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Telecommunications License Fees |
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Schedule of fees payable for telecommunications licences in Kenya
| License Period (Years) |
License Application Fee |
Initial Operating License Fee |
Annual Operating Fee | Access Fee for Frequency Spectrum |
Annual Spectrum Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. NATIONAL NETWORK FACILITIES PROVIDERS | |||||
| a) Tier 1 | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 15 Million |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 5 million whichever is higher |
Bid/Assessed Price for Specific Frequency Spectrum Exclusive utilisation - countrywide |
Based on Bandwidth & Coverage |
| b) Tier 2 | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 15 Million |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 1 million whichever is higher |
Bid/Assessed Price for Specific Frequency Spectrum Exclusive utilisation - Regional |
Based on Bandwidth & Coverage |
| c) Tier 3 | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 200,000 |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 200,000 whichever is higher |
Bid/Assessed Price for Specific Frequency Spectrum Exclusive utilisation – Administrative District (1999 Censures) |
Based on Bandwidth & Coverage |
| 2. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FACILITIES PROVIDERS | |||||
| a) Submarine Cable Landing License | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 15 Million |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 5 million whichever is higher |
N/A | N/A |
| b) Internatinal Gateway License | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 15 Million |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 5 million whichever is higher |
N/A | Based on Bandwidth |
Telecommunications Market Structure Under the Unified Licensing Framework
| License Period (Years) |
License Application Fee |
Initial Operating License Fee |
Annual Operating Fee | Access Fee for Frequency Spectrum |
Annual Spectrum Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. INFRASTRUCTURE BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS | |||||
| a) Applications Service Providers | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 100,000 |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 100,000 whichever is Higher |
N/A | N/A |
| b) Content Service Providers | |||||
| 15 Years | KShs. 10,000 | KShs. 100,000 |
0.5% of Annual Gross Turnover or KShs. 100,000 whichever is Higher |
N/A | N/A |
| 4. TERMINAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS | |||||
| a) Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Contractors | |||||
| 5 Years | KShs. 1,000 | Kshs. 15,000 |
Kshs. 6, 000 | N/A | N/A |
| b) Telecommunications Technical Personnel | |||||
| 5 Years | KShs. 500 | KShs. 2,000 | KShs. 500 | N/A | N/A |
