Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Measures for the Administration of Permission to Provide Telecommunications Services

工业和信息化部电信业务经营许可管理办法

May 09, 2009 | BY

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Foreign investors not allowed to hold a controlling interest in basic telecommunications services.

Promulgated: March 1 2009
Effective: April 10 2009

Main Contents: According to the Measures, state-owned equity or shares of providers of basic telecommunications services shall account for no less than 51% (Article 5).

The Measures also set forth provisions for the application and approval procedures for the permit to provide telecommunications services, the use, changes to and cancellation of such permit, as well as the regulation of telecommunications services.

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