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Communications

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shall be regarded as being continuous from the time they were
employed, respectively, by the Malawi Communications Regulatory
Authority, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, or the Malawi
Posts Corpo- ration, established under the repealed Act.
FIRST SChEdULE

LICENCE CATEgORIES

(s. 46 (2))

1. The Authority shall issue the following categories of licences for purposes
of Part III of the Act__
(a) network services licences, to allow the holder thereof to construct their
own or make available an electronic communications network;
(b) facility services licences, to allow the holder thereof to construct their
own or make available facilities used for the provision of communications services;
(c) application services licences, to allow the holder thereof to provide one
or more communications services;
(d) content service licences, to allow the holder thereof to provide one or
more content services;
(e) frequency spectrum licences; and
(f) postal services licences.
2. The duration of each licence shall be specified by the Authority in its Rules
or in the specific conditions of the licence.

3. An entity shall not operate, manage and provide network services or
facility services in Malawi except in accordance with the terms and
conditions of a network services licence issued by the Authority.

4. An entity shall not provide application services except in accordance with
the terms and conditions of an application services licence issued by the
Authority.

5. An entity shall not provide broadcasting services except in accordance with
the terms and conditions of a content licence issued by Authority.

6. The Authority shall define each broadcasting service licence in relation to
one of the following categories__
(a) public broadcasting services;
(b) commercial broadcasting services;
(c) community broadcasting services; and
(d) any other licence as may be determined by the Authority.

7. A content licensee shall enter into an agreement with the holder of a network

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