Small and medium-sized providers have always had a decisive role in the expansion of the Internet, promoting access to the Network even in areas with market failure.

In addition to being a business, where the main goal is to be sustainable, un Isp also plays an extraordinary social role: imagine what it means for a mountain community to be connected to the Network and, therefore, to the world?

When you decide to dedicate your heart and soul to this activity by opening an Internet service provider, you will face the initial difficulties: the bureaucracy, which, as you know in Italy, is extensive and often discouraging.

In this article, we explain the four steps you need to take to start your provider business. You will find a point-by-point guide on what to do and the procedures to complete.

Should you have any doubts after reading, contact us here.

Becoming a provider: step no. 1

The first step you will need to take is the "declaration of commencement of activity for ISP” to Ministry of Economic Development. In the registered letter, you must include the following attachments:

• Chamber of Commerce certificate with Indication of Validity and Anti-Mafia (which you can request from the Chamber of Commerce)

• Substitute Declaration of the Judicial Record
• Copy of the applicant's signed identity card (the legal representative).

Becoming a provider: step no. 2

The second step is the "declaration of commencement of activity for Wireless ISP". The registered letter to be sent to the Ministry of Economic Development must contain:

• Chamber of Commerce Certificate with Indication of Validity and Anti-Mafia
• Substitute Declaration of the Judicial Record
• Copy of the applicant's signed identity card (the legal representative).

Becoming a provider: step no. 3

The third step is registration with the ROC, or the "Communication Operators Register.

Here are some useful links to complete the registration.

Click here for online registration.

http://www.agcom.it/Default.aspx?message=contenuto&DCId=205

To register and communicate online, you must sign up.

at the address: www.roc.infocamere.it  or  www.roc.agcom.it.

How to become a provider: step no. 4

As the last certificate, you will need to send the declaration of commencement of activity, the "DIA for Voice and VoIP Resellers".  The attachments you will need to send by registered mail are:

• Chamber of Commerce Certificate with Indication of Validity and Anti-Mafia (you can request it from the Chamber of Commerce)
• Substitute Declaration of the Judicial Record
• Signed copy of the applicant's identity card (the legal representative).

You have now reached the end of your journey. You can now operate as a provider in the city you have chosen. To start off on the right foot, you will need to engage with people who have been doing your job for a long time, who can offer you advice to establish yourself more quickly and make fewer mistakes.

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