1.Provide a brief overview
of the key aspects of the application, highlighting the distinguishing characteristics of
the applicant.
2.Provide the full legal name of the applicant and the
following details:
2.1. Telephone number
2.2. E-mail address
2.3. Telefax number
2.4. Postal address
2.5. Physical address
3. Provide details of one individual authorised by the
applicant to respond to communication from the South African Telecommunications Regulatory
Authority ("the Authority") about this application, in each of the following
categories: general and legal, financial and technical:
3.1. Names
3.2. Telephone numbers
3.3. Cellular numbers
3.4. E-mail addresses
3.5. Telefax numbers
3.6. Postal addresses
3.7. Physical addresses
4. Provide details of no more than two individuals
authorised by the applicant to respond to communication from the public and press:
4.1. Names
4.2. Telephone numbers
4.3. Cellular numbers
4.4. E-mail addresses
4.5. Telefax numbers
4.6. Postal addresses
4.7. Physical addresses
5. Provide a brief description of the applicant’s
legal form.
6. Provide certified copies of all relevant founding
documentation in respect of the applicant.
7. Provide a brief description of how and when the
applicant was formed and how it has developed since then.
8. Provide a complete and detailed
description of all direct and indirect ownership interests in the applicant, including
beneficial ownership interests.
9. Provide a brief description of all persons who hold a
direct or indirect ownership interest in the applicant providing the information required
in items 5 and 6 for each such person.
10. Provide a complete and detailed description of all
direct and indirect voting interests in the applicant, including beneficial voting
interests, if different from item 0.
11. Provide a complete and detailed description of all
direct and indirect financial interests in the applicant, including beneficial financial
interests, if different from item 0.
12. Provide a complete and detailed description of the
governing body of the applicant, for example the board of directors, indicating how such
governing body is appointed.
13. Indicate whether any person is in a position to
appoint or veto the appointment of at least half of the directors of the board of
directors or other members of similar governing bodies or in any way to direct or restrain
the applicant on substantial management or other issues.
14. Management
14.1. Provide a brief description of the corporate
management of the applicant.
14.2. Provide details of each member of the
applicant’s senior corporate management including directors, senior officers,
members, partners, trustees, as the case may be. Provide the following details: name, date
of birth, identity number, address, nationality, occupation and a brief curriculum
vitae, with relevant experience.
15. Provide a complete description of all agreements or
other arrangements relating to contingent direct and indirect ownership and control
interests in the applicant, including, without limitation, voting, financial, governing
and management interests. Examples of arrangements relating to contingent ownership and
control interests include, without limitation, options and rights of pre-emption or of
first refusal.
16. Provide a complete description of the nature of the
participation of foreign persons in the applicant, including, without limitation, direct
and indirect ownership and control interests, including, without limitation, voting,
financial, governing and management interests.
17. Provide copies of all formal documentation relating
to the applicant and to persons having direct ownership or control interests in the
applicant. Formal documentation includes, without limitation, shareholders’
agreements, annual reports, prospectus and similar documentation, as applicable.
18. Provide details of persons, other than those
described as having an ownership or control interest in the applicant, who are assisting
the applicant in preparing the application, such as legal, financial or technical advisors
and research consultants and state their roles in assisting the applicant.
19. Provide details of any direct or indirect ownership
or control interest held by the applicant or persons who hold a direct or indirect
ownership or control interest in the applicant, in any other telecommunication licence
granted or deemed to have been granted in terms of the Telecommunications Act, 1996.
20. Provide any other relevant information regarding the
ownership or control of the applicant.
21.Financial Ability
21.1. Provide details of how the applicant intends to
fund initial construction and operations as projected in item 26.4. In this regard, detail
the sources of funding the applicant intends to access and provide detailed proof of such
funding, for example:
21.1.1. Capital
The information required in terms of this item 0 as set
out below is premised on the applicant being a company. In the event that the applicant is
a natural person or an entity other than a company, provide the required certificates,
descriptions and proof that would be appropriate for the applicant, ensuring that the
substantive information required has been provided.
21.1.1.1. Provide Directors’ certificates in respect
of the amount of issued and paid-up share capital, the aggregate values of shareholders
loans to the company and a detailed breakdown of such loans.
21.1.1.2. Provide a description of the method by which
share/loan capital is to be raised.
21.1.1.3. Provide a description of any additional
commitments or obligations of any of the applicant’s shareholders to provide further
funds to the applicant.
