Selection Procedure for Users of the 2.1 GHz Radio-Frequency and the 2.3 GHz Radio-Frequency Bands for the Organization of Mobile Cellular Networks in 2017

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (“Ministry”) has issued Regulation No. 20 of 2017 on Selection Procedures for Users of the 2.1 GHz Radio-Frequency and the 2.3 GHz Radio-Frequency Bands for the Organization of Mobile Cellular Networks in 2017 (“Regulation 20/2017”).Regulation 20/2017 serves as an implementation of Article 11 of Ministry Regulation No. 4 of 2015 [1] on Operational Provisions and Licensing Procedures for the Utilization of the Radio-Frequency Spectrum, which required procedures for the selection of users of the 2.1 GHz radio-frequency and the 2.3 GHz radio-frequency bandsto be further regulated. [2] Regulation 20/2017 encompasses comprehensive selection procedures for the determination of users of the 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz radio-frequency bands(“Selection”); however, due to the broad scope of Regulation 20/2017, this edition of Indonesian Legal Brief will limit its discussion to the following matters: