Information and Communication
Technologies

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Provided that the licensee shall not interfere unduly
with the use and enjoyment of the public property.
(2) Where a holder of a network licence causes any significant
damage to land or property by reason of the exercise of the powers
conferred under this section, the owner or occupier of the land
may receive compensation for it from the holder of the network
license in accordance with the relevant law.
63. (1) Where, for the purpose of the provision of any
electronic communications service to the public, a holder of a
network licence requires to enter upon private land, or to effect
the acquisition of private property or an interest in private property,
and no reasonable alternatives to the entry or acquisition exist, the
holder of the network licence—

Access to
private land
and
acquisition of
private
property

shall obtain the consent of the land or property owner to
the entry onto the land or acquisition of the property or
property interest; and
shall provide notice of the proposed entry or acquisition
to the owner of the land or property, and other land or
property owners who could reasonably be expected to
be affected by the proposed entry or acquisition, and
seek their written consent.
Where the land or property owner and a holder of a network
licence cannot agree, the holder of a network licence may apply to
the relevant authority having jurisdiction over the private land or
property in order to request that the authority orders the proposed
entry or undertakes the proposed acquisition under the applicable
laws.
Where any significant damage to land or property is caused
by reason of the exercise of the powers conferred by this section,
the owner or occupier of the land may receive compensation for it
from the holder of a network licence in accordance with the
applicable law.
64. (1) The Authority shall be responsible for the establishment
and publication of technical standards relating to all electronic
communications equipment intended to be used in Zambia.
(2) In establishing the standards referred to under subsection
(1), the Authority shall—

Technical
standards for
electronic
communications
apparatus

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