Licensing information West-East-Central Kiribati and Banaba Island T3*

Licensing information for West-East-Central Kiribati and Banaba Island - T3

Prepared by: ON6TT-Peter, OH2MCN-Veke, W2HRX- Greg, T30MT - Mote & KM9D/T30MY - Mike, NY0V - Tom
Status: Feb-93, June '98, July '99 links, May '03, May 08

Intro: If you have a foreign ham license, you will have no problems to get a license for the Kiribatis. A license is issued to you on the spot. Recent information confirms that you can handle your license application via mail / fax.

PTT:
Postal Address:
Telecommunication Authority of Kiribati (TAK)
P.O. Box 252
Betio, Tarawa
KIRIBATI

Physical address:
TAK Office is the (blue) two-story building immediately east of the Post Office in BETIO.
Office FAX: +686 25432
Office Phone: +686 2532 or +686 25488
www.tak.ki
Email: enquiries at tak.ki

Paperwork needed:
- Copy of your license
- some paperwork which you will get on the spot
The best way to get a license:
Contact T30MT (retired now), see above. He will help you all the way
Price:
Special calls:
You can pick your own suffix (one, two or three letters), but they do not re-issue calls.
How long before you can operate?
License is issued while you wait for it in the office
License restrictions:
by default 150W HF
Customs:
no problems
Useful local contacts:
T30MT - Mote
T30NJ - Karl, a Swiss missionary
Places to operate from:
Kiribati, Hotel Accommodation Index
T30: Ootentaai hotel (right at the lagoon) or Hotel Kiribati
T32: Captain Cook hotel (right at the beach, used to accomodate hams. When you walk in for the first time with a radio in your hands, the guys in the bar will start calling: 'CQ CQ CQ'. No kidding!)
Tips:
great people, great places. Wanna live there.

(licensed as T30TT, T31TT, T32TT, T33TT. Operated as T30TT and T30AJ coming back from AH1A)

pcasier at innet.be

Addition From: < km9d at winlink.org >
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003

The licensing authority for Kiribati (T30, T31, T32, T33) is the Ministry of Information, Communications, and Transport (MICT). Mote Terukaio, T30MT, serves as the "Licensing Officer", but in 2003 his office and contact telephone numbers had been changed.

Please note the current information submitted below:
Postal address:
Mote Terukaio
P.O. Box 430
Betio, Tarawa
KIRIBATI

Physical address:
MICT Office is the (blue) two-story building immediately east of the Post Office in BETIO.
Office FAX: +686 26193
Office Phone: +686 26003 Extension 22
or +686 26004 Extension 22
Home Phone: +686 26861

The above information was provided by Mote Terukaio, T30MT and submitted by Mike Young, KM9D.

During the first quarter of 2003 I signed T31MY while visiting Canton (Kanton in Kiribati) Island, in the Phoenix Island group. Although it was possible to gain authorization to transmit after arrival in Canton, communications are difficult from this remote out-island. Visitors arriving Kiribati via Christmas (T32) or Tarawa (T30) should find it much easier to secure proper authorization if they arrive Kiribati without having first received a license via FAX/Mail. The required license-fee was Aust$50 and the license valid for 1-year from date-of-issue. Please note, IRC's are not honored by the postal service in Kiribati; if you apply by FAX/Mail in advance of your proposed visit make sure that T30MT has the means to post your license document to you.

73 de Mike, KM9D

Addition from Vinson's [tkjjm at mchsi.com ]
Date 3 May 2008

Hi,

I would like to let you know that Mote Terukaio, T30MT has retired and is not the licensing authority for the Kiribas for the last two years. I have been in contact with TAK and have their new info:

The primary person that I have been working with is Mr. Itaaka Tebaka.

Here is his info:

Telecommunications Authority Kiribati c/o Mr. Itaaka Tebaka email: itebaka at tak.ki another contact is: email: bwanouia.aberaam at tak.ki but we have been using Mr. Tebaka.

We have been able to do all licensing requirements through email back and forth. The license is $100AUD now for a one year license. In the future, there may be a charge for the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) added to this as it cost them another $20AUD from their bank.

The EFT account used was:

ANZ Melbourne, SWIFTCODE: ANZBAU3M Bank Name: Bank of Kiribati, SWIFTCODE; BKIRKIKI Beneficiary: Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati Account Number: 626414 Address: P.O. Box 529 Betio, Tarawa, Kiribati

The TAK requests a copy of your license, a color passport photo (jpg), and the application for license.

It cost me $30USD to do the EFT, in addition to the USD equivalent to $100AUD. I assume they got it with a $20AUD additional charge due to the EFT going through Australia to Kiribati.

I hope this helps.

73/ Tom, NY0V

DX Holiday T32 - East Kiribati (Line Islands)

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