Section 65, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) No person shall possess, establish or operate a radiotransmitter, including a radio transceiver, without a general or specific licence from the Commission which may issue such a licence on such conditions and in consideration of such payment as it thinks fit: Provided that – (a) very low power transmitters including transceivers (up to a range of 458 metres), operating in the frequency band reserved for the generality of public under section 64 and meant for purely private communications, pleasure or non-business appliances shall not require a licence; (b) radio transceivers forming part of the customer terminals operating in conjunction with a subscription to a public radio telecommunications network established and operated by an operator under a licence under this Act, shall not require a separate licence.