Telecommunications Licences are valid for 15 years.

Related : Tele & Radio communications Regulator (TRR) Apply for Radio Apparatus Licence Vanuatu : www.statusin.org/27728.html

Telecommunications Licensing Procedures :
The procedure, leading to the issuance of a telecommunications licence by TRR, is described below.

STEP 1 : Collect application Form from TRR
Forms can be downloaded from TRR website or collect hardcopy from TRR’s Office.
STEP 2 : Provide Application Form
Submit a sign and completed application form to TRR with all required information.

STEP 3 : Evaluate of Application;
Legal Check : TRR will evaluate the legal status of the Applicant in terms of Company incorporation and other required/prescribed in documents.

Licence Check : Check and confirm if applicant holds any Licence/Permit, or if previously refused licence anywhere, or if licence had been revoked anywhere in the past, and to assess circumstances as applicable.

Small Business Check : Check and confirm if owner has a valid address, location, identification document.
Business location check : Crucial to inspect the business location for communication purposes.
Means of communication check : Check validity of postal address, telephone operation and email operation.

Business Plan : Business plans of the applicants for setting up a telecommunications business in Vanuatu.
Reputation check : Business background checks to ensure the applicant’s genuine business interest within the sector.

Technical Plan :
a. Examine technical information given relative to technical aspect of the business
b. Viability of system technology;
c. Equipment/apparatus compatibility with existing systems;

Organizational Plan :
a. Examine organisation structure relative office operation, location, finance, staffing and technical expertise.
b. To examine organizational capability and competence in terms of experiences of key personnel and the company.

c. Physical Presentation of project implementation plans and business plans – designed specifically for network and network based services

STEP 4 : Recommendation
This is to present the applicants’ suitability, or otherwise, for licensing.
STEP 5 : Inform Applicants
To advise applicants the outcome of their applications

Market Indicators for Telecommunications :
Telecommunications market indicators are very important for any regulatory body like TRR. It is important as it help TRR to analyze and to effectively monitor the status of the market.

The main indicators inter alia, that TRR is looking at to analyze the market are as follows :
** Telecommunications Infrastructures;
** Subscribers for mobile, fixed and internet services;
** Revenue for all telecommunications service;
** Number of people employed in the telecom sector;
** Investment from the sector into the growth of nation;

Telecommunications Infrastructure :
Towers :
** service providers continues to invest in this infrastructure. Number of towers continue to be erected through out Vanuatu. As competition grows, roll out of services also demand for new towers and base stations to be build. At the end of 2013, there is a slight increase of towers spreading through out Vanuatu. The aggregated number of towers is over 200.

Buildings :
** service providers continue to invest in maintaing and upgrading their building to be more innovative whilst providing services. one new building erected is the landing station for the submarine cable by Interchange Ltd in 2013.

Fibre :
** maintenance of fibre optic cable runs through out the urban area of Port Vila remain one of the infrastructure that operators continue to invest in whilst providing services to enduser.

Submarine cable :
** the arrival of the 1,250 km submarine cable system between Fiji and Vanuatu linking to the Southern Cross Cable which landed in Vanuatu late 2013 required an investment of around 30 million USD. This was the biggest infrastructure investment in the telecommunications seen sector for the year 2013.