2. What telecommunications related activities and services in the Kyrgyz Republic are subject to licensing requirements?

Under Kyrgyz law a series of activities related to telecommunications services are subject to licensing, including:

- mobile communication services (i.e. GSM, CDMA, 3G(UMTS/WCDMA) etc.);
- wireline (fixed-line) communication services (i.e. local and long-distance, including international);
- telematic services (i.e. telephoto, call center, message processing, EMS, conference calls, information services, voice dialing);
- wireline and wireless data transmission (i.e. SMS, WAP, GPRS, EDGE, VoIP, VPN, EV-DO, EV-DV, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi and WiMax);
- design, production, construction, installation of telecommunication
- devices, networks, lines, structures, systems.

While each activity related to telecommunications is generally licensed separately, a single license for several activities may be issued when it is technically feasible.

The license is issued based on the licensing agreement executed between the SACKR which serves to validate the license and forms an integral part of it. If the licensing agreement becomes invalid, so does the license.