Definitions & Abbreviations

ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute is an independent, non-profit, standardization organization in the telecommunications industry (equipment makers and network operators) in Europe, with worldwide projection.

ictQATAR: Supreme Council of Information & Communication Technology (ictQATAR) is the regulator in Qatar established under Qatar Decree-Law No. 36/2004 and as further defined in Qatar Decree-Law No. 34/2006.

Citizens’ Band radio, also referred to as CB radio, supports short range radio communications between individuals on a number of channels in the 27 MHz band that are provided for shared use. CB may be used for personal use but there are no expectations or requirements in respect of quality of service as the service is un-protected. Only one station may transmit at a time and other stations must wait for the shared channel to become available.

Annex A to these guidelines provides the templates of the licenses along with the specific terms and conditions and technical schedule(s).

Annex B to these guidelines provides the application processing procedure.

Annex C to these guidelines provides application form to be used for license applications, modifications, renewals or cancellations.