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Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1700

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2002

Made

2nd July 2002

Laid before Parliament

4th July 2002

Coming into force

26th July 2002

Whereas the Secretary of State has published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes the notice required by section 6(2) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”)(1) and has considered the representations made to her within the time specified in that notice;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1 of the 1998 Act(2) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, and having regard to the matters specified in section 2(2) of the 1998 Act, hereby makes the following Regulations—

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 26th July 2002.

Revocation

2.  The Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949(3);

“the 1998 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998;

“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus;

“base station” means a station which facilitates or controls communications between a mobile station and—

(a)

itself;

(b)

another mobile station;

(c)

a fixed mobile station; or

(d)

any telecommunication system,

and in this definition, “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (4);

“channel” means a part of the radio frequency spectrum intended to be used for a transmission of signals, and defined by—

(a)

two specified frequency limits; or

(b)

by its centre frequency and the associated bandwidth,

or by an indication equivalent to (a) or (b);

“co-channel” means apparatus operating in an identical frequency or channel;

“congested area” and “heavily congested area” means such part of the British Islands considered by the Secretary of State to have respectively congested and heavily congested use of the radio frequency spectrum for a specified class of licence and identified as such in Schedules 3 to 6 hereto as appropriate by reference to the grid squares of the 2nd series of Landranger maps published by the Ordnance Survey, and “non-congested area” shall be construed accordingly;

“cross-polar” means the use of orthogonal polarisation to permit the re-use of identical frequencies or channels in the same area;

“fixed link” means a connection by wireless telegraphy designed for use between two fixed points;

“fixed mobile station” means a control point configured to operate in the manner of a mobile station;

“hub” means a single fixed site connected to more than one fixed out-station via wireless telegraphy links operating in the same frequency bands;

“licence” means a licence granted under section 1 of the 1949 Act;

“licensee” means the person to whom a licence is issued;

“list” has the meaning given by regulation 3(3);

“medium wave broadcasting band” means that part of the radio frequency spectrum between 526.5 kHz and 1606.5 kHz;

“mobile station” means a station (other than a base station) intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points;

“national channel” means a channel which—

(a)

the licensee is authorised to use throughout England and Wales (whether or not he is also authorised to use it in any other place); and

(b)

is not licensed to be used by any person other than the licensee in any part of England and Wales under a licence granted under section 1 of the 1949 Act,

except that in relation to a National and Regional Private Business Radio Licence or a Scanning Telemetry Licence the territorial extent for the purpose of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this definition is the United Kingdom;

“prescribed sum” has the meaning given by regulation 4(1);

“prescribed time” has the meaning given by regulation 4(2);

“slot” means the smallest unit of the radio frequency spectrum used in the construction of a frequency plan, such that all bands, sub-bands, blocks and channels which are used in such plan are integer multiples of the slot size;

“station” means a station for wireless telegraphy;

“time slot” means a recurring time delimited proportion of a channel within which the transmission must be initiated and completed; and

“VHF broadcasting band” means that part of the radio frequency spectrum between 87.5 MHz and 108.0 MHz.

(2) Where these Regulations provide for the prescribed sum to be calculated by reference to a number of any of the following things, that is to say, channels for which a particular type of use is authorised, national channels, stations, base stations, mobile stations and fixed links, the number thereof shall be taken to be the number the use of which is authorised by the licence at the time of the issue or renewal of the licence, or the prescribed time, as the case may be.

(3) In relation to a Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services Licence, a reference to the licensee’s coverage is a reference to the total population covered by the transmitters which the licensee is authorised to use in the medium wave broadcasting band or the VHF broadcasting band (as the case may be) as specified in the list entitled “Coverage of Independent National and Local Radio Stations” (“the list”) published on 6th November 2000 by the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, and “covered” shall be construed accordingly.

(4) In relation to a Coastal Station Radio Licence—

(a)“channels designated for emergency use” means channels 0, 00, 67 and 73 when used solely to assist Her Majesty’s Coastguard, and channels 10, 16 and 70 when used solely to assist the Secretary of State with oil pollution control activities; and

(b)a reference to an international maritime channel means a channel specified in the table in Appendix S18 to the 1998 edition of the Radio Regulations(5).

(5) In relation to a Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site Licence, a Programme Making and Special Events Link Licence, a Programme Making and Special Events Low Power Licence, a UK Wireless Microphone (Annual) Licence and a UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial) Licence—

(a)“area” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to an area with a population coverage below 2 million individuals;

(b)“multi use type (1)” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to a maximum of 60 periods with each such period not exceeding 48 hours;

(c)“multi use type (2)” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to a maximum of 480 periods with each such period not exceeding 48 hours;

(d)“occasional use” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to a period not exceeding 48 hours;

(e)“premium case” means a case where at the applicant’s request such a licence is granted or varied outside office hours; and for the purposes of this definition “office hours” means 09.00 to 17.00 hours from Monday to Friday other than on a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales;

(f)“primary” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to use at any time;

(g)“programme making” includes the making of a programme for broadcast, the making of a film presentation, advertisement or audio or video tape, and the staging or performance of an entertainment, sporting or other public event;

(h)“programme sound link” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to a channel used to transmit the material produced in programme making from a fixed transmission station to a fixed receiving station;

(i)“regional” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to an area with a population coverage of 2 million individuals or more but below 12 million individuals;

(j)“restricted service programme sound link” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to a channel used to transmit the material produced in programme making from a fixed transmission station to a fixed receiving station where the transmission is for a period not exceeding thirty consecutive days;

(k)“secondary” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to use when the channel or band is not being used by another licensee under a licence which authorises such use as a primary channel;

(l)“shared” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to use at the same time as such a channel may be used by a licensee under another licence;

(m)“transaction charge” means a sum which, when added to the sum that would otherwise be payable, produces the sum of £20;

(n)“UK” in relation to a channel specified in such a licence refers to use anywhere within the British Islands; and

(o)“variation” in relation to such a licence refers to the addition of a channel to the channel specified in such licence;

and for the purpose of determining “population coverage” as referred to above, reference shall be made as appropriate to—

(i)the estimated mid-year resident population for England and Wales for 2000 as shown in the “Office of National Statistics Population Estimates Mid-2000 for England and Wales” published in August 2001;

(ii)the estimated mid-year resident population for Scotland for 2000 as shown in the “Mid-Year Population Estimates, Scotland” published in June 2001; and

(iii)the estimated mid-year resident population for Northern Ireland for 2000 as shown in the “Annual Report of the Registrar General for Northern Ireland” published in November 2001.

