Rule 7
Application To Be Submitted For License
(1) A person having capital, technical expertise and occupational competency as referred to  in Rule 8 and desiring to operate the telecommunication service pursuant to Sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Act, shall, within the
time-limit set forth in a public notice published by the Authority pursuant to Sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Act, shall submit an application also setting out the matters referred to in the notice, to the Authority, accompanied thereby the financial and technical study report on the telecommunication service which he/she desires to operate and operation plan, in a format referred to in Schedule-1.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), an application may be submitted at any time to the Authority in a format referred to in Schedule – 1 in order to obtain a License to operate telecommunication service prescribed by Government of Nepal by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette pursuant to Sub-section (2) of
Section 23 of the Act.
(3) A person who is operating the telecommunication service by obtaining a License from Government of Nepal prior to the commencement of the Act pursuant to Sub-section (3) of Section 23 of the Act shall, in order to obtain the License, submit an application to the Authority in a format referred to in Schedule-2 within Six months of
the date of commencement of the Act.