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GENERALNOTICES

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CommunicationRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia:RegulationSettingOut CostAccountingProcedures

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General Notices

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.474

2013

REGULATIONSSETTINGOUTCOSTACCOUNTINGPROCEDURESANDREPORTING REQUIREMENTS:COMMUNICATIONSACT,2009

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority of Namibia,in terms of section129 of the CommunicationsAct,No8of 2009 and the"Regulations RegardingRule-MakingProcedures:Communications Act,2009"aspublishedin Government GazetteNo.4630,NoticeNumber334,dated17December 2010 hereby publishes these "Regulations Setting out Cost Accounting Procedures and Reporting Requirements"effectivefrom dateof publication in theGazette.

1. Definitions

In theseregulations,aword orexpression to whicha meaning is assigned in theAct shall have the samemeaningand-

"Act"means theCommunicationsAct,2009(Act No.8of 2009);and

"the Regulations" means the Regulations Setting out Cost Accounting Procedures and Reporting Requirements.

2. SubmissionofDocuments

• 1. In these regulations,whenpersons arepermitted or calledupontosubmit information to the Authority inwriting,they may do soeither physically orelectronically-
• i) by hand to thehead offices of theAuthority,namely CommunicationsHouse,56 RobertMugabeAvenue,Windhoek;
• i) by post to the head offices of the Authority,namelyPrivate Bag 13309,Windhoek 9000;

4. ii) by electronicmail to thefollowing address:economics@cran.na
5. iv) byfacsimile to thefollowing facsimile number:+26461222790;or

• V) in anyothermanner or at alternative addressesset outbytheAuthorityfromtimeto time.

3. Applicability

• (1) Theseregulations are applicable to thefollowingservice licencecategories,asset outinthe RegulationsSettingOutBroadcastingand TelecommunicationsService Licence Categories, publishedasNoticeN.124inGovernmentGazetteNo.4714dated18May2011as amended inNoticeNo.74inGovernmentGazetteNo.5148dated13March2013；
• i) Individual(Comprehensive telecommunications service licence ECNS andECS); and
• i) Class
• a. ECS;
• b. ECNS; and
• C. Comprehensive telecommunications service licence(ECNS and ECS).

4. Retention of SeparateAccountsforTelecommunicationsServices

• 1. Every licenseemustkeep separate accountsfor its telecommunications services.
• 2. The accounts must be kept separate to the extend that would be required if the telecommunicationsactivitiesinquestionwerecarriedoutbylegallyindependentcompanies, soastoidentifyallelementsofcostandrevenue,withthebasisoftheircalculationandthe detailed attributionmethodsused.

5. SubmissionofAuditedAnnual Financial Reports

• 1. Everylicenseemust,within6months after theendof such licensee'sfinancialyear,submit his or her annual audited financial statements to the Authority.

6. Submission ofAnnual AuditedSegmentationReports

• 1. Everylicenseemust submit to the authority an annualrevenue and expensesegmentation report, as indicated in Appendix "A" to this regulations.
• 2. The segmentation report must capture data by financial year-end and by every quarter. This allowsforthecomparisonofdatafrom operatorswithvaryingfinancialyears.
• 3. Thesegmentation report must be submitted not later than six (6) months after the end of a financial year.In ordertosafeguard reliableindicators andmonitoringof sectorperformance, thesegmentationreportmust be compared to the annualreport.
• 4. Restatementsof previous annual reportsmust be reflectedin aresubmission of the segmentationreportaswell.
• 5. Thesums of thequarters add uptothefinancialyear,and thesegmentationreport and audited annualfinancialstatementsmustalsomatchupasfar aspossible.Some of theitemsinthe segmentation reportmay not be applicable to a licensee and maybe indicated in the report as such.

7. Submission of Bi-Annual Reports

• 1. Every licensee must submit a bi-annual report as required in Appendix "B" of these regulations.
• 2. Thereport shall be submitted on or before thelast dayof themonths ofJuly andJanuary of thefollowingyear respectively and should indicate thevalue at the end of June and December,respectively.
• 3. The data collected isfor monitoring developments in the sector and to supply indicators to the ITU. The links to ITU indicators are specified in the tables contained in Appendix "C".

8. SubmissionofDetailedNetworkDataReport

• 1. Everylicenseemustsubmit thebi-annualreport on detailednetwork data asrequired in Appendix "B" of these regulations, which comprises reporting on base stations (BTS) and points of presence (POPs).
• 2. Thereports shall be submitted on orbefore thelast day of the months of July andJanuary of the following year respectively and should indicate the value at the end of June and December,respectively.

9. SubmissionofAdHocReports

• 1. In addition to the specific reports thatmustbe submitted in these regulations,the Authority mayrequest,from licensees,ad hoc reports that are necessary or expedientin order to implement the provisions of the Act.

