Published: 06 September 2013

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has released the Zimbabwe National Frequency Allocation Plan draft, which will set guidelines on how radio frequency spectrum will be used in Zimbabwe.

The authority said the draft would be subjected to public consultation.

Potraz which manages and administers the use of the spectrum in Zimbabwe has been working on this ZNFAP draft document as a fulfilment of its mandate in accordance with the Postal and Telecommunications Act (Chapter 12:05).

"This document was prepared in order to give guidance on how spectrum is used in Zimbabwe, but is not in itself a full record of actual utilisation.

"Organisations, entities or individuals using the document should take note that usage of radio frequency Spectrum in Zimbabwe is regulated by POTRAZ in accordance with provisions of the Postal and Telecommunications Act Chapter 12:05 of 2000 together with its associated Statutory Instruments," said Potraz in the ZNFAP accessed on their website.

The regulatory authority added that the plan divides the spectrum range (9kHz - 3000GHz) into a number of frequency bands and specifies the general purposes for which, and conditions under which, the bands may be used in Zimbabwe to support a wide range of business, personal, industrial, scientific, medical research and cultural activities both public and private.
- herald

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