Made | 19th June 2001 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 21st June 2001 | ||
Coming into force | |||
These Regulations other than regulation 2(d)(vii) and Schedule 2 to the extent that such provisions relate to the Permanent Earth Station Licence | 19th July 2001 | ||
Remainder | 30th October 2001 |
(c) in regulation 5(3), "Ship Fixed Radio" shall be substituted for "Ship Radio" in sub-paragraph (xi) and the following provision shall be inserted after that sub-paragraph -
(d) in 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 licence | Fixed sums | Variable sums | Interval of time for payment |
For each 2 × 12.5 kHz national channel - £7,920 | Yearly"; |
(iii) under the heading "Maritime" -
Coastal Station Radio (Fixed Platform) | £250 | Yearly | |
Coastal Station Radio (Training School) | £50 | Yearly"; |
(bb) the following licence class shall be inserted after the Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar) Licence -
Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration) | £50 | Yearly"; |
(cc) the Ship Radio Licence shall be renamed the Ship Fixed Radio Licence; and
(dd) the following licence class shall be inserted after the Ship Fixed Radio Licence -
Ship Portable Radio | £15 | Yearly"; |
(iv) under the heading "Private Business Radio", "£1,500" shall be substituted for "£1,000" in the second column relating to the Private Mobile Radio Road Construction Licence;
(v) under the heading "Programme Making and Special Events" -
UK Wireless Microphone (Annual) | £75 per shared UK multi-channel or wideband channel | Yearly | |
UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial) | £135 per shared UK multi-channel or wideband channel | Two-yearly"; |
(vi) under the heading "Public Telecommunications Networks" -
(vii) under the heading "Satellite Services", the following shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the Permanent Earth Station Licence and the Transportable Earth Station Licence -
Permanent Earth Station | For 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 II of Schedule 7 and taking into account the appropriate Modifier Value referred to in the table set out in Part III of that Schedule (which is based on the exclusivity of the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the licensee) | Yearly | |
Transportable Earth Station | For each station operating in the 14.0 to 14.5 GHz band, the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the algorithm set out in Part II of Schedule 7 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"; and |
(viii) under the heading "Technology Development", the following words shall be substituted for the words in the third column relating to the Unspecified Temporary Radio Use Licence -
Douglas Alexander,
Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry
19th June 2001
Frequency band | Limits of bandwidth per fixed link | Minimum data bit rate | Fee |
£ | |||
3.600-4.200 GHz |
Not more than 15 MHz |
51 Mbit/s | 870 |
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
51 Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,740 1,125 |
|
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz |
140 Mbit/s | 3,375 | |
5.925-6.425 GHz |
Not more than 15 MHz |
51 Mbit/s | 870 |
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
51 Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,740 1,125 |
|
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz |
140 Mbit/s | 3,375 | |
7.425-7.900 GHz |
Not more than 3.5 MHz |
8 Mbit/s | 420 |
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz |
8 Mbit/s 16 Mbit/s |
840 565 |
|
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
16 Mbits/s 34 Mbit/s |
1,130 870 |
|
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
34 Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,740 1,125 |
|
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
140 Mbit/s | 2,250 | |
12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14.500 GHz |
Not more than 1.75 MHz |
2 Mbit/s | 280 |
More than 1.75 MHz but not more than 3.5 MHz |
4 Mbit/s 8 Mbit/s |
560 420 |
|
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz |
8 Mbit/s 16 Mbit/s |
840 565 |
|
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
16 Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s |
1,130 870 |
|
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
34 Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,740 1,125 |
|
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
140 Mbit/s | 2,250 | |
All bands specified above | Any bandwidth in relation to an analogue link | Not applicable | 1,125 |
Frequency band | Limits of bandwidth per fixed link | Fee |
£ | ||
1.350-1.690 GHz |
Not more than 500 kHz |
260 |
More than 500 kHz but not more than 1 MHz |
380 | |
More than 1 MHz but not more than 2 MHz |
500 | |
1.700-1.900 GHz |
More than 50 kHz |
380 |
3.600-4.200 GHz |
Not more than 15 MHz |
560 |
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
725 | |
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz |
2,175 | |
5.925-6.425 GHz |
Not more than 15 MHz |
560 |
More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
725 | |
More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz |
2,175 | |
6.425-7.125 GHz |
Not more than 20 MHz |
640 |
More than 20 MHz but not more than 40 MHz |
825 | |
7.425-7.900 GHz 12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14.500 GHz |
Not more than 3.5 MHz |
270 |
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz |
365 | |
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
560 | |
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
725 | |
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
1,090 | |
17.300-17.700 GHz |
Not more than 14 MHz |
720 |
More than 14 MHz but not more than 100 MHz |
925 | |
More than 100 MHz but not more than 200 MHz |
1,030 | |
More than 200 MHz but not more than 300 MHz |
1,155 | |
More than 300 MHz |
1,280 | |
21.200-23.600 GHz 24.500-26.500 GHz and 27.500-29.500 GHz |
Not more than 3.5 MHz |
240 |
More than 3.5 MHz but not more 7 MHz |
320 | |
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
490 | |
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
635 | |
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
955 | |
31.000-31.800 GHz |
Not more than 56 MHz |
720 |
More than 56 MHz but not more than 140 MHz |
885 | |
More than 140 MHz but not more than 250 MHz |
1,030 | |
More than 250 MHz but not more than 280 MHz |
1,155 | |
37.000-39.500 GHz |
Not more than 3.5 MHz |
190 |
More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz |
250 | |
More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
390 | |
More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
500 | |
More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
750 | |
48.500-50.200 GHz |
Not more than 28 MHz |
220 |
51.400-52.660 GHz |
Not more than 56 MHz |
220 |
55.780-57.000 GHz |
Not more than 56 MHz |
220" |
Frequency Band (MHz) | Exclusivity | Modifier Value |
5850-5925 | Shared | 1 |
5925-6425 | Shared | 1 |
6425-7075 | Shared | 1 |
12500-12750 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
12750-13250 | Shared | 1 |
13750-14000 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
14000-14250 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
14250-14500 | Shared | 1 |
17300-17700 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
17700-18100 | Shared | 1 |
18100-18400 | Shared | 1 |
27500-29500 | Shared | 1 |
29500-30000 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
Frequency Band (MHz) | Exclusivity | Modifier Value |
14000-14250 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
14250-14500 | Shared | 1". |
A full regulatory impact assessment report of the effect that these Regulations would have on the costs to business is 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] S.I. 1999/1774, amended by S.I. 1999/3243 and S.I. 2000/1678.back