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From the following week, applicants could specify routes, fleet sizes and vehicle types.","Approved operators will have three months to meet technical specifications before receiving renewable one-year permits. If several seek the same route, the commission will compare their technical proposals. 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Oktober angekündigten Rahmen. Ein Start neuer Strecken oder Betriebsergebnisse wird damit nicht belegt.","en":"The event records the regulatory framework announced on October 11. It does not show that new routes have started or report service outcomes.","es":"El evento registra el marco anunciado el 11 de octubre; no demuestra que hayan comenzado nuevas rutas ni informa resultados.","fr":"L’événement consigne le cadre annoncé le 11 octobre; il ne prouve ni le lancement de nouvelles lignes ni leurs résultats.","pt":"O evento registra o marco anunciado em 11 de outubro. Não demonstra início de novas rotas nem resultados do serviço.","tr":"Etkinlik 11 Ekim’de duyurulan düzenleyici çerçeveyi kaydeder. Bu, yeni hatların işletmeye alındığını veya hizmet sonuçlarını göstermez."},"sourceUrls":["https://petra.gov.jo/en/news/ltrc%C2%A0new-passenger-transport-criteria-target-jordans-underserved-areas"],"title":{"ar":"إطار التصاريح للمناطق المحرومة من الخدمة","de":"Genehmigungsrahmen für unterversorgte Gebiete","en":"Permit framework for underserved areas","es":"Marco de permisos para zonas desatendidas","fr":"Cadre des permis dans les zones mal desservies","pt":"Marco de permissões para áreas sem atendimento","tr":"Hizmet yetersiz bölgeler için izin çerçevesi"},"type":"events","updatedAt":"2026-10-11T19:03:09Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-passenger-transport-permits-underserved-areas-2026/data/jordan-underserved-transport-permit-framework?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-passenger-transport-permits-underserved-areas-2026/data/jordan-underserved-transport-permit-framework?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"jordan-underserved-transport-permit-framework"}],"data_types":["events"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-12f135a5-8ef9-5945-babd-2702c3ee3a06","event_period":"2026-10-11","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"jordan-passenger-transport-permits-underserved-areas-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-11T19:07:54+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-11T19:07:54+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","relations":[],"section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"jordan-passenger-transport-permits-underserved-areas-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-11","name":"Jordan News Agency (Petra)","publishedAt":"2026-10-11","url":"https://petra.gov.jo/en/news/ltrc%C2%A0new-passenger-transport-criteria-target-jordans-underserved-areas"}],"summary":"New rules give approved operators three months to meet technical requirements before renewable one-year permits.","text":"New rules give approved operators three months to meet technical requirements before renewable one-year permits.\n\nJordan’s Land Transport Regulatory Commission announced 2026 licensing criteria for areas without regular transit, where service costs are high relative to revenue, or where earlier calls for operators drew no response. 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