Infrastructure Provider for the Telecommunication Industry (InTi) Licence
Any deployment of telecommunication infrastructure or system, network, facilities and equipment (other than Customer Premise Equipment or 'CPE') inside and outside of its own premises to enable telecommunication services to be offered to third party customers or end users (i.e. public, businesses, etc.) requires this licence.
Such telecommunication infrastructure may comprise of:
- Fixed communication systems (i.e. switches, optical fibres, cable ducts, submarine cables, frontier stations, international cables, satellite gateways, etc); and
- Mobile communications systems (i.e. base stations and mobile switching centres that offer public mobile phone, paging, trunked radio, or other mobile data services).
A person may be granted an InTi Licence to provide one or more of the following infrastructure licence class:
Mobile Telecommunication Infrastructure
Non-Fixed Telecommunication Infrastructure
Fixed-Wired Telecommunication Infrastructure
Fixed-Wireless Telecommunication Infrastructure
Public Broadcasting Infrastructure
Effective 24 January 2020, the InTi annual licence fee has been revised to 4.65% of Annual Gross Turnover (AGTO) subject to a minimum of BND100,000.00.
Regulatory Approach for Market Access in the Telecommunications Sector
The regulatory approach for market access in the telecommunications sector serves to guide decision-making related to Infrastructure Provider for the Telecommunications Industry (InTi) and Service Provider for the Telecommunications Industry (SeTi) Licences.
The publication of this regulatory approach provides transparency into market access requirements and regulatory certainty for market players and prospective market players in relation to the Authority’s licensing framework and aims to:
- Encourage active market participation and foster the development of new and innovative services that cater to the needs of end-users (both business and consumers).
- Encourage the entry of new market players, such as Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
This regulatory approach takes effect on 13 July 2023 and shall end on 1 January 2025 where full market liberalisation will take place.
Click here to download the Regulatory Approach for Market Access.
List of InTi Licensees
Last updated: 02 August 2024