10. Condonation

• 1. In the event a licensee is unable to comply with any time period set out in theseregulations, it mayrequestfrom theAuthority an extension of at leastseven(7)daysprior to the time set out orwithinsuchother timeperiod agreedby theAuthorityupongoodcauseshown. The licenseemust apply at least 14daysbefore the deadlinefor submission of the required reports to theAuthority.
• 2. The Authority will respond to the requestfor condonation as soon as practicable,and may either grant or deny the request,in its sole discretion,based on,among other things,the natureof theproceeding and thereasonsfornon-compliancewith thetimesetout.

11. Reporting Procedures

• 1. Subject to the provisions of section 27 and 28 of the Act,the Authoritymay publish cost accounting information in anyform orformat that it deemsreasonably appropriate.
• 2. TheAuthoritymayconsiderinformationnottimeouslyfledif,initsopinion,itispracticable to do so.
• 3. TheAuthoritymayinvestigate the cost accountingreporting and recordkeepingprocedures of a licensee.
• 4. Licenseesshallsubmit any additionalinformationrequestedby theAuthoritytoverifyor clarifycost accountinginformationwithinthirty(30days)fromreceivingtherequestfrom the Authority.
• 5. All licenseesmustretaincost accountingdata andrelatedrecordsforaminimumoftwelve (12)months after theend of thereportingperiod,orfora timeperiod asmaybedirectedby the Authority.

12. Failure to submit information

• 1. Ifa licenseefailstosubmitin themanner andformatprescribedbytheAuthority,assetout in theseregulationsortosubmit thereportsrequired tobesubmittedbytheseregulations theAuthoritymay:
• i. Issue awrittenrequestforsubmissionof outstandinginformationwithinaprescribed time;or
• ii. Requirethelicenseetoimplement aremedialplanwithinatimeframe agreedwith theAuthority and again submit the outstanding and/or additional information to the Authority.
• 2. If after the measures set out in subsection(1) above,thelicensee still fails to submit the informationrequested,theAuthoritywill dealwith the matter in terms of sections114 and 115,116 of theAct.

L.N.JACOBS

CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY

APPENDIXA ANNUALAUDITEDSEGMENTATIONREPORT

Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table l: Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees
	Indicator	Financial Year	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
	Voice (Domestic)
	Voice(International)
	Roaming (SADCvisitors roaming in Namibia)
	Roaming (foreigners roaming in
	Namibia)
	Total MobileVoiceRevenues
	Fixed-line rental
	Voice(domestic)
	Voice (International)
	Pay-phones
	Total Fixed-line Voice Revenues
	Mobiledata
	ISDN
	ADSL
	Fibre to home data
	Leased lines
	Roaming
	Otherdata
	Total data revenues Total VolPrevenues subscription
	SMS (Domestic)
	SMS(SADC)
	SMS to other countries (International
	excl.SADC)
	Total SMS Revenues
	TV Licences
	Advertisement
	Otherrevenue
	Total broadcastingrevenues
	TerminationRevenue from Namibian
	mobileoperators TerminationRevenuefromNamibian
	fixed-line operators
	Total Interconnection Revenue
	DomesticTermination
	(interconnection)Expenses
	Purchased leased-line capacity
	International data capacity
	International interconnection expenses (SADC)
	International interconnection expenses (other countries)
	SMS(SADC)
	SMS(International)
	Infrastructurerented/leased
	Infrastructure shared
	Network(expansion or upgrade)
	Property/Plant Software (incl.billing systems)
	Total Investment

	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees	Table 1:Annual Audited Segmentation Report for all licensees
	Indicator	Financial Year	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter
	Prepaid Minutes of Use (MOU) PostpaidMinutes of Use (MOU) Overall Minutes of Use (postpaid and prepaid) Overall VoiceARPU					4
	PrepaidVoiceARPU
	PostpaidVoiceARPU
	Overall Data ARPU
	Prepaid Data ARPU
	PostpaidDataARPU
	Number of Prepaid Mobile Subscribers(active SIM cards)
Otherdataformobile operators	Number ofPostPaidMobile Subscribers(active SIM cards)
	Number of post paidroamingminutes toSADCcountries
	Number of pre-paid roaming minutes toSADCcountries
	Number ofpost paid SMS toSADC countries
	Number of pre-paid SMS to other countries
	Number of post paid roaming SMS to SADCcountries
	Number ofpre-paidroamingSMS to othercountries
	Number of post paid roamingminutes toSADCcountries
	Number of post paid roamingminutes toother countries
	Number of post paid roamingvoice minutesmadetolocalnumbersfrom SADCcountries
	Number of pre-paid roamingvoice minutesmadetolocalnumbersfrom SADCcountries
	Number ofpostpaidroamingSMS sent to local numbersfromSADC countries
	Numberofpre-paidSMSsent tolocal numbersfromSADCcountries
	NumberofSMSreceived
	Datavolume
	Data volume forroaming in SADC countries
	Data volume for roaming in other countries
	Number ofroamingminutes to other countries（outgoing)
	Number ofroamingSMS to other countries(outgoing)

