Fixed Licence

The NCA grants this licence to Licensees to establish and operate a nationwide Fixed Access Network (FAN). The Licensee shall be able to provide voice (landline voice telephone), data, video and other multimedia services using copper cable, optical fibre or any other wireline medium as the access technology.

Fixed Access Service Licence (FASL)

The NCA grants the Fixed Access Service Licence (FASL) to Licensees and Applicants to enable them establish and operate a nationwide Fixed Access Network (FAN). The FASL allows the Licensee to provide voice (landline voice telephone), data, video, and other multimedia services using copper cable, optical fibre, or any other wireline medium as the access technology.

Fixed Network

The term “fixed” is most often used to describe the traditional wired networks that reach into business and residential properties. The Public Switched Telecommunication Network (PSTN) and technologies such as Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) that enable high-speed data transmission, as well as coaxial cable and fibre, are the basis of these networks. Inside premises, the network can be extended to personal devices using various wired methods (Ethernet, indoor powerline), but also wireless (cordless) networks, like Wi-Fi or DECT. Sometimes, point-to-point wireless networks using Wi-Fi, optical and other technologies can be regarded as part of the fixed network. The fixed-line network can be divided into two;

• Access network lines predominantly consist of copper-paired wires that enable user terminals to connect to the next node.
• Core network lines use copper cables, fibre optics, as well as wireless radio technologies for connecting switches to each other.

The landline network was predominantly a purely circuit-switched network over which users’ lines are connected to make calls. Increasing digitisation and demand for high bandwidth capacity for data transmission led to the evolution of fixed networks into integrated services networks capable of offering broadband internet access via DSL and over Internet Protocol (IP).

Application for Fixed Access Service Licence

Application for Renewal of Fixed Access Service Licence

Fees and Charges coming soon