(6) In relation to a Network Licence, “network” means a uni- or bi-directional service from any number of earth station terminals to a single geo-stationary orbit satellite transponder transmitting in the earth to space direction.

Licence charges and time of payment

4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5) of this regulation and to regulations 5 and 7, the sum which is to be paid to the Secretary of State by the licensee under section 1 of the 1998 Act—

(a)on the issue or renewal of the licence; and

(b)at such times thereafter (if any) as are prescribed times in relation to licences of that class, shall be, in relation to licences of a class listed in Schedule 2—

(i)the fixed sum specified; or

(ii)the variable sum determined in accordance with the criteria specified,

in respect of issue, or renewal of or, as the case may be, the prescribed time, for the licences of that class in the said Schedule (“the prescribed sum”).

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an interval of time for payment is specified in Schedule 2 in relation to any class of licence therein listed, the time at which the prescribed sum is to be paid to the Secretary of State under section 1 of the 1998 Act (“the prescribed time”) shall be the first day after expiry of each successive interval of time (the first interval having begun with the date of issue or renewal as the case may be), such day not being a time at which the licence falls to be renewed.

(3) Subject to the provisions in Schedule 2 relating to a Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site Licence, a Programme Making and Special Events Link Licence, a Programme Making and a Special Events Low Power Licence, where a licence granted under section 1 of the 1949 Act is issued or renewed (as the case may be) for a period less than a year, the sum payable shall be such sum as represents one-twelfth of the prescribed sum multiplied by the number of complete and part-complete calendar months to the next anniversary of the issue or renewal of the licence, and the prescribed time in respect of such licence shall be determined accordingly.

(4) The sum payable in accordance with paragraph (3) shall not be less than £20 (except in relation to a Permanent Earth Station Licence when the said sum shall not be less than £175), and where such sum represents a fraction of a whole pound sterling then such sum shall be rounded up to the nearest pound sterling.

(5) Paragraph (3) shall only apply to a licence in respect of which the fee otherwise payable for such licence is greater than £75 per annum.

Concessionary licence charges

5.—(1) This regulation applies where a relevant licence is granted to an applicant, or held by a licensee, which—

(a)is a charity; and

(b)has as its object the safety of human life in an emergency, such applicant or licensee being hereinafter referred to as “a qualifying charity”.

(2) The sum to be paid by a qualifying charity to the Secretary of State under section 1 of the 1998 Act on the issue or renewal of a relevant licence, and at each of the prescribed times (if any), shall be one half of the prescribed sum. Where the sum so payable to the Secretary of State represents a fraction of a whole pound sterling then the sum payable by the qualifying charity shall be rounded up to the nearest whole pound sterling.

(3) In this regulation—

“charity” means a person who—

(a)

being subject to the laws of England and Wales, or Scotland, or Northern Ireland, is a charity within the meaning of section 506(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988(6);

(b)

being subject to the laws of the Isle of Man, is registered as a charity under the Charities Registration Act 1989(7);

(c)

being subject to the laws of Guernsey, is a member for the time being of the Association of Guernsey Charities; or

(d)

being subject to the laws of Jersey, is a member for the time being of the Association of Jersey Charities; and

“relevant licence” means a licence of one of the following classes—

(i)

Coastal Station Radio;

(ii)

Commercial (5-Year) Ship Radio;

(iii)

Differential Global Positioning System;

(iv)

Maritime Navigational Aids and Radar;

(v)

National and Regional Private Business Radio;

(vi)

On-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems;

(vii)

On-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems;

(viii)

On-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems;

(ix)

On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems;

(x)

Private Business Radio IR2008 Data;

(xi)

Private Business Radio UK General;

(xii)

Private Mobile Radio (Standard);

(xiii)

Self-Select Private Business Radio;

(xiv)

Ship Portable Radio;

(xv)

Ship Radio;

(xvi)

Wide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems;

(xvii)

Wide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems; and

(xviii)

Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems.

Other licence charges

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there is hereby authorised, in such cases as are not otherwise dealt with by these Regulations or any other regulations for the time being in force under section 1 of the 1998 Act, the charge by the Secretary of State of such sums, whether on the issue or renewal of the licence or subsequently, as may in the particular case appear to her to be proper.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to licences of any class wholly or mainly intended to meet the needs of persons desiring to use, in a private dwelling house and without making any charge to other persons, apparatus not designed or adapted for emission (as opposed to reception).

Application

7.  Nothing in regulation 4 or Schedule 2 shall apply to a Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services Licence where the licensee’s coverage is not specified in the list.

