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(1) The Authority may on receipt of an application under this Act assign or allocate a frequency to the applicant and for that purpose take into account all technical data of the equipments of the applicant and also have due regard to the rights and freedoms of other persons.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be granted by the Authority unless there are compelling reasons founded on technical data, national security, public safety or other reasonable justification which shall be communicated to the applicant.

(3) The Authority shall in assigning or allocating frequencies under this section take into account-

(a) the availability of frequencies;

(b) the distribution of communication stations between urban, rural, commercial or other categorization;

(c) The technical characteristics of the equipment involved and it’s capability to interconnect with other communications equipment and networks.

(4) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section the Authority in assigning or allocating frequencies shall in the interest of the public -

(a) classify radio stations;

(b) determine the location of classes of stations or individual stations and approve their call signs;

(c) assign bands of frequencies to the various classes of stations and assign frequencies for each individual station and determine the power which each station shall use and the time during which it may operate;

(d) modify frequencies;

(e) establish areas or zones to be served by any situation as appropriate having regard to the efficient allocation of frequencies;

(f) prescribe and publish such regulations applicable to radio stations engaged sharpness of the emissions from each station and from the equipment in it; and

(g) designate standards of equipment to be used with respect to the external sharpness of the external sharpness of the emissions form each station and form the equipment in it; and

(h) Ensure avoidance of harmful emission, interference or illegal broadcasting.

(5) Nothing contained in this Act shall permit the modification, suspension or cancellation of a frequency assigned by the Authority to an operator because of views or opinions expressed through the medium of the operator unless the view or opinion is a breach of the conditions of his licence.