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POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE (POTRAZ) Licence issued to CLICKIT TELECOM (PVT) LTD In terms of the Postal and Telecommunications Act, Chapter [12:05] to provide Application Services Issued at Harare MARCH 2022 Licence No. ISP 202201001 ISP (XXXX) Licence XXXXXXXX – ISP2022XXXX Contents 1. DEFINITIONS.................................................................4 2. INTERPRETATIONS..........................................................6 2.1. General...................................................................................6 2.2. Law........................................................................................6 3. DOMICILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI.................................6 3.1. Physical Contacts.......................................................................6 3.2. Notices and Correspondences.......................................................6 4. COMMENCEMENT AND PERIOD OF LICENCE.........................7 5. SCOPE OF THE LICENCE..................................................7 5.1. Licensed Services......................................................................7 5.2. Licence Conditions.....................................................................7 5.3. International Gateway..................................................................8 5.4. Limitations...............................................................................8 5.5. Resale of Service........................................................................8 6. FEES...........................................................................9 6.1. Licence Fees.............................................................................9 6.2. Other Fees................................................................................9 7. PROVISION OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND SERVICE.................9 7.1. Universal Service Provision...........................................................9 7.2. Non Discrimination.....................................................................9 7.3. Emergency Call Services..............................................................9 8. SERVICE STANDARDS....................................................10 8.1. Customer Care Service...............................................................10 8.2. Billing and Accounting...............................................................13 8.3. Services for Persons with Special Needs.........................................14 8.4. Quality of Service Obligations......................................................14 8.5. Provision of Licenced Services.....................................................14 8.6. Requirements for Service Administration.........................................14 8.7. Interconnection........................................................................15 8.8. Infrasructure Sharing.................................................................16 8.9. Numbering..............................................................................16 9. TARIFFS.....................................................................16 9.1. Tariff Regime...........................................................................16 9.2. Tariff Filing.............................................................................16 9.3. Publication of Tariffs..................................................................17 9.4. Display of Approved Tariffs..........................................................17 Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Page 2 of 32 of Zimbabwe ISP (XXXX) Licence XXXXXXXX – ISP2022XXXX 10. PROVISION OF INFORMATION.........................................17 10.1. Confidentiality........................................................................17 10.2. Reporting..............................................................................17 11. MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS.....................................18 11.1. Access to Sites and Records......................................................18 11.2. Lawful Interception of Communication..........................................18 11.3. Billing Monitoring....................................................................18 11.4. Billing Accuracy......................................................................19 12. GENERAL CONDITIONS.................................................19 12.1. Ownership............................................................................19 12.2. Transfer of Licence..................................................................19 12.3. Amendment...........................................................................20 12.4. Revocation/Suspension of the Licence..........................................20 12.5. Exercise of Powers..................................................................20 12.6. Force Majeure........................................................................20 12.7. Penalties..............................................................................21 12.8. Indemnity..............................................................................21 12.9. Fair Trading...........................................................................21 13. ISSUE OF LICENCE......................................................23 14. Schedule A: SERVICE AREAS.........................................24 16. SCHEDULE C: ROLL–OUT TARGETS.................................26 17. SCHEDULE OF SERVICES OFFERED................................28 Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Page 3 of 32 of Zimbabwe ISP (XXXX) Licence XXXXXXXX – ISP2022XXXX 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1 In this licence, unless the subject matter or context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) Act – means the Postal and Telecommunications Act Chapter 12:05 (b) Authority – means the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). (c) Bandwidth – means a measure of how much information can be sent through a connection. Usually measured in bits-per-second. (d) Bit (binary digit) – means a single digit number in base-2, either a one (1) or a zero (0) and is the smallest unit of computerized data. (e) Byte – means a set of bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 bits in a byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made. (f) Domain name– means the unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. A given machine may have more than one domain name but a given domain name points to only one machine. (g) Electronic mail, most commonly referred to as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. (h) Internet Service Provider (ISP) – means a licensed service provider who provides a data and Internet infrastructure for access by customers. (i) Internet – means the vast collection of inter-connected networks that all use the TCP/IP protocol or compatible protocols. (j) Internet Protocol (IP) Address - a unique string of numbers and or letters separated by full stops that identifies each electronic device/computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network. (k) Internet service provider (ISP) – means an institution that provides Internet service using access capacity from a licensed operator. (l) Leased line– means a telecommunications line that is rented exclusively 24 hours, 7 days a week for use from one location to another location. (m) Licensee – means XXXXXXXX. (n) MODEM – means MOdulator and DEModulator, a device that connects a computer to a phone line thus allowing the computer to talk to other computers through the telecommunication system. (o) Network availability – means a measure of the degree to which the Data and Internet network is operable and not in a state of failure or outage, in a given observation period. Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Page 4 of 32 of Zimbabwe
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