Pleaseonlyfillout theinformationrelevant toyourorganisation.Ifnotrelevant,pleasemarkthe cellas not applicable(N/A)

APPENDIXB BI-ANNUALREPORTS

Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints	Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints	Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints	Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints	Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints	Table 2:Faults,Billing and Complaints
		June December Link to ITU indicators 20xx 20xX	June December Link to ITU indicators 20xx 20xX
		Code	Name
	Billing complaints as a % of total bills issued
	%ofbilling complaintsresolvedwithin5 daysofreceiptofcomplaint
	Number of billingcomplaintsreceived
	%of complaints resolvedwithin1 workingdayofreceipt ofcomplaint
	Faults per100fixed-telephone linesper year	1143	Faults per100fixed-telephonelines peryear
	Waiting listforfixed-telephone lines	1123	Waitinglistforfixed-telephonelines
	%offixed-telephonefaults cleared by next workingday	i141	Percentage offixed-telephonefaults clearedby nextworkingday
	Number of non-billing complaints received
	Number of billing complaintsreceived
	%ofcomplaints resolvedwithin1 workingdayofreceiptofcomplaint

Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information
Indicators	Indicators	June 20xx	December Link to ITU indicators	December Link to ITU indicators
	Prepaid		Code	Name
	Postpaid Subscribers		1271P	Prepaidmobile-cellular telephone subscriptions
	Total		1271	Mobile-cellulartelephone
	Residential			subscriptions
	Business Subscribers		1116	Percentage of fixed-telephone subscriptions thatareresidential
	Total		1112	Fixed-telephone subscriptions
Fixed-wireless Subscribers (MTC home eg)	Fixed-wireless Subscribers (MTC home eg)		i112w	Fixedwirelesslocal loop subscriptions
Data Subscribers	ADSLbelow2Mbps		14213DSL
Data Subscribers	ADSL2-10Mbps			DSLInternetsubscriptions
Data Subscribers	ADSLabove10Mbps
Data Subscribers	ADSLTotal
Data Subscribers	ModemDial up		14213D	Dial-upInternet subscriptions
Data Subscribers	IDSNDialup		128	ISDNsubscriptions
Data Subscribers	Satellitebroadband subscriptionsVSAT		i271s	Satellitebroadband subscriptions
Data Subscribers	Terrestrialfixedwireless broadband subscriptions (Inclu NetmanHomeandWimax)
Data Subscribers	Activemobile-broadband subscriptions		1271MW	Activemobile-broadband subscriptions
Data Subscribers	Standardmobile-broadband subscriptions
Data Subscribers	Dedicated mobile-broadband subscriptions
Data Subscribers	Leased line (number of subscribersnotnumber of lines)		I4213L	Leased-line subscriptions
Data Subscribers	Fibre-to-the-home		14213FTTH/B	Fibre-to-the-home/building Internetsubscriptions
Data Subscribers	Other wireless(etc)		1911MW	subscriptions per 100 Activemobile-broadband inhabitants

Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information	Table 3: Subscriber information
Indicators	June 20xX	December 20xX	Link to ITU indicators	Link to ITU indicators
			Code	Name
Number ofVolPsubscriptions
Fixed(wired)broadbandInternet traffic (exabytes)			1135tbf

Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)	Table 4: Traffic in minutes (billable and bundled)
			June	December Link to ITU indicators	December Link to ITU indicators
			20xx	Code
		Onnet		11331WM	Name Outgoingmobiletraffictosamemobile network,inminutes
		Off-net mobile		I1332WM	Outgoingmobile trafficto othermobile networks,inminutes
	Outgoing	Off-netFixed- line		I1332WMF	Outgoingmobile traffictofixed networks,inminutes
		International		I1333WM	Outgoing mobile trafic to international, inminutes
				1133WM	Domesticmobile-telephone traffic,in minutes
	Incoming	FromFixed-lines
	Incoming	Othermobile operators
		International		11335WM	Incominginternational traffictomobile network,in minutes
	SMS	Sent		1133SMS	SMSsent
	Outgoing	Onnet local		I131M	Domestic fixed-to-fixed telephone traffic, in minutes
	Outgoing	Onnet local long distance		1131M	Domesticfixed-to-fixedtelephone traffic, inminutes
	Outgoing	toothermobile operators		I1313WM	Fixed-to-mobile telephone traffic,in minutes
	Outgoing	International		I132M	International outgoingfixed-telephone traffic,inminutes
	Incoming	frommobile operators
	Incoming	International		1132MI	Internationalincomingfixed-telephone traffic,in minutes