Stephen Timms,

Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness,

Department of Trade and Industry

2nd July 2002

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1REVOCATIONS

(1)(2)
Regulations RevokedReferences
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999S.I. 1999/1774
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999S.I. 1999/3243
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2000S.I. 2000/1678
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2001S.I. 2001/2265

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2

The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:The prescribed time:
Class of licenceFixed sumsVariable sumsInterval of time for payment
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control)£150Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service)£100Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control)£250Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation)£25Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar£20 for each navigational aid or radar stationYearly
Aircraft£20 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kgYearly
£150 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20
£350 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20
Aircraft (Transportable)£15None
Amateur and Citizens' Band
Amateur Radio£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years or aged 75 years or overYearly
Citizens' Band Radio£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years or aged 75 years or overYearly
Broadcasting
Restricted Radio ServicesFor each medium wave broadcasting band frequency-£15 per day
Transmission (Class A—Freely Radiating)For each VHF broadcasting band frequency—£25 per day where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W erp
Restricted Radio Services£40 per day where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W erpNone
Transmission (Class A—Freely Radiating)
Restricted Radio Services£100 per channelYearly
Transmission (Class B—Radiating Cable)
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class C—Freely Radiating Very Low Power)£100 per channelYearly
Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services

Any number of transmitters in the medium wave broadcasting band—

  • coverage of less than 100,000 people—£226

  • coverage of 100,000 people or more—£339 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded

  • Any number of transmitters in the VHF broadcasting band—

  • coverage of less than 100,000 people—£339

  • coverage of 100,000 people or more—£509 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded

Yearly
Fixed Links
Point to Multi-point Services 31.00 to 31.80 GHz

On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £720 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 56 MHz

  • £885 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 140 MHz

  • £1,030 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 250 MHz

  • £1,155 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 308 MHz

  • On the addition of each hub to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the prescribed sum on the issue or renewal of the licence, as the case may be, multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the hub to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence

Yearly
Point to Point Fixed Links

For each co-ordinated bi-directional fixed link—

  • On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Schedule 3 as determined by the frequency band, limits of bandwidth per fixed link, the minimum data bit rate (having regard to the utilisation of spectrally efficient technology) and whether the fixed link is located in a congested or non-congested area, provided that 50 per cent of this sum is payable on the addition to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence of a second link where the two links are operating co-channel and cross-polar

Yearly
For each uni-directional fixed link—Yearly
75 per cent of the above prescribed sum for the co-ordinated bi-directional fixed linkYearly
On the addition of a co-ordinated bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the prescribed sum on the issue or renewal of the licence, as the case may be, multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the link to the next anniversary of the issue of the licenceYearly
For each temporary co-ordinated bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link, the above prescribed sum on issue of the licenceNone
Scanning TelemetryFor each channel used at a base station which is not subject to national channel arrangements—£410Yearly
For each 2 × 12.5 kHz national channel—£7,920Yearly
Un-co-ordinated Links£50 for each 58 GHz fixed linkYearly
Maritime
Coastal Station Radio£75 per base station in respect of channels M (157.850 MHz), M2 (161.425 MHz) and channel 80 (157.025 MHz)Yearly
For each base station, £100 per international maritime channel (except channel 80), provided that channels designated for emergency use shall not be taken into accountYearly
For each base station (including associated mobile stations), £180 per channel in respect of non-international maritime channelsYearly
Coastal Station Radio (Fixed Platform)£250Yearly
Coastal Station Radio (Training School)£50Yearly
Commercial (5-Year) Ship£80Five-yearly
Differential GlobalFor each VHF station, £250 per channelYearly
Positioning SystemFor each MF or UHF station, £1,000 per channelYearly
Maritime Navigational Aids and RadarFor each navigational aid or radar station, £40 per frequencyYearly
Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration)£50Yearly
Ship Portable Radio£15Yearly
Ship Radio£20Yearly
Private Business Radio
National and Regional Private Business Radio

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz national channel—

  • £9,900 in respect of a channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II in the United Kingdom

  • £8,250 in respect of a channel in any other frequency band in the United Kingdom

  • For each 2 × 12.5 kHz regional channel—

  • £6,435 in respect of a channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II in England

  • £5,363 in respect of a channel in any other frequency band in England

  • £990 in respect of a channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II in Wales

  • £825 in respect of a channel in any other frequency band in Wales

  • £1,485 in respect of a channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II in Scotland

  • £1,237 in respect of a channel in any other frequency band in Scotland

  • £990 in respect of a channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II in Northern Ireland

  • £825 in respect of a channel in any other frequency band in Northern Ireland

Provided that—

  • 50 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each 1 × 12.5 kHz channel

  • 50 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each channel of 2 × 6.25 kHz or less

  • 200 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each 2 × 25 kHz channel

Provided further that where the Secretary of State is satisfied that technologies associated with the use of the channel complies with section 2(2)(c)(i) of the 1998 Act

  • 20% of the amount due is payable on the issue of the licence

  • 40% of the amount due is payable on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence

  • 60% of the amount due is payable on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence

  • 80% of the amount due is payable on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence

  • the full amount due is payable on the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence

Yearly
On-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems£150 for each channel per siteThree-yearly
On-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems

For each channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 4— channel per site in a heavily congested area—£200

  • channel per site in a congested area—£100

  • channel per site in a non-congested area—£75

Yearly
On-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems£75 for each channel per siteThree-yearly
On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel or for each channel of 1 × 12.5 kHz or less per site in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 4—

  • channel per site in a heavily congested area—£200

  • channel per site in a congested area—£100

  • channel per site in a non-congested area—£75

  • For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel or for each channel of 1 × 12.5 kHz or less per site in any other band, the sum applying in respect of a channel per site in a non-congested area

Yearly
Private Business Radio IR 2008 Data

For each 12.5 kHz channel per site in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II the following sums per 250 millisecond or 500 millisecond time slot depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested, or non-congested area designated in Schedule 6—

  • per mobile station transmit frequency time slot in a heavily congested area—£100

  • per base station transmit frequency time slot in a heavily congested area—£100

  • per mobile station transmit frequency time slot in a congested area—£50

  • per base station transmit frequency time slot in a congested area—£50

  • per mobile station transmit frequency time slot in a non-congested area—£25

  • per base station transmit frequency time slot in a non-congested area—£25

  • For each 12.5 KHz channel per site in any other band, the sum per 250 millisecond or 500 millisecond time slot applying in respect of a channel per site in a non-congested area

Yearly
Private Business Radio Suppliers£200Yearly
Private Business Radio UK General£60Three-yearly
Private Mobile Radio Road Construction£2,000Yearly
Private Mobile Radio (Standard)

For channels apart from 6.25 kHz channels—

  • £140 for up to 10 mobile stations

  • £250 for 11-25 mobile stations

  • £500 for 26-60 mobile stations

  • £1,000 for 61-100 mobile stations

  • £1,750 for 101-200 mobile stations

  • £3,500 for 201-500 mobile stations

  • £7,000 for 501-1,000 mobile stations

  • For more than 1,000 mobile stations—

  • £7,000 for the first 1,000 plus £5,000 for each successive group of 500 and £5,000 for any final group of less than 500

  • For 6.25 kHz channels 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for other channels

Yearly
Self-Select Private Business Radio£50 for each one-way paging system siteThree-yearly
Wide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems

For each 12.5 kHz channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 5—

  • channel per site in a heavily congested area—£100

  • channel per site in a congested area—£75

  • channel per site in a non-congested area—£75

Yearly
Wide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems

For each 25kHz channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 5—

  • channel per site in a heavily congested area—£200

  • channel per site in a congested area—£100

  • channel per site in a non-congested area—£75

Yearly
Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the VHF High Band, UHF Band I or UHF Band II, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 as determined by whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Part II and having regard to the number of mobile stations per channel in use specified in Part III of that Schedule

  • For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in any other band, the sum applying in respect of a channel licensed in a non-congested area

Provided that—

  • 50 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each 1 × 12.5 kHz channel

  • 50 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each channel of 2 × 6.25 kHz or less

  • 200 per cent of the prescribed sum is payable in respect of each 2 × 25 kHz channel

  • the sum payable in relation to this class of licence shall not be less than £75

Yearly
Programme Making and Special Events
Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site

For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • For the single channel talk-back or radio microphone for specific sites—

  • £20 per channel per site

  • For multi-channel talk-back or radio microphone, or wideband channel for specific sites—

  • £80 per multi-channel or wideband channel per site

  • For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete and part-complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence

Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
Programme Making and Special Events Link

For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • In any case other than a premium case, where the aggregate sum payable on the issue of a licence would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge, plus—

  • For occasional use:

  • £2 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £6 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £2 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • £12 per channel (not being a telemetry or telecommand channel) of 0.5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £12 per telemetry or telecommand channel of 5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £20 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2-5 GHz

  • £12 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5-8 GHz

  • £6 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8-20 GHz

  • £4 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20-40 GHz

  • £2 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation

For multi use type (1) channels:

  • £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £360 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • £720 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £1,200 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2-5 GHz

  • £720 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5-8 GHz

  • £360 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8-20 GHz

  • £240 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20-40 GHz

  • £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz

  • For multi use type (2) channels:

  • £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £360 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • £720 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £1,200 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2-5 GHz

  • £720 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5-8 GHz

  • £360 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8-20 GHz

  • £240 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20-40 GHz

  • £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz

  • For primary regional channels:

  • £60 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £180 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £60 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • £360 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £600 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2-5 GHz

  • £360 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5-8 GHz

  • £180 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8-20 GHz

  • £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20-40 GHz

  • £60 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation

For secondary regional channels and primary area channels:

  • £24 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £72 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £24 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • £144 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1-2 GHz

  • £240 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2-5 GHz

  • £144 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5-8 GHz

  • £72 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8-20 GHz

  • £48 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20-40 GHz

  • £24 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation

For programme sound link use:

  • £36 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • For restricted service programme sound link use:

  • £10 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26-65 MHz

  • £30 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65-470 MHz

  • £10 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470-1,000 MHz

  • For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete and part-complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence

Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
Programme Making and Special Events Low Power

For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • In any case other than a premium case, where the aggregate sum payable on the issue of a licence would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge, plus—

  • For a single channel radio microphone—

  • £8 per occasional use channel

  • £480 per multi use type (1) channel

  • £480 per multi use type (2) channel

  • £960 per primary UK channel

  • £240 per primary regional channel

  • £96 per primary area channel

  • £384 per secondary UK channel

  • £96 per secondary regional channel

  • £48 per secondary area channel

  • Multi-channel radio microphone, or single wideband channel—

  • £40 per occasional use multi-channel or wideband channel

  • £2,400 per request multi-channel or wideband channel

  • £160 per shared UK multi-channel or wideband channel

None, Save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation

For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £55 plus the following supplemental sum:

  • For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete and part-complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence

Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge

None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
UK Wireless Microphone (Annual)£75 per shared UK Multi-channel or wideband channelYearly
UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial)£135 per shared UK Multi-channel or wideband channelTwo-yearly
Public Wireless Networks
Channel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator£320 for each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channelYearly
Common Base Station Operator
—Bands other than the bands specified below

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the defined coverage area of the licensed common base station service, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 7—

  • channel in a heavily congested area—£1,630

  • channel in a congested area—£815

  • channel in a non-congested area—£407

Yearly
—VHF Low BandFor each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the defined coverage area of the licensed common base station service—£407Yearly
—VHF Mid Band and VHF High Band

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel for common base station assignments on designated downgraded channels shared with wide area private business radio systems, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 7—

  • channel in a heavily congested area— £1,141

  • channel in a congested area— £570

  • channel in a non-congested area— £285

Yearly
—Band I and Sub-band I of Band III

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 55-67 MHz and 171-191 MHz bands, on issue— £103

Thereafter:

  • on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £206

  • on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £309

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £412

  • on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £618

  • on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £824

Yearly
—Sub-band III of Band III

For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 209-215 MHz band, on issue— £412

Thereafter:

  • on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £516

  • on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £618

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £722

  • on the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £824

Yearly
Fixed Wireless Access
—2.0-2.2 GHzFor each base station in the 2.0-2.2 GHz band —£150Yearly
—2.4-2.5 GHzFor each base station in the 2.4-2.5 GHz band —£75
—3.6-4.2 GHz

For each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations:

  • on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £12,654

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £16,872

  • on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £25,308

  • on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £33,744

For each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations and fixed links:

  • on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £3,339

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £4,452

  • on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £6,678

  • on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £8,904

Yearly
—10.195-10.225 GHz paired with 10.545-10.575 GHz

For each 1 MHz slot:

on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £10,125—

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £13,500—

  • on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £20,250

  • on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £27,000

Yearly
Public Access Cordless Telephony£100Yearly
Public Mobile Operator
—105-170 MHzFor each national 1 × 25 kHz channel— £9,900Yearly
—450-470 MHzFor each regional 1 × 25 kHz channel— £1,980
—870-871 MHz (for public wide area paging)
—105-165 MHzFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 105-165 MHz band— £9,900Yearly
—174-208 MHzFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 174-208 MHz band— £7,920Yearly
—420-450 MHzFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 420-450 MHz band— £7,920Yearly
—450-470 MHz (for public mobile data, non-voice only operation)For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 450-470 MHz band— £9,900Yearly
—174-225 MHz paired with 866-868 MHz (for CDMA Spread Spectrum Data/Asset Tracking Systems)

For each national 1 × 25 kHz channel designated for use in the 174-225 MHz band— £9,900

  • Plus the following supplemental sums in respect of the full 2 MHz use of the 866-868 MHz band, on issue— £100,000

  • Thereafter:

  • on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £175,000

  • on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £396,000

Yearly
—174-208 MHz (for public access mobile radio)

For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel— £5,544

  • For each regional channel subject to a maximum of £3,000 where the same channel is licensed to the same licensee in more than one location— £1,109

Yearly
—410-430 MHz (for digital TETRA public access mobile radio)

For each national 2 × 25 kHz channel:

  • until the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £8,315

  • on the sixth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £11,090

Yearly
—872-876 MHzFor each national 2 × 200 kHz channel, on issue— £19,800Yearly
—917-921 MHz (for digital TETRA2 public access mobile radio)

Thereafter:

  • on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £39,600

  • on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £59,400

  • on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £79,200

  • on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £118,800

  • on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £158,400

—880.0-960.0 MHzFor each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel— £142,560Yearly
—1710.0-1721.7 MHz—1805.0-1816.7 MHz (for cellular radiotelephones)For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel— £110,880Yearly
—1721.7-1785.0 MHz—1816.7-1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones)For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel— £110,880Yearly
Remote Meter Reading OperatorYearly
—183.5-184.5 MHz

For each exclusive national 200 kHz channel— £80,000

  • For the shared 200 kHz channel, nationally—£8,000

  • For the shared 200 kHz channel, regionally—£1,600

  • For each shared 25 kHz channel, nationally— £1,000

  • For each shared 25 kHz channel, regionally— £200

Satellite Services
NetworkFor each network operating in the 14.0-14.25 GHz, 14.25-14.5 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz bands, the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the algorithm set out in Part II of Schedule 8Yearly
Permanent Earth StationFor each site (the area contained within a circle of a radius of 500 metres centred on a point defined by the licensee), the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the algorithm set out in Part III of Schedule 8 and taking into account the appropriate Modifier Value referred to in the table set out in Part IV of that Schedule (which is based on the exclusivity of the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the licensee)Yearly
Transportable Earth StationFor each station operating in the 14.0 to 14.5 GHz band, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Part V of Schedule 8 as determined by the power and bandwidth of the networkYearly
Science and Technology
Unspecified Temporary Radio Use£50 for each channel per location each monthNone
Unspecified Operational radio Use£100 for each channel per locationYearly
Testing and Development£50 per station or apparatus per locationYearly

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 3POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS

PART 1CONGESTED AREAS

1.—4 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

NX5075NX7575
NY0075NY2525NY5025
SD5000SD5025SD7500SD7525
SE0000SE0025SE2500SE2525SE5000
SJ5075SJ7500SJ7575
SK0000SK0050SK0075SK2550SK2575SK5050SK5075
SK0025SK2500SK2525SK5000SK5025SK7500SK7525SK7550
SO2500SO5000SO7500SO7550SO7575
SP0000SP0050SP0075SP2550SP2575SP5075SP7500SP7550SP7575
SS5000
ST2550ST2575ST5050ST5075ST7550ST7575
SU5050SU5075SU7550SU7575
SX0050SX0075SX2550SX2575SX5050SX5075SX7575
TF0000TF0025TF2500TF2525
TL0000TL0075TL2500TL2575
TQ0050TQ0075TQ2550TQ2575TQ5050

2.—5.925-6.425 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

HY0000SX0050
HY2500SX0075
HY5000SX2550
HY7550SX2575
SJ5025TL0000
SJ7525TL2500
SS0000TQ0075
SW7550TQ2575
SW7575

3.—7.5 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

SD5000SD7500SD7525
SE0000SE0025SE0050SE2500SE2525SE2550SE5000SE5025SE5050
SJ2575SJ5050SJ5075SJ7500SJ7550SJ7575
SK0000SK0075SK2500SK2575SK5000
SO7500
SP0000SP0050SP0075SP2550SP2575SP5050SP5075SP7500SP7525SP7550
SU2550SU2575SU5025SU5050SU5075SU7525SU7550SU7575
TL0000TL0025TL0050TL2500TL2525TL5000TL5025
TQ0025TQ0050TQ0075TQ2525TQ2550TQ2575TQ5025TQ5050TQ5075TQ7575

4.—13/14 GHz band

(National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas)

NO000000NO100000NO200000
NO200100
NS300400NS500400NS600400NS700400
NS300500NS400500NS500500NS600500NS700500NS800500NS900500
NS300600NS400600NS500600NS600600NS700600NS800600NS900600NT000600NT100600NT200600NT300600
NS400700NS500700NS600700NS700700NS800700NS900700NT000700NT100700NT200700NT300700
NS800800NS900800NT000800NT100800NT200800NT300800
NS900900NT000900NT100900NT200900
NW300100NW400100NW500100
NW300200NW400200NW500200NZ100300NZ200300NZ300300
NW300300NW400300NW500300NZ000400NZ100400NZ200400NZ300400NZ400400NZ400200NZ400000NZ400100
NW400400NW500400NZ000500NZ100500NZ200500NZ300500NZ400500
NY000200
NZ000600NZ100600NZ200600NZ300600NZ400600
NZ200200NZ200100NZ300100NZ300200
NZ100700NZ200700NZ300700
SD300000SD400000SD500000SD600000SD700000SD800000SD900000SE000000SE100000SE200000SE300000SE400000SE500000SE600000SE900000
TA000000TA100000TA200000TA300000
SD400100SD500100SD600100SD700100SD800100SD900100SE000100SE100100SE200100SE300100SE400100SE500100SE900100TA000100TA100100
SD400200SD500200SD600200SD700200SD800200SD900200SE000200SE100200SE200200SE300200SE400200SE500200SE800200SE900200TA000200
TA100200
SD400300SD500300SD600300SE000300SE100300SE200300SE300300SE400300SE500300SE800300SE900300TA000300TA100300
SD400400SD500400SE000400SE100400SE200400SE300400SE400400SE500400SE600400SE800400SE900400TA000400
SD400500SD500500SE500500SE600500
SJ200600SJ300600SJ400600SJ500600SJ600600SJ700600SJ800600SJ900600SK300600SK400600SK900600
SJ200700SJ300700SJ400700SJ500700SJ600700SJ700700SJ800700SJ900700SK200700SK300700SK400700SK500700SK800700SK900700TF000700
TF100700
SJ200800SJ300800SJ400800SJ500800SJ600800SJ700800SJ800800SJ900800SK000800SK200800SK300800SK400800SK500800SK600800SK800800
SK900800TF000800TF100800TF200800
SJ200900SJ300900SJ400900SJ500900SJ600900SJ700900SJ800900SJ900900SK000900SK200900SK300900SK400900SK500900SK600900SK800900
SK900900TF000900TF100900TF200900TF300900
SJ400500SJ500500SJ600500SJ700500SJ800500SJ900500SK300500SK400500SK500500SK600500
SJ700400SJ800400SJ900400SK200400SK300400SK400400SK500400SK600400
SJ800000SJ900000SK000000SK100000SK200000SK300000SK400000SK500000SK600000TF000000TG100000TG200000TG300000
SJ800100SJ900100SK000100SK100100SK200100SK300100SK400100SK500100SK600100TG100100TG200100TG300100
SJ800200SJ900200SK000200SK300200SK400200SK500200
SJ800300SJ900300SK200300SK300300SK400300SK500300SK600300
SN500000SN600000SN700000SO100000SO600000SO700000SO800000SO900000SP400000SP500000SP600000SP800000SP900000TL000000TL100000
TL200000TL300000TL400000TL500000TL600000TL700000
SO700200SO800200SO900200SP500200SP900200TL000200TL100200TL200200TL300200TL400200TM000200TM100200
SO700400SP700400SP800400SP900400TL000400TL200400TL300400TL400400TL600400TL700400TM000400TM100400TM200400
SO800100SO900100SP000100SP400100SP500100SP600100SP900100TL000100TL100100TL200100TL300100TL500100TL600100TL700100TM000100
TM100100
SO800600SO900600SP000600SP100600SP200600SP300600SP400600SP600600SP700600SP800600SP900600TL200600TL300600TL400600TL500600
TL600600TL700600
SO800700SO900700SP000700SP100700SP200700SP300700SP400700SP700700SP800700SP900700TL300700TL400700TL500700
SO800800SO900800SP000800SP100800SP200800SP300800SP400800TL000800TL100800TL200800TL300800TL400800TL500800
SO800900SO900900SP000900SP100900SP200900SP300900SP400900SP500900SP600900TL000900TL100900TM100900TM200900
SO900500SP600500SP700500SP800500SP900500TL200500TL300500TL400500TL500500TL600500TL700500TM000500TM100500
SP800300SP900300TL000300TL100300TL200300TL300300TL900300TM000300TM100300TM200300
SS600900SS700900SS900900ST000900ST100900ST200900ST500900ST600900ST700900SU100900SU300900SU400900SU500900SU600900SU700900
SU800900TQ000900TQ100900TQ200900TQ300900TQ400900TQ500900TQ600900TQ700900
SS700800SS900800ST000800ST100800ST200800ST500800ST600800ST700800SU600800SU700800SU800800TQ000800TQ100800TQ200800TQ300800
TQ400800TQ500800TQ600800
ST000600ST400600ST500600ST600600ST700600ST800600ST900600SU600600SU700600SU800600TQ000600TQ100600TQ200600TQ300600TQ400600
TQ500600TQ600600
ST000700ST100700ST200700ST400700ST500700ST600700ST700700ST800700ST900700SU000700SU600700SU700700SU800700TQ000700TQ100700
TQ200700TQ300700TQ400700TQ500700TQ600700TQ700700
ST400500ST500500ST600500ST800500SU700500SU800500TQ000500TQ100500TQ200500TQ300500TQ400500TQ500500TQ600500
ST500100ST600100SU300100SU400100SU500100SU600100SU700100SU800100SU800400SU900400SU900500SU900600SU900700SU900800SU900900
SU300000SU400000SU500000SU700000
SU300200SU400200SU500200SU800200
SU300300SU700300SU800300SU900300
TQ100400TQ200400TQ300400TQ400400
SW900500SX400500SX500500
SX000600SX300600SX400600SX500600
SX500400
SZ500900

