TELECOMMUNICATION

 

 

Telecommunications System Operator Licensees as at 21 May 2000

No Name of Licence Date of issue of licence Period of licence Service authorised
Lanka Communications Services (Pvt) Limited  04.07.1991  20 Years  Switched & non switched data communication, store & forward fax, electronic mail, video text service, enhanced voice service.
Sri Lanka Telecom Limited. 08.08.1991  20 Years  Telephone service, public telegraph service, telex service, data transmission, Maritime mobile service, facsimile service, international television transmission, international photo telegram, voice cast transmission, IDS service, Inmarsat.
Electroteks (Pvt) Limited 05.11.1991  20 Years  Switched & non switched data communication service, directory information service, store & forward fax, electronic mail, video text service, enhanced voice service, electronic data interchange, database facilities, telex.
Lanka Cellular Services  (Pvt) Limited  11.02.1992  20 Years  Cellular mobile telephone services.
Societe International Telecommunications Aeronautiques.(SITA) 06.08.1992  20 Years  Switched & non switched data communication service, telex, electronic mail, data processing service related to 

air transport industry, SITAFAX.

Infocom Lanka Limited  07.09.1992  10 Years  Radio paging services.
Bell Communications Lanka (Pvt) Limited  18.12.1992  10 Years  Radio paging services.
OTC Australia (Pvt) Limited(Mobitel) 11.02.1993  07 Years  Cellular mobile telephone services.
Fentons Limited 11.02.1993  10 Years  Radio paging services.
10  Dynacom(Trunk Net) Engineering (Pvt) Limited 25.02.1993  05 Years  Trunked mobile radio communciation service.
11  Intercity Paging Services (Pvt) Limited  01.04.1993  10 Years  Radio paging service.
12  Equipment Traders Limited  10.09.1993  10 Years  Radio paging service.
13  MTN Networks(Pvt) Limited(Dialog) 28.09.1993  20 Years  Cellular mobile telephone service.
14  Sri Lankan Airlines Limited(Air Lanka) 06.12.1994  05 Years  Voice & data communication service catering for the requirement of Air Lanka Limited only.
15  Lanka Internet Service Limited  06.12.1994  20 Years  Store & forward electronic mail service, internet service, store & forward fax service, electronic mail to fax & fax to electronic mail, fax to ASCll character recognition/ transmission service, internet based database service, telex service, 

X.25 data service, video conferencing service, enhanced voice service.

16  The Pay Phone Company (Pvt) Limited  09.12.1994  10 Years  Pay telephone services.
17  MTT Networks (Pvt) Limited 08.05.1995  20 Years  Leased circuits to other licensed operators of telecommunication, sound and television broadcasting systems.
18  Celltel Lanka Limited 07.09.1995  13 Years  Cellular mobile telephone services, voice mail service, fax mail service, leasing of excess capacity on radio circuits, wireless loops for licenced payphone operators to connect payphone.
19  Ceycom Global Communication Limited  19.09.1995  20 Years  Switched & non switched data communication services.
20  Telia Lanka (Private) Limited (Suntel)  22.02.1996  20 Years  Fixed basic telephony, data transmission, payphone, voicemail, facsimile.
21  Lanka Bell (Pvt) Limited 26.02.1996  20 Years  Fixed basic telephony, data transmission, payphone, voicemail, facsimile.
22  Itmin Limited 06.06.1996  20 Years  Switched & non switched data communication services.
23  Eureka Online (Pvt) Limited 16.08.1996  10 Years  Internet Based Services.
24  Panka Lanka Networking (Pvt) Limited  28.04.1997  10 Years  Internet Based Services.
25  Millennium Communications(Pvt) Limited  11.08.1997  10 Years  Multi-media, telemarketing, audio-text, internet, data and value added service.
26  TSG Lanka Ltd  20.03.1998  10 Years  Pay telephone services. 
27  Projects Consultants International  28.04.1998  10 Years  Internet Based Services. 
28 MTT Networks 04.12.1998 10 Years Switched & non switched data communication services.
29 DPMC Electronics(Pvt) Ltd 27.01.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
30 Celltel Lanka Ltd 23.03.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
31 Victra-soft (Pvt) Ltd. 08.04.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
32 Dynaweb Services (Pvt) Ltd 08.04.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
33 East West Information Systems Ltd. 08.07.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
34 Visual Internet (Pvt) Ltd 10.09.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
35 Lanka Global Online (Pvt) Ltd. 10.09.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
36 Dynanet Limited 22.09.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
37 MTN Networks (Pvt) Ltd 30.12.1999 10 Years Internet Based Services
38 Metropolitan Telecom Services (Pvt) Ltd 24.01.2000 10 Years Switched & non switched data communication services.

 
Licence Documents of all Licensees are available in the TRCSL Documentation Centre(Library)