21.1.1.4. Provide proof that a shareholder referred to in
item 0 above is financially capable of providing such funds.
21.1.2. Leasing/HP Facilities
Provide a description of leasing or hire purchase
facilities or alternative vendor financing arrangements and proof that the person
providing such facilities or arrangements is committed to entering into the necessary
arrangements in respect thereof.
21.1.3. Bank Facilities
Provide a description of and proof of bank facilities or
other credit arrangements, for example -
21.1.3.1. Banker’s certificate of the amount of
deposits available;
21.1.3.2. Banker’s certificate of the amount of
overdraft facilities available;
21.1.3.3. Banker’s certificate of the amount of other
credit facilities; or
21.1.3.4. bank guarantees.
21.1.4. Grants or Donations
Provide a description of and proof of any grants or
donations.
21.1.5. Other
Provide a description of and proof of any other funding
sources.
21.2. Provide copies of the audited financial statements
and auditors reports thereon for the previous three years, together with the most recent
interim results for the applicant and persons who have a direct ownership interest in the
applicant.
22. Technical Experience
Provide details of the experience of the applicant and
persons having a direct ownership interest in the applicant in the technical aspects of
the provision of telecommunication services generally and mobile cellular
telecommunication services in particular.
23. Business Experience
Provide details of the experience of the applicant and
persons having a direct ownership interest in the applicant in the business aspects of the
provision of telecommunication services generally and mobile cellular telecommunication
services in particular.
24.Proposed Management
24.1. Provide a brief description of the proposed
operational management.
24.2. Provide details of each member
of applicant’s proposed senior operational management, including in the following key
areas: financial, technical, marketing, regulatory, human resources, and in any other
operational areas. Provide the following details: name, date of birth, identity number,
address, nationality, occupation and a brief personal background and indication of
experience.
24.3. Provide a staffing organisational chart showing
proposed operational management and staff posts indicating the proposed reporting
structure.
24.4. Provide a list of any activities which are
proposed to be contracted out.
25. Marketing Plan
25.1. Provide complete details of any market studies
conducted.
25.2. Provide details of proposed marketing objectives
and proposed marketing plan.
26. Financial Plan
When providing any financial information in terms of
this item 0, ensure that Generally Accepted Accounting Practice is applied and that
financial forecasts are made in respect of each year of the first six years of operation.
26.1. Provide an overview of financial plans indicating
profitability forecasts.
26.2. Detail the main financial, business, tariffing and
other assumptions underpinning the applicant’s financial plan.
26.3. Provide detailed pro forma financial
statements, as follows:
26.3.1. projected cash flow statements - estimating
financing and operating activities.
26.3.2. projected income statement - estimating annual
revenue and expenditure.
26.3.3. projected annual operating expenses;
26.4. Provide details on projected debt/equity ratios,
interest cover and related information, if applicable.
26.5. Provide details of total funding requirements for
initial planned construction and operations for one year.
27. Provide an overview of the applicant’s proposed
technology, including a description of the operation of the system and frequency
requirements.
28. Provide evidence that the proposed technology has
been proven in terms of internationally accepted standards.
29. Frequency Requirements
29.1. Provide details of applicant’s proposed
frequency spectrum use, for comparison purposes, within the limitation of 2 x 10 MHZ
frequency spectrum.
29.2. Provide details of spectrum efficiency.
29.3. Provide evidence that the proposed frequency
spectrum is available with reference to the South African frequency band plan.
29.4. Provide details of proposed future frequency
spectrum requirements for third generation services, if any.
30. Provide an overview of applicant’s proposed
network design, including without limitation, information on the proposed location of
equipment, interconnection of equipment within the network, redundancy and system
flexibility and provide details regarding the following matters:
30.1. interconnection of equipment within the network;
30.2. redundancy;
30.3. system capacity, including, without limitation,
capabilities to handle urban or other congestion;
30.4. system flexibility; and
30.5. initial capacity and capabilities for expansion of
capacity.
31. Provide an explanation of any capabilities of the
proposed technology for transition to third generation services standards or the provision
of third generation services with the initial proposed technology.
32. Provide details of proposed air interfaces.
33. Provide details of proposed security and protection
of the integrity of the network as well as physical security of the network equipment.
34. Provide details of proposed service quality,
including, without limitation, uptime, dropped calls, and voice quality.
