Establishment or operation of public telecommunications network, or international telecommunications infrastructure or offering public telecommunications services or international access services that require using national resources shall be by way of a "Class One" license issued by a Royal Decree on the recommendation of the Chairperson after the approval of the Authority. The Decree shall determine the duration of the license; the license shall not include any terms or conditions according to which a licensee is granted exclusive rights.
The Authority may limit the numbers of telecommunications or radio licenses issued for a specific class of telecommunications systems or services, in order to achieve the following:-
1. To ensure the efficient management and use of frequency spectrum
2. To specify a particular period to ensure the sufficiently of telecommunications numbers are available for the use in the Numbering Plan.
3. The requirements of public interest.
In case the number of telecommunications licenses is limited, as in class I Licenses, the Authority may after coordinating with the concerned parties, invite bids, in accordance to rules and procedures set by it. These rules and procedures shall be published at least one month prior the date of submission of bids.
To-date, five Class I Licenses have been issued. In February 2004 the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) was awarded the first basic public fixed telecommunication network services as well as the first basic public mobile telecommunications services. A year later, the second basic public mobile telecommunications services were awarded to the Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Nawras). In June 2009, the Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Nawras) was awarded a Class I license for the installation and operation of a common fixed telecommunications services system. In March 2011, Sama Telecommunications (Samatel) was awarded Class I license to establish and operate international public telecommunications system.