The Authority is required to develop a National Spectrum Plan in order to regulate the use of the spectrum in accordance with the Telecommunications Act (2001), Sections 41 (2), (3) & (4), which state:
41 (2)
The Authority shall develop a spectrum plan in order to regulate the use of spectrum.
(3)
The National Spectrum Plan shall be made available to the public in the manner prescribed by the Authority.
(4)
The National Spectrum Plan shall state how the spectrum shall be used and the procedures for licensing frequency bands.
The Authority has developed the National Spectrum Plan (NSP) which prescribes the use of the national spectrum resource by specific telecommunications and broadcasting services in an orderly and efficient manner. The NSP is outlined in an umbrella document, “National Spectrum Plan (NSP)” and comprises the Spectrum Management Framework, the Frequency Allocation Table (TTFAT), licence application procedures, authorisation frameworks, refarming plans and spectrum plans for various services: