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18.—(1) OFCOM must use their powers under section 2 of the Act to designate that the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands may be used for both GSM and UMTS systems.
(2) OFCOM must use their powers under Part 2 of the Act to ensure compliance with the technical parameters in the Annex to the Decision.
(3) OFCOM must appoint an arbitrator to enable a resolution of a dispute if—
(a)there is a dispute between persons in relation to wholesale access conditions or spectrum defragmentation conditions set out in a licence pursuant to this Direction, and
(b)those persons are unable to agree on the identity of an arbitrator in their dispute.
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