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CITC

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 CITC

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 CITC

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 CITC

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 CITC

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 CITC

CITC has structured the scope of services defined by the infrastructure elements they include. Different requirements and obligations may be placed on licensed entities wishing to offer services that fall within these different service categories.

• Category A: Towers and masts
• Category B: Small cells, distributed antenna systems and wireless access points
• Category C: Dark fiber and ducts
• Category D: Wholesale data connectivity

Any applicant to a license under the regulatory framework shall:

• Provide CITC with a financial comfort letter from a Saudi bank or an international bank accredited by Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) verifying the financial capabilities of the license applicant
• Provide CITC with a five-year (5) business plan including detailed financial and operational plans (e.g., Profit & Loss statement, Balance sheet, Cash Flow statement, Capital structure)
• Provide documentation that illustrates the relevant experience and expertise of the Applicant and its management team in particular
• Provide CITC with a compliance declaration letter. As per the declaration in such letter the licensee shall:
  • Not engage in any practices that would result in the creation of a dominant player or in behaviour that would constitute as abuse of market power pursuant to the provisions outlined in the Telecom Act and its Bylaws
  • Offer its services in a non-discriminatory manner
  • Enter into good faith negotiations with facility-based service providers to reach commercial agreements. In case a commercial agreement cannot be reached CITC reserves the right to intervene
  • Not engage in or offer any exclusive agreements
  • Provide CITC with all final commercial agreements, CITC may reject submitted commercial agreements at its discretion. Commercial agreements must include a set of service level agreements (SLAs) as agreed between the licensee and the facility-based service provider
  • Provide CITC with financial and operational KPIs. CITC shall determine the KPIs to be provided.

• Provide its services only to facility-based service providers holding an individual license awarded by CITC and shall not maintain any relationship to the end user.
• Allow any concerned government authorities to use its’ facilities in case of an emergency or disaster as determined by the relevant authorities. The licensee shall be entitled to be compensated by those authorities for such use
• Deploy and maintain the infrastructure facilities as per CITC accepted standards.
• Use any type of network equipment, that meets the telecommunication standards recognized by CITC.
• Ensure that its infrastructure is interoperable and interconnectable with the networks of other licensees under this regulatory framework and those of the facility-based service providers.
• Bear the cost of any modifications in its infrastructure required to maintain such interoperability and interconnectivity.
• Comply with the conditions of this regulatory framework, and all other laws and regulations under CITC provision. The CITC reserves the right to define new markets and determine dominance based on market structures that may develop as a result of this regulation. CITC may apply a set of remedies to regulate dominant players
• Comply with all other relevant Saudi regulations and laws as issued by other government authorities (e.g., MOMRA, SAGIA).

Any licensee regulated under the regulatory framework and offering services under (category A) shall:

• Notify CITC about its intend to offer services under Category A
• Operate a minimum portfolio of at least 100 towers within two (2) years after notifying CITC about the intent to offer Category A services.
• Provide CITC with rate cards for each commercial agreement. Rate cards will determine price ceilings for the sites included under the respective commercial agreement. The price ceiling will be the rate charged to the anchor tenant (first tenant to enter into a commercial agreement with the licensee on a given site)

For the full requirements and the process please check the following link.

Broadband Satellite Service (BBSS) providers require access to scarce frequency spectrum resources. The Statutes permit CITC to limit the number of licenses to ensure the efficient use of limited spectrum. Applicants must determine the spectrum required from these scarce resources and prove the efficient use of this spectrum. CITC seeks applications from experienced and qualified Applicants who are capable of providing services to users successfully.

The following are the requirements that Applicant must meet:

Revenue:

Potential applicants are required to prove their ability to fund the expenditure needed to establish a BBSS service in Saudi Arabia. Hence, the applicant must submit documented evidence showing relevant ICT sector revenues of at least SAR 25 million per annum for the most recent year for which audited accounts are available.

Experience:

CITC requires the applicant or a member of the applicant to submit evidence to demonstrate a minimum of 5 years' experience in the provision of ICT services.

Information and Documents Required

BBSS license applicants shall provide the following information and documents in Arabic with their application, and a translation in English may be submitted with it. If any discrepancies exist, the Arabic version shall prevail:

• Description of the proposed service to be provided over the term of the license;
• Expected service launch date.
• Projected customer numbers and their expected geographical distribution
• The Applicant shall also provide a concise description of the proposed approach to:
• • Customer care and after-sales support.
  • Service performance monitoring; and
  • Customer billing processes.
• The Applicant shall complete the Frequency Assignment application form available from CITC’s website.
• Applicants shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that they meet or exceed the requirements described in the regularity clauses
• The proposed location in KSA of the proposed hub station(s) to be constructed shall also be identified by the Applicant.
• The Applicant must hold a commercial agreement to provide satellite capacity that will be used to deliver satellite broadband services in the Kingdom. The Applicant must submit a copy of the preliminary agreement with the proposed satellite capacity provider, include details of the spectrum required to operate the licensed services, and the operational support required, and the term of the agreement, which must not be less than ten years
• Applicants shall provide a letter agreeing to sign the special requirements form at CITC’s office which is required before the use and operation of the BBSS service.