Table 5: Employment	Table 5: Employment	Table 5: Employment	Table 5: Employment	Table 5: Employment
	June 20xx	December	Link to ITU indicators	Link to ITU indicators
		20xx	Code	Name
Total full-time staff			151	Full-timeequivalenttelecommunication employees,total
Totalfemalefull-timestaff			151F	Full-time equivalent telecommunication employees,female
Totaldisabledfull-timestaff
Totalpart-timestaff
Numberoffull-timeexpatriatestaff
Numberofcontract/semi-permanent employees

Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service
	June 20xx	December 20xx	Link to ITU indicators	Link to ITU indicators
			Code	Name
Faults of fixed-telephone lines peryear			1143	Faultsper100fixed-telephone lines per year
%of fixed-telephone faults clearedby nextworkingday			i141	Percentageoffixed-telephonefaults clearedbynextworkingday

Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service	Table 6: Quality of Service
	June 20xx	December 20xx	Link to ITU indicators	Link to ITU indicators
			Code
Waitinglistforfixed-telephonelines			I123	Name Waitinglistforfixed-telephonelines
Mobile-cellular unsuccessful call ratio
Mobile-cellular droppedcall ratio
Totalnumberofbillingcomplaints

	December 20xX	Link to ITU indicators	Link to ITU indicators
	December 20xX	Code
Totalinternationaluplinkbandwidth			Name
Totalinternational downlinkbandwidth		14214	International Internet bandwidth,in Mbit/s
		1994U	International Internetbandwidth(bit/s) perInternetuser
Numberof BaseStations(Mobile)
NumberofPointsofPresence(POP)s
Numberofpointsof Interconnection Total capacity of local public switching exchanges		1117	Total capacityof local public switching exchanges
Fixed Internationaltelephonecircuits		11191	International telephonecircuits
NumberofPublicPay-phones		I1112	Public payphones

Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE	Table8:BASE STATIONS DATA GATHERING TEMPLATE
		1	2	3	4	5	6
BTSName	BTSName
Region	Region
Physical Address	Physical Address
Location Data	Longitude(degrees,N/S,minuts, seconds)
Location Data	Latitude(degrees,E/W,minutes, seconds)
Site owned by licensee?	Site owned by licensee?
Structural	SiteHeight(m)
Technology deployed	Technology deployed
TX Frequency*	Frequency(s)(MHz)
TX Frequency*	Bandwidth(Hz)
TX Frequency*	Power*(Watt)
Equipment	Make
Equipment	Model
Equipment	Manufacturer
Equipment	NecessaryBandwidth(MHz)
Equipment	Modulation
Equipment	TXlowerfrequency(MHz)
Equipment	TXupperfrequency (MHz)
Equipment	Actualusedfrequency(MHz)
	Make
	Model
	Type
	LowerFrequency(MHz)
	UpperFrequency (MHz)
Antenna	Polarization*
	Gain *(dBi)
	OutputPower(dBm)
	Antenna height(ASL)*(m)
	Antenna height(AGL)*（m)
	AntennaSectorisation

Table 10:Fibre Links	Table 10:Fibre Links	Table 10:Fibre Links	Table 10:Fibre Links	Table 10:Fibre Links
Link Name	Start Point Physical Address	End Point Physical Address	Data rate in Mbit/s	Protection

