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* Rice, minerals, teak, hardwood forest, onshore and offshore oil fields, and precious stones such as rubies, jade sapphires, and pearls with the highest quality | * Rice, minerals, teak, hardwood forest, onshore and offshore oil fields, and precious stones such as rubies, jade sapphires, and pearls with the highest quality | ||
- | Telecom Policy and ICT Policy | ||
- | |||
- | Telecom Policy | ||
- | * To increase the deployment of national IT infrastructure | ||
- | * To provide a financially viable telecommunications sector conducive to sustainable investment in telecommunications | ||
- | * infrastructure | ||
- | * To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of telecommunications service delivery to end-users | ||
- | * To provide telecommunication services at the affordable price | ||
- | * To fulfil universal services obligation to the people of Myanmar | ||
- | |||
- | ICT Policy | ||
- | * To promote cooperation for ICT development | ||
- | * To enhance competitiveness of the ICT sectors | ||
- | * To promote cooperation to reduce digital divide | ||
- | * To promote cooperation between State and private sectors | ||
- | * To increase the availability of information technologies to all the citizens of our country | ||
Telecommunications Sector Reform | Telecommunications Sector Reform | ||
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* Ensure non-discriminatory treatment of similarly situated licensees | * Ensure non-discriminatory treatment of similarly situated licensees | ||
- | Laws and Regulations | + | ** Laws and Regulations |
- | Sr. No Name | + | ^ |
- | 1. Telecommunication Law 8-10-2013 | + | |** Sr. No ** |** Name ** |** Issued Date ** | |
- | 2. Licensing Rules 14-10-2014 | + | |1. |Telecommunication Law |8-10-2013 |
- | 3. Interconnection Rules 6-1-2015 | + | |2. |Licensing Rules |14-10-2014 |
- | 4. Competition Rules 9-6-2015 | + | |3. |Interconnection Rules |6-1-2015 |
- | 5. Numbering Rules 3-12-2015 | + | |4. |Competition Rules |9-6-2015 |
- | 6. Spectrum Rules | + | |5. |Numbering Rules |3-12-2015 |
+ | |6. |Spectrum Rules |7-3-2015 | ||
- | Licensing Framework | + | ** Licensing Framework |
- | A multi-service licensing framework | + | Multi-service licensing framework |
° to simplify licensing | ° to simplify licensing | ||
- | processes | ||
- | ° encourage entry and | ||
- | expansion of services, | ||
- | and | ||
- | ° increase End-User | ||
- | access to | ||
- | Telecommunications | ||
- | Networks and | ||
- | Telecommunications | ||
- | Services. | ||
+ | Processes | ||
+ | ° encourage entry and expansion of services and | ||
+ | ° increase End-User access to Telecommunications Networks and Telecommunications Services. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** License Type ** | ||
NFS (I) | NFS (I) | ||
NS | NS | ||
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NFS (C) | NFS (C) | ||
- | A maximum | + | Maximum |
NFS (C) + NS OR AS | NFS (C) + NS OR AS | ||
- | Licensing Category | + | ** Licensing Category |
- | NFS license | + | NFS license (not exhaustive) |
- | (not exhaustive) | + | |
- | | + | |
- | • Submarine cable facilities | + | |
- | • Satellite earth station facilities | + | |
- | • Mobile base station facilities and passive infrastructure to deploy | + | |
- | networks | + | |
- | NS license | + | NS license (not exhaustive) |
- | (not exhaustive) | + | * Wireline |
- | Wire line connectivity services | + | |
- | • Terrestrial wireless connectivity services | + | |
- | • Satellite uplink/ | + | |
- | • International and domestic network transport and switching | + | |
- | services | + | |
- | • International gateway services | + | |
- | AS license | + | AS license (not exhaustive) |
- | (not exhaustive) | + | * Public payphone services |
+ | * Public switched data services | ||
+ | * Audio text hosting services provided on an opt-in basis | ||
+ | * Directory services | ||
+ | * Internet service provider services | ||
+ | * Messaging services and Value-added services | ||
- | • Public payphone services | + | NFS(C) (not exhaustive) |
- | • Public switched data services | + | * Towers, masts, ducts |
- | • Audio text hosting services provided on an opt-in basis | + | * Trenches and poles |
- | • Directory services | + | * Dark fibre |
- | • Internet service provider services | + | |
