Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Law

Subject to the provisions of the Law, Regulations and CST’s regulatory decisions, CST shall manage the Frequency Spectrum, as follows: 1. Organize and distribute the use of frequency spectrum for various radio services; 2. Allocate and issue licenses for the use of radio spectrum for civil and commercial uses; 3. Allocate call signs for maritime services, Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), and amateur radio service, and register same at an international level, in accordance with the international procedures specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); 4. Monitor the use of frequency spectrum, ensure that its uses are compliant with the National Frequency Spectrum Plan, related allocations and assignments, and any applicable international conventions, associations, protocols and standards, and ensure that it is used in accordance with the terms of the frequency spectrum license. CST may take any measures to enforce and ensure compliance by licensees, address harmful wireless interference locally and internationally, and take all necessary actions in this regard; Chapter III : Frequency Spectrum Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications & Information Technology Law Chapter III : Frequency Spectrum 5. Measure electromagnetic radiation, identify levels of exposure to the electromagnetic fields of the non-ionizing frequency spectrum, and define compliance standards and requirements in accordance with international standards, to ensure that electromagnetic radiation does not affect human health and the environment, as well as any restrictions in this regard; 6. Register the uses of the frequency spectrum in the Kingdom in ITU’s records, and adapt its use as per the international procedures specified by ITU; and 7. Set the requirements, methods, procedures and conditions for licensing the use of frequency spectrum for various radio services.