APPENDIXC DEFINITIONS

Table 1l:Terms and Definitions	Table 1l:Terms and Definitions
Terms	Definitions
Overall Minutes of Use (MOU)	Totaloriginatingminutes dividedby the numberofsubscribers(activeprepaidSIM cards).Thequarterlyfigureis an averageforthreemonths.
Prepaid Minutes of Use (MOU):	Total minutes originatingfrom prepaid subscribers(active prepaid SIM cards)ina month dividedby thenumber of prepaid subscribers (active prepaid SIMcards).The quarterlyfigureis anaverageforthreemonths.
PostpaidMinutes of Use (MOU)	Total minutes originatingfrompostpaidsubscribers(active postpaidSIM cards)ina month divided by thenumber of postpaidsubscribers(active prepaidSIMcards).The quarterlyfigureis an averageforthreemonths.
MonthlyOverallARPU	AverageRevenuePerUserforprepaid andpostpaidsubscribers
MonthlyPrepaidARPU	AverageRevenuePerUserforprepaidsubscribers
MonthlyPostpaidARPU	AverageRevenuePerUserforpostpaidsubscribers
Supply timeforfixed line initialconnection	The duration(elapseddays)fromthe instant a validservicerequesthasbeenreceived totheinstantaworkingserviceismadeavailableforuse
Supply timeforinternet access	The duration(elapsed days)from theinstant a validservicerequest hasbeenreceived totheinstantaworkingserviceismadeavailableforuse
Supply time forinitial mobile servicesconnection(postpaid)	The duration(elapsed days)from theinstant avalidservicerequest hasbeenreceived totheinstantaworkingserviceismadeavailableforuse
FaultRepairTime	Thetime(elapsed hours)bywhichvalidfaults onnetworksarerepaired
Proportion ofproblemswith numberportabilityprocedures	Numberofrequestswitha deviationfromthenormalportingprocedure dividedby the totalnumberofrequestsfornumberportability
Response time for administration andbilling enquiries	Durationfrom theinstantwhentheaddressinformationrequiredforsettingupacall isreceivedtotheinstantthehumanoperatoranswersthecallingusertoattendtothe enquiry
Customer Complaints ResolutionTime	Thetimeperiod takentoresolveacustomercomplaintfromtheinstant thecustomer complaintisnotified tothepublishedpoint of contact totheinstant thecauseforthe complainthasbeenresolved
Billing Correctness	The proportion of bills resulting ina customer complaint relating to the accuracy ofa givenbill
Service Coverage	Percentageof test route overwhichaminimum signal strengthof-100dBm is achieved
Unsuccessful Call Ratio	Ratioofunsuccessfulcallstoatotalnumberofcallattemptinaspecifiedtimeperiod
International Call Connectivity	Therelationshipbetween thenumber of seizures thatresult inan answersignal and the totalnumberofseizures(ASR)foraspecificcountry
Dropped Call Ratio	The percentage of incomingandoutgoingcallswhich once theyhavebeen successfullyestablishedaredropped/interruptedpriortothecallbeingterminatedby theuser,thecauseof theearlyterminationbeingwithintheoperator’snetwork
Successful SMS Ratio	Probability that a user can sendaSMSsuccessfully toa shortmessage centrefrom userterminalequipment
CompletionRateforSMS	TheratioofsuccessfullysendandreceivedSMS'sbetweenterminalequipmentof two usersduringbusytime
Successful Internet Log-in ratio	Theratioof successfullog-instoaccesstheInternetwhenboththe accessnetworkand thelicensees'networkare available
Packet LossRatio	Ratioofpacketslosttothetotalpacketstransmittedbetweentwodesignatedpoints
Unsuccessful data transmission ratio Data transmission speed	Theratioof unsuccessful data transmissionsto the total number ofdata transmission attemptsinaspecifiedtimeperiod Thedata transmissionrateisachievedseparatelyfor downloading anduploading

ITU indicators

Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012
Codes	Indicators	Covered by CRAN Reporting framework
11112	Public pay-phones
1112	Fixed-telephone subscriptions	s
		Yes

Table 12: List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12: List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12: List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012
Codes	Indicators	Covered by CRAN Reporting framework
I112IP	VoIPsubscriptions
11142	Percentageoffixed-telephonelinesconnectedtodigitalexchanges	Yes
1116	Percentageoffixed-telephone subscriptionsthatareresidential	Yes
11162	Percentageoffixed-telephonesubscriptionsinurbanareas	Yes
11163%	Percentageof localitieswithtelephoneservice	No
1117	Totalcapacityof local publicswitchingexchanges	No
11191	Internationaltelephonecircuits	Yes
1123	Waitinglistforfixed-telephonelines	Yes
11311M	Localfixed-to-fixedtelephone traffic,inminutes	Yes
11312M	Long-distancefixed-to-fxedtelephone traffic,inminutes	Yes
11313WM	Fixed-to-mobiletelephone traffic,inminutes	Yes
1131M	Domesticfixed-to-fixed telephone traffic,inminutes	Yes
I132M	Internationaloutgoingfixed-telephone traffic,inminutes
1132MI	Internationalincomingfixed-telephone traffic,inminutes	Yes Yes
1132T	Totalinternational outgoingtelephone traffic,inminutes
I132TI	Totalinternationalincomingtelephonetraffic,inminutes	Yes
11331WM	Outgoingmobiletraffctosamemobilenetwork,inminutes	Yes
11332WM	Outgoingmobiletraffictoothermobilenetworks,inminutes	Yes
11332WMF	Outgoingmobile traffictofixednetworks,inminutes	Yes
11333WM	Outgoingmobiletraffictointernational,inminutes	Yes
11335WM	Incominginternational traffictomobilenetwork,inminutes	Yes
1133MMS	MMSsent	Yes
		Yes
1133SMS	SMSsent	Yes
1133WM	Domesticmobile-telephone traffic,inminutes
I141	Percentageoffixed-telephonefaultsclearedbynextworkingday
1143		Yes
	Faultsper100fixed-telephonelinesperyear	Yes

Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012
Codes	Indicators	Covered by CRAN Reporting framework
I151	Installationfeeforresidentialtelephoneservice	Price data collectionby CRAN
1151$	InstallationfeeforresidentialtelephoneserviceinUD
I151B	Installationfeeforbusinesstelephoneservice
I151B$	Installationfeeforbusinesstelephoneservice,inUSD
1151C	Mobile-cellular postpaidconnectioncharge
I151CS	Mobile-cellularpostpaidconnectioncharge,inUD
I151P	Mobile-cellularprepaidconnectioncharge
1151P$	Mobile-cellularprepaidconnectioncharge,inUD
I152	Monthlysubscriptionforresidentialtelephoneservice
I152$	Monthlysubscriptionforresidential telephoneserviceinUSD
1152B	Monthlysubscriptionforbusinesstelephoneservice
1152B$	Monthlysubscriptionforbusinesstelephoneservice,inUSD
1152C	Mobile-cellularmonthlysubscriptioncharge
1152CS	Mobile-cellularmonthly subscriptioncharge,inUSD
1153	Price ofa three-minute local calltoafixed-telephoneline(peakrate)
1153$	Priceofathree-minutelocalcalltoafixed-telephoneline(peakrate),inUSD
1153C 1153CS	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofa three-minute localcall(peak,on-net)
	Mobile-cellularrepaidricefa three-minutelocalcallpeak,n-net,inD
1153CO	Mobile-cellular prepaid-priceofa three-minutelocalcall(off-peak,on-net)
1153CO$	Mobile-cellular prepaid-price of a three-minute local call(off-peak,on-net),in USD
11530	Priceofa three-minute local calltoafixed-telephoneline(off-peakrate)
11530$	Priceofa three-minute local calltoafixed-telephoneline(off-peakrate),inUSD
1153PF	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofa one-minute localcall(peak,tofixed）
I153PF$	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minute localcall(peak,tofixed）inUD
I153PN	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofa one-minutelocalcall(peak,on-net)
1153PNS 1153PO	Mobile-cellular prepaid-priceof aone-minute local call(peak,on-net),inUSD
1153PO$	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocalcall(peak,off-net) Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocalcall(peakoffnet)nUD
1153POF	Mobile-cellular prepaid-priceofone-minutelocal call(off-peak,tofixed)
1153POFS	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofone-minutelocal call(off-peak,tofxed）,inUD
	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocalcall(off-peak,on-et)
1153PON 1153PON$
1153POO	Mobile-cellularrepaid-ricefane-minutelocalcallff-peak,on-net)nD
	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocal call(off-peak,off-net)
1153POO$	Mobile-ellularprepaidpriceofane-mnutelocalcalloffak,off-net),nD
1153PSMS	Mobile-cellular prepaid-price of SMS(on-net)
1153PSMS$	Mobile-cellular prepaid-priceofSMS（on-net)inUD
1153PWF	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocalcall(weekend,tofixed)
I153PWFS	Mobile-cellular prepaid-price ofa one-minute local call(weekend,tofixed),in USD
1153PWN	Mobile-cellular prepaid-price ofa one-minute local call (weekendon-net)
1153PWNS	Mobile-cellularrepaid-riceofaone-minutelocal call(weekendon-net)inD
1153PWO	Mobile-cellularprepaid-priceofaone-minutelocalcall(weekendoff-net)
1153PWO$	Mobile-cellularrepaidpriceofane-minutelocalcall(wekendff-etin
1153SMS_PO	Mobile-cellularprepaid-price ofSMS(off-net)
I153SMS PO$	Mobile-cellular prepaid-priceof SMS(off-net),inUSD
1271	Mobile-cellulartelephone subscriptions

Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June2012
Codes	Indicators	Covered by CRAN Reporting framework
1271G	Percentageof thepopulationcoveredbyat leasta3Gmobilenetwork	Assessedby using detailed network reporting togetherwith GISandcensus data
1271MB ACTIVE	Standardmobile-broadbandsubscriptions	Price data
I271MD	Dedicatedmobile-broadbandsubscriptions	collectionby
1271MW	Activemobile-broadbandsubscriptions	CRAN
1271P	Prepaidmobile-cellulartelephonesubscriptions	Yes
I271POP	Percentageof thepopulationcoveredbyamobile-cellularnetwork	Yes
128	ISDNsubscriptions	Yes
1281	Basic-rateISDNsubscriptions	Yes
1282	Primary-rateISDNsubscriptions	Yes
128C	ISDNvoice-channelequivalents	Yes
14213	Fixed(wired)Internet subscriptions	Yes
14213BC		Yes
14213BCS	Fixed（wired)-broadband connectioncharge,inUSD	Price/Product data collection
	Fixed(wired)-broadband connectioncharge	by CRAN
I4213BS	Fixed(wired)-broadbandmonthly subscriptioncharge	by CRAN
	Fixed(wired)-broadbandmonthlysubscriptioncharge,inUSD	by CRAN
I4213BS$ 14213BS_C	Fixed(wired)-broadbandcap,inGB	by CRAN
14213BS_CP 14213BS_CP$	Fixed(wired)-broadband-priceof excessusage	by CRAN
	Fixed (wired)-broadband-price of excessusage,inUSD	by CRAN
14213BS_S	Fixed(wired)broadbandspeed,inMbit/s	by CRAN
14213CAB	CablemodemInternet subscriptions	Not available in
14213D	Dial-upInternet subscriptions	Namibia Yes
14213DSL 14213FTTH/B	DSLInternetsubscriptions	Yes
14213L	Fibre-to-the-home/buildingInternet subscriptions Leased-linesubscriptions	Yes
I42130B	Otherfixed(wired)-broadband subscriptions	Yes
14213TFB	Fixed(wired)-broadbandsubscriptions	Yes
14214	InternationalInternetbandwidth,inMbit/s	Yes
151	Full-timeequivalenttelecommunicationemployees,total	Yes
151F	Full-timeequivalenttelecommunicationemployees,female	Yes
I51W	Personsemployedbymobile-telecommunicationoperators	Yes
161	Population	Yes
16111	Percentageof thepopulationinurban areas	CensusData
162	Households	CensusData CensusData
1652
	Average annual exchangerate per USD	Bank Of
171	Revenuefromfixed-telephoneservices	Namibia
171$	Revenue fromfixed-telephone services,inUSD	Yes
1741	Revenuefrommobilenetworks	Yes s
1741$	Revenuefrommobilenetworks,inUSD	Yes
175 175$	Revenuefromall telecommunicationservices	Yes
181	Revenuefromalltelecommunicationservices,inUSD	Yes
	Annualinvestmentintelecommunicationservices	Yes
181$ 183	Annualinvestmentintelecommunicationservices,inUSD Annualinvestmentinfixed-telephoneservices	Yes
183$	Annualinvestmentinfixed-telephoneservices,inUSD	Yes Yes

Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012	Table 12:List of the indicators included in the World Telecommunication Indicators/ICT Indicators database, June 2012
Codes	Indicators	Covered by CRAN Reporting framework
1841F	Annualforeigninvestmentintelecommunications	CRAN calculation, Purchase of Portugal telecomof MTCin2006
I841M	Annualinvestmentinmobilecommunicationservices	eg.
1841M$	Annualinvestmentinmobilecommunicationservices,inUSD	Yes
191	Fixed-telephone subscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1911	Mobile-cellulartelephonesubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1911MB_ ACTIVE	Standardmobile-broadbandsubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1911MD	Dedicatedmobile-broadbandsubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1911MW	Activemobile-broadbandsubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
198	Public pay-phones per1000inhabitants	Yes
1992	Fixed(wired)-broadbandsubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1993	Fixed(wired)Internetsubscriptionsper100inhabitants	Yes
1994U	InternationalInternetbandwidth(bit/s)perInternetuser	Yes Yes
H66I	Percentageof individuals usingtheInternet	Household survey data. is2011(RIA survey
XHH1	Percentageofhouseholdswithradio	Latest available
XHH3F	Percentageofhouseholdswithfixed-telephone	Latest available
XHH3M	Percentageofhouseholdswithmobile-cellulartelephone	Latest available
XHH4_IDI	Percentageofhouseholdswithcomputer	Latest available
XHH6_IDI	PercentageofhouseholdswithInternet	Latest available
XHHR1	Percentageofhouseholdswithelectricity	Latest available
YHH10	Percentageof individualsusingamobilecellulartelephone	Latest available
YHH5	Percentageofindividualsusingacomputer	Latest available
i271twb	Wireless-broadbandsubscriptions	Latest available
i271s	Satellitebroadbandsubscriptions	Yes
il12w	Fixedwirelesslocal loopsubscriptions	Yes Yes

COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITYOFNAMIBIA

No.475

2013

REGULATIONSSETTINGOUTMINIMUMTECHNICALSTANDARDSFOR SET-TOPBOXDECODERS:COMMUNICATIONSACT,2009

The CommunicationsRegulatoryAuthority ofNamibia,in terms of section129(1)(f),readwith sub-sections (4),(5),(6),and (7) of the Communications Act,2009 (Act No.8 of 2009),and the "RegulationsRegarding Rule-MakingProcedures: CommunicationsAct,2009"published asGeneral NoticeNo.334,in Government GazetteNo.4630dated17December2010,herebypublishes these "RegulationsSettingOutMinimumTechnicalStandardsforSet-TopBoxDecoders,effectivefrom thedateofpublicationintheGazette.

Definitions

1. In theseregulations,aword or expression towhich ameaning is assigned in theAct has thesamemeaning,andunless the context otherwiseindicates-

"the Regulations"means the Regulations Setting out Minimum Technical Standards for Set-Top Box Decoders.

• "Act"means the Communications Act,2009(Act No.8of 2009).

"Minimum technical standards"means,for the purposes hereof,those set of standards that specifies theminimumtechnicalrequirementsthat aremandatoryforset-topboxdecoders asprescribedin theseregulations

"Set-Top Box Decoder" means an information appliance device that generally contains a tuner and connectstoan analoguetelevisionsetand anexternalsourceofsignal,turningthesourcesignalinto content aform thatcan thenbedisplayedonthe televisionscreenor other display device.

