FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987
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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENCES
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC NON-EXCLUSIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE LICENCES FOR THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF
(1) A PUBLIC MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE- AND
(11) A PUBLIC MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICE.
THE OPERATOR OF THE PUBLIC MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE WILL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE A PUBLIC SERVICE ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS ON CHANNELS ALLOCATED IN THE 800 MHZ OR 900 MHZ FREQUENCY BANDS USING THE TOTAL ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS.
THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO MEET THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PERMISSION-TO-CONNECT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SERVICES OPERATING IN THESE FREQUENCY BANDS WHICH ARE TO BE RELOCATED TO OTHER BANDS, AND THIS MAY AFFECT THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE NEW SERVICE.
THE OPERATOR OF THE MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICE WILL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE A PUBLIC SERVICE ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS ON CHANNELS ALLOCATED IN THE 800 MHZ FREQUENCY BANDS.
THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PERMISSION-TO-CONNECT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTER-CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK.
NOTICES IN TODAY'S GAZETTE INVITE THOSE PARTIES INTERESTED
IN PROVIDING ANY OF THE TWO SERVICES TO APPLY TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS WILL THEN BE SUPPLIED TO THE
APPLICANTS.
AS THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONES SERVICE IS LIMITED, IT IS LIKELY THAT VERY FEW LICENCES WILL BE ISSUED IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS SERVICE SHOULD THEREFORE BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 6, 1987.
FOR THE PUBLIC MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICE, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE GAZETTE NOTICE.
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY MAY MAKE PUBLIC THE NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS.
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