A method for license-based Access Network, AN, access control independent of subscriber data in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising: a User Equipment , UE; a Access Network , AN, comprising AN resources (2-A, 2-B); a AN license validator; and a Core Network , CN, wherein the UE comprises subscriber information associated with a subscriber and one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B), wherein AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B) contain information allowing access to one or more AN resources (2-A, 2-B) independently from subscriber information ; the method comprising the steps of: sending (S10-1), by the UE to the AN, a AN resource request to use one or more AN resources (2-A, 2-B), wherein the AN resource request comprises one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B), receiving, by the AN from the UE, one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B) comprised in the AN resource request of the UE , or sending (S10-1), by the UE to the AN, a AN resource request to use one or more AN resources (2-A, 2-B), followed by an exchange between the UE and the AN of one or more AN license derived information elements analogous for validation purposes to sending the one or more AN license information elements; obtaining (S20-1), by the AN from the AN license validator, validity information of the one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B) or one or more AN license derived information elements, the validity information indicating whether at least one AN license information element (20-A, 20-B) or at least one AN license derived information element is valid for the AN resource to which the UE is trying to attach; and if a AN license information element (20-A, 20-B) or a AN license derived information element is valid for the AN resource to which the UE is trying to attach: allowing (S30), by the AN , the UE access to the requested AN resource (2-A, 2-B), wherein the AN resources (2-A, 2-B) comprises one or more of the following: a specific RAN node or RAN nodes; a cell identity or cell identities, IDs; a tracking Area; a PLMN identifier; a slice identifier; or a specific frequency or frequencies. sending (S10-1), by the UE to the AN, a AN resource request to use one or more AN resources (2-A, 2-B), wherein the AN resource request comprises one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B), receiving, by the AN from the UE, one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B) comprised in the AN resource request of the UE , or sending (S10-1), by the UE to the AN, a AN resource request to use one or more AN resources (2-A, 2-B), followed by an exchange between the UE and the AN of one or more AN license derived information elements analogous for validation purposes to sending the one or more AN license information elements; obtaining (S20-1), by the AN from the AN license validator, validity information of the one or more AN license information elements (20-A, 20-B) or one or more AN license derived information elements, the validity information indicating whether at least one AN license information element (20-A, 20-B) or at least one AN license derived information element is valid for the AN resource to which the UE is trying to attach; and if a AN license information element (20-A, 20-B) or a AN license derived information element is valid for the AN resource to which the UE is trying to attach: allowing (S30), by the AN , the UE access to the requested AN resource (2-A, 2-B), wherein the AN resources (2-A, 2-B) comprises one or more of the following: a specific RAN node or RAN nodes; a cell identity or cell identities, IDs; a tracking Area; a PLMN identifier; a slice identifier; or a specific frequency or frequencies. <EOS>