Applicability

2. Theseregulations shall be applicable to-

• (1) AllDigital terrestrial televisionSet-TopBoxdecodersimportedandsoldwithin the Republic of Namibia.
• (2) These regulations shall alsobe applicable to all of the following Set-Top Box decoder providers:-

4. (a) BroadcastingServicelicensees;
5. (b) Signal Distributor Licensees;
6. (c) Multiplex Licensees;
7. (d) Decodermanufacturers/distributors/retailers;and
8. (e) The Public

Spectrum

3. TheSet-TopBox decoder shalloperate within theVHFandUHF television broadcastingbands as set out in the tablebelow,using8MHz channel spacingin accordancewith theInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionGEo6plan(InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion FinalActsoftheRegionalRadiocommunicationConferenceforPlanningofthedigitalterrestrial broadcasting serviceinparts of Regions1and3,intheFrequencyBands174-230MHzand470-862 MHz(RRC-06)-Geneva 15May-16June2006).

BAND	BAND	FREQUENCYRANGEMHz
VHF	VHFIII	174to230
UHF	UHFIV
	UHFV	470to582 582to694

Systemfeatures

4. TheSet-TopBox decoder shall operate accordingto thesystemfeatures as shown in the tablebelowin accordancewith theEuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute.

DESCRIPTION	MINIMUMSTANDARD
SystemStandard	DigitalVideoBroadcasting(DVB)-Terrestrial andDigitalVideoBroad- casting (DVB)-Terrestrial 2.
	(Thefollowingreferences areindispensablefor theapplicationof this document.Forundatedreference,thelatesteditionofthereferenced document(includinganyamendments)applies: (ETSITS101154,DigitalVideoBroadcasting(DVB);Specificationfor theuseofVideoandAudioCodinginBroadcastingApplicationsbased ontheMPEG-2TransportStream;ETSIEN300743,DigitalVideo Broadcasting(DVB);Subtitling systems;ETSI ETR162,DigitalVideo Broadcasting(DVB);AllocationofServiceInformation(SI)codes for DVBsystems)
Video Decoding	MovingPicturesExpertsGroup2andMovingPicturesExpertsGroup4
VideoResolution	StandardDefinition
Conditional Access	NoConditionalAccessModuletobeembedded
VideoProfile	MovingPicturesExpertsGroup-4MP@L3 PhaseAlternatingLineI/B/Gmodulator
Over-The-Air(OTA)Download	Yes
Memory	8MBRAM,16MBFlash
Audio	MonoandStereo

Software features

5. (1) Allmiddlewareincludedontheset-TopBoxdecodershouldbeembedded.

• (2) The Set-TopBox decoder should be able to display an electronic programme guide depicting information for a minimum period of seven (7) days.
• (3) Parental Lockfunctionality shouldbe available.

Hardwarefeatures

6. TheSet-TopBox decodershould bemanufactured inaccordancewith allhardware features as shown in the table below.

DESCRIPTION	MINIMUMSTANDARD
Power Supply	Internal160-264VACand47-63HZor ExternalAC toDC adaptor Over/undervoltageprotection Overheating protection
Connections	IEC 60169-2 RFIN-Female RFOUT-Male Audio/VideoRCAorHDMI Serial/USBforsoftwareupgrade EthernetPort
Exterior	Standbyfunctionality Volume(V+&V-) Channel Change(Ch+&Ch-) One tri-colourLEDindicationrequired Channel Scan Menuwithacceptfunctionality

Accessories

7. (1) decoder:
8. Thefollowing accessoriesshall beincluded in theboxfor eachSet-TopBox
9. (a) AStandardremotecontrolwithbatteries;
10. (b) Required power adaptors and a RF cable and/or a RCA cable;
11. (c) AnEnglish instruction manual.

Warranty and Support

8. (1) Themanufacturerof theSet-TopBoxdecoder shall offer a one(1)yearwarranty as a minimumrequirement.

• (2) Manufacturers and Importers of Set-TopBox decoders shall maintain local repair and/or swopfacilities within the borders of the Republic of Namibia.

Non-CompliancewithMinimumTechnical Standards

9. (1) Anyperson,SignalDistributorLicensee,MultiplexLicensee,decodermanufacturerordistributor orretailerwhofailstocomplywithanyoftheprovisionscontainedinthese Regulations shall be in contravention of these Regulations.

• (2) Anyperson,BroadcastingLicensee,MultiplexLicensee,Decoder,Manufacturer,or Distributor or Retailor who contravenes anyprovision contained in theseRegulations shall be subject to the provisions of Section90,andSections 114 to127of theCommunications Act,2009(Act No. 8of 2009),where applicable."

AmendmentofMinimumTechnical Standards

10. TheAuthority may amend these minimum technical standards from time to time.

L. N.JACOBS CHAIRPERSONOFTHEBOARD COMMUNICATIONSREGULATORYAUTHORITY