35. Provide details of proposed equipment including
details of plans for equipment use and evidence of any negotiations to enter into
agreements with manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, etc.
36. Provide details for the proposed interconnection
with public switched telecommunication networks and other mobile cellular
telecommunication networks, including plans for such interconnection and strategies for
ensuring effective negotiations for interconnection agreements.
37. Provide details of proposed facilities leasing from
the public switched telecommunication network operator including plans for such facilities
leasing and strategies for ensuring effective negotiations for facilities leasing
agreements.
38. Provide details of proposed domestic roaming
including plans for such roaming and strategies for ensuring effective negotiations for
roaming agreements.
39. Provide details of international roaming including
plans for such roaming, strategies for ensuring effective negotiations for roaming
agreements and a brief discussion of applicant’s proposed technology’s
capabilities for such roaming.
40. Provide proof that the applicant’s proposed
technology and the proposed operations would permit number portability.
41.Provide details of the proposed initial network design, including, without
limitation, proposed transmitter locations, antenna heights, output power and coverage
footprints, to be constructed within the first twelve months.
42. Provide details of both
population and geographic coverage based on the proposed network design in 0 above and
provide supporting evidence.
43. Provide details of both
population and geographic coverage separately in rural communities and historically
disadvantaged communities based on the proposed network design in 0 above and provide
supporting evidence.
44. Provide details of expansion of the proposed network
design by providing the details called for in items 0, 0 and 0 to be constructed by the
end of each of the years two to six.
45. Provide details of proposed infrastructure sharing
and domestic roaming in regard to the proposed network design detailed in the preceding
items in this section seven.
46. Provide details of the services to be provided
including, without limitation, voice telephone services, data services, emergency
services, directory services, operator assisted services, and value added network services
and provide details of implementation time frames.
47. Provide details of proposed future third generation
services to be provided, if any.
48. Provide details of plans that cover matters such as
the distribution of handsets and accessories and the servicing of such equipment.
49. Provide details of how network usage will be metered
and of billing systems.
50. Provide any other relevant details concerning the
management and the servicing of the customer base.
51. Provide details of proposed consumer service
standards.
52. Provide details of proposed complaint resolution
procedures.
53. Provide details of proposed
universal access and universal service obligations that the applicant would be prepared to
accept beyond mere coverage of under-serviced areas, including details of needs research,
locations, services, budgets and deployment time frames.
54. Provide details of proposed
subsidised tariffs in under-serviced areas as defined in the 1996 Population Census,
issued in 1998.
55. Provide details of all direct and indirect ownership
and control interests mentioned in section two including, without limitation, voting,
financial, governing and management interests held by persons from historically
disadvantaged groups, in total and broken down by particular categories, including,
without limitation, black persons, women and disabled persons.
56. Provide complete details of the financial
contributions to the applicant by persons from historically disadvantaged groups who hold
ownership or control interests in the applicant.
57. Provide details of all positions of senior
management mentioned in item 0 held by persons from historically disadvantaged groups, in
total and broken down by particular categories including, without limitation, black
persons, women and disabled persons.
58. Provide details in respect of proposed staffing
plans with regard to persons from historically disadvantaged groups.
59. Provide details of applicant’s employment
equity plans.
60. Provide details of plans to contribute to knowledge
and skills transfer to persons from historically disadvantaged groups.
61. Provide details of plans for setting aside contracts
for persons from historically disadvantaged groups.
62. Provide details of any corporate
social responsibility activities that the applicant proposes to undertake in addition to
any activities previously mentioned.
63. Provide details on the extent of projected job
creation, that is the number and nature of jobs created as a result of applicant’s
proposals.
64. Provide details of plans for the participation of
local contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, etc.
65. Provide details of plans for the participation of
small, medium and micro- enterprises.
66. Provide details on any other economic development
matter including, without limitation:
66.1. the amount and percentage of local goods and
services to be used compared to imported goods and services; and
66.2. local research and development initiatives.
67. Provide details of any anticipated detrimental
environmental impact of the applicant’s proposals.
68. Indicate whether applicant will be willing to accept
a performance guarantee as a licence condition and if so, provide details of such,
including, without limitation, details of the amount of the guarantee and proposed
commitments related to coverage, universal access and universal service obligations,
empowerment and economic development.
69. Provide brief details of any other matter which the
applicant considers the Authority should be aware of.