- | • Messaging services and Value-added services | + | |
- | NFS(C) | ||
- | (not exhaustive) | ||
- | Towers, masts, ducts | ||
- | • Trenches and poles | ||
- | • Dark fiber | ||
+ | ** Type of License and Licensees ** | ||
- | Type of License | + | ^ ^ ^ |
+ | | Sr.|Type of License | ||
+ | |1. |Nationwide Telecommunications License | ||
+ | |2. |Network Facilities Service (Individual) License (NFS-I) | ||
+ | |3. |Network Facilities Service (Class) License (NFS-C) | ||
+ | |4. |Application Service License ( AS ) |17 | ||
+ | |5. |Network Service License ( NS) | ||
+ | | |Total | ||
+ | ===== National Policy ===== | ||
- | ^ ^ | + | ** Myanmar Telecommunications Masterplan ** |
- | | Sr.|Type of License|Number of Licensees| | + | |
- | + | ||
- | 1. Nationwide Telecommunications | + | The Myanmar Telecommunications Masterplan includes several references to universal service and the USF. Key connectivity targets for 2020 are as follows:\\ |
- | License 2 2 4 | + | 1) Over 90% of Myanmar population covered by a telecommunications network;\\ |
- | 2. Network Facilities Service | + | 2) Over 85% of Myanmar population covered by a network that provides internet access;\\ |
- | (Individual) License (NFS-I) 35 11 46 | + | 3) Over 50% of Myanmar population with access to a high-speed internetconnection. |
- | 3. Network Facilities Service (Class) | + | |
- | License (NFS-C) 25 16 41 | + | |
- | 4. Application Service License ( AS ) 17 4 21 | + | |
- | 5. Network Service License ( NS) 9 6 15 | + | |
- | Total 88 39 127 | + | |
+ | ** Telecom Policy and ICT Policy ** | ||
- | ===== National | + | ** Telecom |
+ | * To increase the deployment of national IT infrastructure | ||
+ | * To provide a financially viable telecommunications sector conducive to sustainable investment in telecommunications | ||
+ | * infrastructure | ||
+ | * To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of telecommunications service delivery to end-users | ||
+ | * To provide telecommunication services at the affordable price | ||
+ | * To fulfil universal services obligation to the people of Myanmar | ||
+ | ** ICT Policy ** | ||
+ | * To promote cooperation for ICT development | ||
+ | * To enhance competitiveness of the ICT sectors | ||
+ | * To promote cooperation to reduce digital divide | ||
+ | * To promote cooperation between State and private sectors | ||
+ | * To increase the availability of information technologies to all the citizens of our country | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** E-Government Master Plan (2016-2020) ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * MCIT has started the preparation of Myanmar e-Governance Master Plan with the support of ADB and Infosys Ltd in 2014 | ||
+ | * Revised in 2016 | ||
+ | * Implement by MOTC with the cooperation of the international Consultants from IDA and KPMG in 2016 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Guidelines for the implementation of e-Government ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Intended to extend utility based on existing resources. (e.g., e-Government network will be built on existing fibre network along the | ||
+ | railway and road) | ||
+ | * To ensure that G2G, G2B and G2C services should meet the utility needs of citizens and businesses | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Assessment of ICT and e-Government Policies ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Computer Science Development Law (1996) | ||
+ | * Electronic Transaction Law (2004), Amended (2014); | ||
+ | * The Telecommunications law (2013) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Economic Policy for ICT ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | * One of the National Objectives in August 2016 | ||
+ | * To establish | ||
+ | * Data ID Card System, | ||
+ | * Digital Government Strategy and | ||
+ | * e-Government system | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** DEDC Master Plan – 7 Key Sectors ** | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1.Education and Learning\\ | ||
+ | 2.Healthcare and Welfare sector\\ | ||
+ | 3.Financial Services sector\\ | ||
+ | 4.Agriculture sector\\ | ||
+ | 5.Manufacturing sector\\ | ||
+ | 6.Tourism, Hospitality and Retail sector\\ | ||
+ | 7.Government services\\ | ||
+ | Note: Digital Economy Development Committee (DEDC) | ||
===== Operator Licensing ===== | ===== Operator Licensing ===== | ||
+ | LICENSE PROCESSING TIMELINE | ||
+ | ^ | ||
+ | | License Type | Applied for or Applied by | Ministry Approval | ||
+ | | NFS (I) | Int’l Gateway Or Foreign person | ||
+ | | | Otherwise | ||
+ | | NS | Foreign person | ||
+ | | | Otherwise | ||
+ | | NFS (C) | Foreign person | ||
+ | | | Otherwise | ||
+ | | AS | Foreign person | ||
+ | | | Otherwise | ||
==== Technical and Administrative Requirements ==== | ==== Technical and Administrative Requirements ==== | ||
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===== Access to Spectrum ===== | ===== Access to Spectrum ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | All the guide for application and procedure and fees are here: | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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==== Spectrum Fees / Costs ==== | ==== Spectrum Fees / Costs ==== | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
=== Application === | === Application === | ||
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===== Laws and Regulations ===== | ===== Laws and Regulations ===== | ||
- | ^ ^ ^ | + | THE TELECOMS LAW |
- | |Year |Law and Regulation | + | The Telecommunications |
- | |October, 1885 | + | |
- | |January, 1934 | + | |
- | |March, 1989 | + | |
- | |October, | + | |
- | |September, 1996 | + | |
- | |April, 2004 | + | |
- | |January, 2011 | + | |
- | |October, 2013 | + | |
- | |December, 2013 |Licensing rules9, Interconnection and access rules10, Spectrum rules11, Numbering rules12 | + | |
- | Ref: | + | THE LICENSING RULES |
- | 1. http:// | + | The Telecoms Law is supplemented by Notification No. 16/2014 (Licensing Rules) issued by the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Union Government (MCIT), which introduced rules and regulations in respect of licensing as well as the implementing regulations to the Telecoms Law. The Telecoms Law and Licensing Rule have been augmented by the following legislation |
- | 2. http:// | + | |
- | 3. http:// | + | |
- | 4. http:// | + | |
- | 5. http:// | + | |
- | 6. http:// | + | |
- | 7. http:// | + | |
- | 8. http:// | + | |
- | 9. http:// | + | |
- | 10. http:// | + | |
- | 11. http:// | + | |
- | 12. http:// | + | |
- | 13. http:// | + | |
- | ===== Resources / References ===== | + | |
- | == Coding examples == | + | Note: MCIT reorganized as Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) |
+ | Notification No. 9/2016 (25 May 2016) | ||
- | This could be used to frame specific questions that should be asked | + | ^ Legislation |
+ | | Interconnection and Access Rules | 6 January 2015 | | ||
+ | | Telecoms Competition Rules | 9 June 2015 | | ||
+ | | The Numbering Rules | 3 December 2015 | | ||
+ | | The Spectrum Rules | 7 March 2016 | | ||
+ | | Technical Specifications for Short Range Device | ||
+ | | Guidelines on the Provision of International Gateway Services | ||
+ | | Telecommunications Numbering Plan | 31 January 2017 | | ||
+ | | The Technical Specification and Quality of Service for International Gateway Service | ||
+ | | Draft Myanmar Communications Regulatory Commission Law (MCRC Law) | 15 May 2017 | | ||
+ | | The Law Amending the Telecommunication Law | 18 August 2017 | | ||
- | <callout type=" | + | Other laws and regulations related to Telecom sector in Myanmar |
- | <callout type=" | + | |
- | <callout type=" | + | ^ ^ ^ |
- | <callout type=" | + | | ** Year ** | ** Law and Regulation ** | |
+ | | October, 1885 | Myanmar Telegraph Act (India Act XIII)<sup>1</sup> | ||
+ | | January, 1934 | Myanmar Wireless Telegraph Act (India Act XVII)< | ||
+ | | March, 1989 | State-owned Economic Enterprises Law< | ||
+ | | October, 1993 | Amendment of Myanmar Wireless Telegraph Act<sup>4</sup> | | ||
+ | | September, 1996 | Computer Science Development Law<sup>5</sup> | | ||
+ | | April, 2004 | Electronic Transactions Law<sup>6</sup> | | ||
+ | | January, 2011 | Myanmar Special Economic Zone Law< | ||
+ | | October, 2013 | Telecommunications Law< | ||
+ | | December, 2013 | Licensing rules< | ||
+ | ===== Resources / References ===== | ||
+ | 1. http:// | ||
+ | 2. http:// | ||
+ | 3. http:// | ||
+ | 4. http:// | ||
+ | 5. http:// | ||
+ | 6. http:// | ||
+ | 7. http:// | ||
+ | 8. http:// | ||
+ | 9. https:// | ||
+ | 10. https:// | ||
+ | 11. https:// | ||
+ | 12. https:// | ||
+ | 13. https:// |