PART IIFEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO CONGESTED AREAS

Frequency bandLimits of bandwidth per fixed linkMinimum data bit rateFee £
3.600-4.200 GHzNot more than 15 MHz51 Mbit/s950
More than 15 MHz but not

51 Mbit/s

1,900
more than 30 MHZ140 Mbit/s1,225
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz140 Mbit/s3,675
5.925-6.425 GHzNot more than 15 MHz51 Mbit/s950
More than 15 MHz but not51 Mbit/s1,900
more than 30 MHz140 Mbit/s1,225
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz140 Mbit/s3,675
7.425-7.900 GHzNot more than 3.5 MHz8 Mbit/s460
More than 3.5 MHz but not8 Mbit/s920
more than 7 MHz16 Mbit/s615
More than 7 MHz but not16 Mbit/s1,230
more than 14 MHz34 Mbit/s950
More than 14 MHz but not34 Mbit/s1,900
more than 28 MHz140 Mbit/s1,225
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz140 Mbit/s2,450
12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14,500 GHzNot more than 1.75 MHz2 Mbit/s305
More than 1.75 MHz but not4 Mbit/s610
more than 3.5 MHz8 Mbit/s460
More than 3.5 MHz but not8 Mbit/s920
more than 7 MHz16 Mbit/s615
More than 7 MHz but not16 Mbit/s1,230
more than 14 MHz34 Mbit/s950
More than 14 MHz but not34 Mbit/s1,900
more than 28 MHz140 Mbit/s1,225
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz140 Mbit/s2,450
All bands Specified aboveAny bandwidth in relation to an analogue link34 or 51 Mbit/s as appropriate1,900

PART IIIFEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO NON-CONGESTED AREAS

Frequency bandLimits of bandwidth per fixed linkFee £
1350-1690 MHzNot more than 500 kHz260
More than 500 kHz but not more than 1 MHz380
More than 1 MHz but not more than 2 MHz500
1.700-1.900 GHzMore than 50 kHz380
3.600-4.200 GHzNot more than 15 MHz485
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz625
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz1,875
5.925-6.425 GHzNot more than 15 MHz485
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz625
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz1,875
6.425-7.125 GHzNot more than 20 MHz500
More than 20 MHz but not more than 40 MHz625
7.425-7.900 GHz, 12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14.500 GHzNot more than 3.5 MHz235
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz315
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz485
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz625
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz940
17.300-17.700 GHzNot more than 14 MHz720
More than 14 MHz but not more than 100 MHz925
More than 100 MHz but not more than 200 MHz1,030
More than 200 MHz but not more than 300 MHz1,155
More than 300 MHz1,280
21.200-23.600 GHz 24.500-26.500 GHz and 27.500-29.500 GHzNot more than 3.5 MHz190
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz255
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz395
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz510
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz765
31.000-31.800 GHzNot more than 56 MHz720
More than 56 MHz but not more than 140 MHz885
More than 140 MHz but not more than 250 MHz1,030
More than 250 MHz but not more than 280 MHz1,155
37.000-39.500 GHzNot more than 3.5 MHz150
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz200
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz310
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz400
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz600
48.500-50.200 GHz 51.400-52.600 GHz and 55.780-57.000 GHzNot more than 3.5 MHz100
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz135
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz205
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz265
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz400

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 4HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS FOR ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Designation of areaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congestedTQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
CongestedTQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 5WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCES

PART IFEES PAYABLE

CategoryFee £
Heavily congestedCongestedNon-congested
A1,640820410
B820410205
C32816482
D20010075

PART IIHEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS

Designation of areaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congestedTQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
CongestedTQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800

PART IIIDETERMINATION OF CATEGORY

CategoryNumber or mobile stations per channel location for relevant type of business use
Data dominant and data only usersLocal government, Band III usersTaxi, minicab and courier companiesAll other private business users
A>375>180>113>75
B151-37573-18046-11331-75
C39-15019-7212-459-30
D1-381-181-111-8

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 6HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO IR2008 DATA LICENCE

Designation of areaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congestedTQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
CongestedTQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 7HEAVILY CONGESTED, CONGESTED AND NON-CONGESTED AREAS FOR COMMON BASE STATION OPERATOR LICENCE

Designation of AreaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily CongestedTQ 000 500TQ 100 500TQ 200 500TQ 300 500TQ 400 500TQ 500 600
TQ 000 600TQ 100 600TQ 200 600TQ 300 600TQ 400 600TQ 500 700
TQ 000 700TQ 100 700TQ 200 700TQ 300 700TQ 400 700TQ 500 800
TQ 000 800TQ 100 800TQ 200 800TQ 300 800TQ 400 800TQ 500 900
TQ 000 900TQ 100 900TQ 200 900TQ 300 900TQ 400 900
CongestedNX 300 000NX 400 000
SC 100 600SC 200 600SC 300 600SC 200 700SC 300 700SC 400 700
SC 200 800SC 300 800SC 400 800SC 300 900SC 400 900
SD 200 000SD 300 000SD 400 000SD 500 000SD 600 000SD 700 000
SD 800 000SD 900 000SD 200 100SD 300 100SD 400 100SD 500 100
SD 600 100SD 700 100SD 800 100SD 900 100
SE 000 000SD 000 100
SH 600 600SH 700 600SH 800 600SH 900 600SH 600 700SH 700 700
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SO 800 500SO 900 500SO 500 600SO 600 600SO 700 600SO 800 600
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SP 300 100SP 400 100SP 500 100SP 600 100SP 700 100SP 800 100
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TR 300 500TR 000 600TR 100 600TR 200 600TR 300 600TR 400 600
TR 000 700TR 300 700
TQ 000 000TQ 100 000TQ 200 000TQ 300 000TQ 400 000TQ 500 000
TQ 600 000TQ 700 000TQ 800 000TQ 000 100TQ 100 100TQ 200 100
TQ 300 100TQ 400 100TQ 500 100TQ 600 100TQ 700 100TQ 800 100
TQ 900 100TQ 000 200TQ 100 200TQ 200 200TQ 300 200TQ 400 200
TQ 500 200TQ 600 200TQ 700 200TQ 800 200TQ 900 200TQ 000 300
TQ 100 300TQ 200 300TQ 300 300TQ 400 300TQ 500 300TQ 600 300
TQ 700 300TQ 800 300TQ 900 300TQ 000 400TQ 100 400TQ 200 400
TQ 300 400TQ 400 400TQ 500 400TQ 600 400TQ 700 400TQ 800 400
TQ 900 400TQ 500 500TQ 600 500TQ 700 500TQ 800 500TQ 900 500
TQ 600 600TQ 700 600TQ 800 600TQ 900 600TQ 600 700TQ 700 700
TQ 800 700TQ 900 700TQ 600 800TQ 700 800TQ 800 800TQ 900 800
TQ 600 900TQ 700 900TQ 800 900TQ 900 900
TV 400 900TV 500 900TV 600 900
Non-congestedAll other National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 8NETWORK, PERMANENT EARTH STATION AND TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION LICENCES

