Licensing Activities in the Field of Provision of Telecommunications

Abstract

Using the methodology of systematic analysis of legal phenomena, the licensing activities in the field of telecommunications services in the context of current legislation on telecommunications and the licensing system in the field of management are considered. Legislation in the field of telecommunications is characterized by complexity, instability, disorder of legal regulation. The disadvantages of sectoral legislation are the emphasis on technological aspects without taking into account the needs of the market. In modern scientific research, licensing is defined as a specific administrative and legal regime, which is implemented mainly prohibitive or binding rules, aimed at official certification of the right of the business entity to conduct certain activities in compliance with rules, regulations and standards. It is noted that licensing activities in the field of telecommunications are organized activities of authorized executive bodies, which consists of successive administrative procedures for providing legal entities or natural persons-entrepreneurs who intend to provide telecommunications services, permits or other legal act to confirm the occurrence, change, transition, termination of rights. Licensing activities in the field of telecommunications services are aimed at ensuring: the rights and legitimate interests of subscribers and consumers of telecommunications services; security of the person, society and the state; rational use of numbering resources. Improving the legal regulation of licensing activities in the field of telecommunications is necessary in order to reduce administrative barriers to entry into the markets of the digital economy in terms of access to innovative technologies in the field of telecommunications and ensure efficient use of radio frequency spectrum