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(d) whether or not the issue of such a licence is in the public interest.
(4) The Authority shall communicate its decision on an application for an individual licence
within six months of receipt of the application.
(5) Where the individual licence to be issued for the operation of a particular type of
telecommunication network or the provision of a particular type of telecommunication service
is to be limited in number, the Authority shall—
(a) publish a consultative document providing a detailed explanation of the reasons for the
proposed limitation and consider any representation made to it on the matter;
(b) publish a notice in the Gazette stating the number of licences to be issued and the
grounds for the limitation to the number; and
(c) review from time to time a review of any limitation imposed.
(6) An individual licence may not be transferred except with the consent in writing of the
Authority.
21. —(1) A telecommunication licence issued by the Authority shall—
(a) be issued on payment by the applicant of the appropriate licence fee;
(b) state the terms and conditions on which it is issued;
(c) specify the services that may be provided; and
(d) come into effect when published in the Gazette.
(2) A telecommunication licence may only be issued on such terms and subject to such
conditions as are consistent with the principles stated in section 4.
(3) A telecommunication licence may include all or any of the following conditions—
(a) the provision of services to rural or other specified areas;
(b) the payment of sums of money for the licence calculated as a proportion of the annual
turnover of the licensed network or otherwise;
(c) the payment by the licensee of a contribution toward any loss incurred by another
licensee as a result of an obligation imposed on that licensee by the Authority regarding the
provision of uneconomic service in accordance with the principles stated in section 4;
(d) the interconnexion of the licensee's telecommunication network with any other licensed
network and permitting the connexion of approved equipment to the licensee's
telecommunication network;
(e) prohibiting the licensee from giving undue preference to or from exercising undue
discrimination against any particular person or any class of persons (including any other
licensee);
(f) prescribing rules that govern commercial behaviour of the licensee;
(g) requiring the submission to the Authority for its approval of a standard contract for the
provision of service to users;
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