Can private companies build 5G towers and lease them to operators? Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's response
According to Gongxin Weibao, "I heard that private
companies need to apply for a license from the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology for the construction of 5G towers and lease them to
operators. For the construction of communication towers, the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology has not established relevant licenses.
Basic telecommunications companies can choose to lease related towers.
facility.
According to the Industry and Information Technology WeChat
newspaper, in response to the question “I heard that private companies need to
apply for a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
for the construction of 5G towers and lease them to operators. Without the
establishment of relevant permits, basic telecommunications companies can
independently choose to lease relevant tower facilities.
Regarding the co-construction and sharing of tower
facilities, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology puts forward
relevant requirements for basic telecommunications companies:
One is that it can be shared without creating a new one.
Basic telecommunications companies should make full use of the existing tower
resources to undertake the site requirements, and in principle, do not
commission new towers on the same site.
The second is to be able to share but not exclusive. Where
relevant companies build towers to undertake the site requirements of basic
telecommunications companies, they shall inform other basic telecommunications
companies through the corresponding co-construction and sharing coordinating
agencies, and other basic telecommunications companies shall promptly feed back
their shared leasing needs.
The third is to implement safety responsibilities. When
hiring tower facilities, basic telecommunications enterprises shall clarify the
corresponding qualifications and implement the responsibility for safe
production, and shall not rent facilities that are not standardized in
construction procedures or that have not been completed and qualified for
acceptance.