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guosmmDocumentId: GUOSMM-B-2026-013
title: "PanTel — Agency Charter (Multinational Telecom Cooperative)"
instrumentVersion: 1.0
language: en
publishedAt: 2026-07-02T23:00:00Z
effectiveAt: 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
operationsCommencement: 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z
signingAuthority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta
licenseClass: entity.technology_provider
licenseId: LICENSE-PANTEL-COOP-SHOSJJ-2026-001
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Document ID | `GUOSMM-B-2026-013` |
| Series | B |
| Document type | Agency Charter — Multinational Telecom Cooperative |
| Instrument version | 1.0 |
| Entity | PanTel (`pantel`) |
| Foundation program | **PANDA** — Pan African Network for Digital Advancement |
| Primary license class | `entity.technology_provider` |
| Legal form (registry) | `cooperative.telecom_multinational` |
| Primary license ID | `LICENSE-PANTEL-COOP-SHOSJJ-2026-001` |
| Issuing delegate | `pack-dbis` |
| Published | 2026-07-02T23:00:00Z |
| Operations commencement | 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z |
| Parent acts | `GUOSMM-A-2026-001`, `GUOSMM-A-2026-002`, `GUOSMM-A-2026-003`, `GUOSMM-B-2026-001`, `GUOSMM-B-2026-002`, `GUOSMM-C-2026-001`, `GUOSMM-E-2026-001` |
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**Issuance:** Sovereign Military Order of Malta → SHOSJJ Licensing Authority (`GUOSMM-A-2026-002`) → delegate **pack-dbis** (cross-border coordination)
1.1 **PanTel** is a **multinational telecom cooperative** constituted under the **Pan African Network for Digital Advancement (PANDA)** program.
1.2 PanTel is distinct from **Sankofa** (Sovereign Technology Provider, `GUOSMM-B-2026-012`) and **OMNL** (monetary issuer, `GUOSMM-B-2026-001`).
| License ID | Class | Scope |
| `LICENSE-PANTEL-COOP-SHOSJJ-2026-001` | `entity.technology_provider` | Member-governed telecom interconnect, transport, and PANDA digital advancement infrastructure |
Member admission and governance; cross-border digital advancement transport; peering and interconnect standards; integration with Sankofa Phoenix as marketplace participant.
4.1 Not national spectrum authority or ITU member equivalence.
4.2 Not central bank, EMI, or DBIS settlement authority.
4.3 Member registry, cooperative bylaws, and respondent-jurisdiction telecom filings pending counsel.
**PANDA** (Pan African Network for Digital Advancement) is the foundation program under which PanTel operates. Program amendments require GUOSMM Series B publication and cooperative member notice where bylaws require.
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*Signing authority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta*