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 FREQUENCY ALLOCATION BOARD |
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Frequency Allocation Board.—(1) The Federal Government shall, by a notification in the official Gazette, establish a Frequency Allocation Board to take over the functions performed by the Pakistan Wireless Board which shall, from the date of such notification, stand dissolved. |
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(2) The Board shall be funded by funds provided by the Authority in the prescribed manner. |
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(3) The Board shall make regulations, with the approval of the Federal Government, governing the manner in which the Board may function and exercise its powers. |
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Powers and functions of the Board.—(1) The Board shall have exclusive authority to allocate and assign portions of the radio frequency spectrum to the Government, providers of telecommunication services and telecommunication systems, radio and television broadcasting operations, public and private wireless operators and others.
(2) The Board shall consist of—
(i) Chairman who shall be appointed by the Federal Government;
(ii) One Executive Director appointed by the Federal Government, who shall be its Vice- Chairman;
(iii) The Chairman of the Authority; and
(iv) A nominee each of the Ministry of Defense (Corps of Signals), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Interior, [Information Technology and Telecommunication division and Pakistan Electronic media Regulatory Authority: Provided that the Federal Government may increase the number of members of the Board and may prescribe their qualifications and mode of appointment.]
(3) The Vice-Chairman shall be an employee of the Board who shall devote his full time to the business of the Board and shall not hold any other office or position during his tenure as such Vice-Chairman.
(4) In exercise of its powers under sub-section (1), the Board shall be guided by the applicable recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union or any of its standing committees or organizations, including the International Consultative Committee on Telecommunication, International Consultative Committee on Radio, the International Frequency Registration Board and other similar international organizations.
(5) Every application for allocation and assignment of radio frequency spectrum shall, in the first instance, be made to the Authority which shall, after such inquiry as it may deem appropriate, refer the application to the Board within thirty days from receipt of such application.
(6) On receipt of application under sub-section (5), the Board shall classify the telecommunication services and may allocate or assign specific frequencies to the applicant: Provided that the Board shall intimate the applicant status of the application within three months.
(7) The Board may, with the approval of the Federal Government, make regulations, for exercising its powers and performance of its business.
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