PART IINTERPRETATION

1.  In Part II of this Schedule—

  • n” means the number of Earth Station terminals (subject to a minimum of 50 terminals per licence) licensed in the network;

  • bWn” means the Network Transmit assigned bandwidth ( in MHz);

  • “MODn means the Modifier Value of 0.5; and

  • Pn” means Transmit Peak power (in Watts) appearing at the flange of the network terminal antennas.

2.  In Part III of this Schedule—

  • i” means the number of Earth Station terminals on a site;

  • j” means the number of satellites;

  • k” means the number of transmission paths;

  • BWijk” means Transmit Authorised bandwidth (in MHz);

  • MODijk” means Modifier Value as specified in the table set out in Part IV; and

  • “Pijk” means Transmit Peak power (in Watts).

3.  In Part V of this Schedule—

  • OMP” means Operational Maximum Power (in Watts) as declared by the licensee; and

  • WBW” means the widest bandwidth (in MHz) as declared by the licensee.

PART IIALGORITHM FOR NETWORK LICENCE

PART IIIALGORITHM FOR PERMANENT EARTH STATION LICENCE

PART IVMODIFER VALUE FOR PERMANENT EARTH STATION LICENCE

Frequency band (MHz)ExclusivityModifer Value
5850-5925Shared1
5925-6425Shared1
6425-7075Shared1
12500-12750No Fixed Links0.5
12750-13250Shared1
13750-14000No Fixed Links0.5
14000-14250No Fixed Links0.5
14250-14500Shared1
17300-17700No Fixed Links0.5
17700-18100Shared1
18100-18400Shared1
27500-29500Shared1
29500-30000No Fixed Links0.5

PART VTRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION LICENCE

CategoryOMP ×WBWFee per terminal £
1100200
22,5001,000
3>2,5003,000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1774 as amended by S.I.s 1999/3243, 2000/1678 and 2001/2265; “the 1999 Regulations”). These Regulations provide for fees to be paid in relation to wireless telegraphy licences granted under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (c. 54). The fees are set by the Secretary of State in accordance with the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (c. 6).

These Regulations:

(a)extend the existing scope of regulation 4(3) and also the third column (“variable sums”) in Schedule 2 relating to the Fixed Links and Programme Making and Special Events sectors to provide for the charging of fees in respect of part complete calendar months;

(b)limit the issue or renewal of licences for periods of less than a year under regulation 4(3) to licences with fees in excess of £75 per annum;

(c)rename the Maritime Radio (Navigational Air and Radar) and the Ship Fixed Radio licence classes in the Maritime sector as the Maritime Navigational Aids and Radar and the Ship Radio licence classes;

(d)introduce the Commercial (5-Year) Ship Radio Licence in the Maritime sector and also the Private Business Radio IR 2008 Data and the Private Business Radio UK General licence classes in the Private Business Radio sector;

(e)rename request channels as multi use type (1) channels and introduce multi use type (2) channels in the Programme Making and Special Events sector;

(f)rename the Public Telecommunication Networks sector as the Public Wireless Networks sector; and

(g)replace the Very Small Aperture Terminal Licence with the Network Licence in the Satellite Services sector.

The Regulations also add the Commercial (5-Year) Ship Radio and the Private Business Radio UK General licence classes to the list of licences for which qualifying charities can claim a fee discount. In providing for concessionary fees for these charities the Regulations refer to the Association of Guernsey Charities and the Association of Jersey Charities (regulation 5(3)). The addresses of these Associations are c/o Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, States Arcade, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and c/o Dover House, Domaine des Vaux, St. Lawrence, Jersey respectively.

Copies of the documents “Office of National Statistics Population Estimates Mid-2000 for England and Wales”, “Mid-Year Population Estimates, Scotland” and “Annual Report of the Registrar General for Northern Ireland” referred to in regulation 3(5) may be obtained from The Stationery Office, Publications Centre, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT.

Copies of the Radio Regulations may be obtained from the ITU Sales Service, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

A full regulatory impact assessment report of the effect that these Regulations would have on the costs to business and the list referred to in regulation 3(3) are freely available to the public from the Radiocommunications Agency Library at Wyndham House, 189 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SX (Tel: 020 7211 0211) or on the Agency’s Internet web site at www.radio.gov.uk. Copies of the report have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

(2)

Section 1 was extended to Jersey by S.I. 1998/1512, to Guernsey by S.I. 1998/1511, and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 1998/1510.

(5)

The Radio Regulations are made under Article 13 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (“the ITU”); the Constitution and Convention of the ITU were adopted in Geneva in 1992 and ratified by the United Kingdom in 1996.

(7)

An Act of Tynwald.

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