Slovak Telecom Telecommunications Licence 20 July 2000


Slovak Telecom Telecommunications Licence

Telecommunications Office of the Slovak republic upon request for licence submitted by Slovak telecom corp., in accordance with §54 section 1 of law No.195/2000 on Telecommunications and after fulfilment of provisions specified by law issued Telecommunications licence, on 19 July 2000 with reference to provision of §11 section 1 and 2 chapter c) and § 15 till 17 of quoted law to Slovak telecom company, registered Námestie Slobody 6, Bratislava.

Validity of issued licence is 20 years. During validity of this licence Slovak Telecom is qualified, in accordance with the provisions of issued licence, as a licence holder, to carry on these activities at the teritory of the Slovak republic:

  •   to establish, operate and maintain fixed public telecommunications network,
  •   to provide all types of telecommunications services by means of fixed public telecommunications network,
  •   by means of radio-telecommunications facilities (including satellite facilities) to provide those telecommunications services, that where provided prior to date of issuance of licence.

Under conditions specified by law and the others provisions of these licence is given to licence holder exclusive right for provision of public telephone services by means of public telecommunications network at the entire teritory of the Slovak republic up to 1st January 2003. By provision of telecommunications services licence holder is mandatory abide developing coefficients and principal quality parameters of services. Slovak Telecom corp., will secure in compliance with licence complete digitising of fixed telephone network up to 31 December 2004. As per principal quality parameters of services are in licence inscribed: telephone line opening time, disturbance time correction, call failure ratio, accept a call time of operators, operational capability of public coin telephone stations.

Prices are controlled by Telecommunications Office in compliance with law and the others enactments (resolution No.209/2000, with effect from 1 July 2000 up to the end of this year). Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic will outlay resolution on price regulation in forthcoming days for a period since 1 January 2001 up to 31 December 2005.

Bratislava 20 July 2000