Updated licensing obligations for telecommunication service providers
Minister of Communications and Information Technology (“MOCI”) Regulation No. 14 of 2021
regarding the Third Amendment of MOCI Regulation No. 13 of 2019 regarding the
Implementation of Telecommunications Services
Enacted and came into force on December 29, 2021
With the enactment of this Regulation, Multimedia Service Providers of Multimedia
Service Network Access Point (NAP) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
Providers who obtained an approval letter for the operation of IPTV services are
required to adjust their licenses.
Specifically, this Regulation requires providers of Multimedia Service Network Access
Points (NAPs) to obtain a Telecommunication Network Operation License no later than
December 31, 2025. This obligation applies specifically to the operation of closed fixed
networks built in the form of domestic and international routes. Previously, the deadline
for this obligation was April 2025.
It also requires providers of IPTV that have obtained a letter of approval for the
provision of IPTV services to submit an Adjustment Application for Becoming a
Telecommunications Service Provider that Provides IPTV Services by no later than 30
days prior to the end of the validity period of the letter of approval for the provision of
IPTV services. Prior to MOCI 14/2021, this obligation fell no later than the expiration
of the approval period.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Igor Warokka, Partner, SSEK
