Electronic Communications Act, 2008 ACT 775 (8) A person who intends to operate submarine cables within this country to connect to a telecommunications network shall first obtain a licence, in addition to any other licence, approvals, or permits required under any other law. (9) The Authority shall conduct public hearings in respect of applications for licences under this section when the applications are made in the first instance. (10) The Authority may grant a class licence in place of an individual licence if it considers that appropriate. (11) A diplomatic mission in Ghana may be granted permission to operate a radio communication system on application to the Authority through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if (a) the Government of the diplomatic mission concerned provides reciprocal facilities to the Government of Ghana, (b) the station is to (i) be installed in accordance with this subsection, and (ii) operate in accordance with the International Telecommunications Convention and the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunications Union, and (c) the power output of the transmitter is not higher than necessary for transmitting to the state to which the diplomatic mission belongs and is in any case not more than five kilowatts. (12) Despite any other provision of this Act, the Authority may require that a person operating a type of electronic communications network or providing a type of electronic communication service for which a licence is not required under this section must notify the Authority within fourteen days of commencing operations. Licence conditions 4. (1) A licence issued under this Act may be subject to conditions that the Authority considers necessary in line with the objectives of the Authority. (2) Without limiting the power conferred on the Authority under this Act or the National Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Act 769), each individual licence or class licence shall contain conditions that 8