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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



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2


REVOCATIONS


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



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 4

     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
Aeronautical               
Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control) £150      Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service) £100      Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control) £250      Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation) £25      Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar      £20 for each navigational aid or radar station Yearly
Aircraft      £20 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg Yearly
          £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) £15      None
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 over Yearly
Citizens' Band Radio      £15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years or aged 75 years or over Yearly
Broadcasting               
Restricted Radio Services      For 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 erp None
Transmission (Class A - Freely Radiating)               
Restricted Radio Services      £100 per channel Yearly
Transmission (Class B - Radiating Cable)               
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class C - Freely Radiating Very Low Power)      £100 per channel Yearly
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 link Yearly
          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 licence Yearly
          For each temporary co-ordinated bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link, the above prescribed sum on issue of the licence None
Scanning Telemetry      For each channel used at a base station which is not subject to national channel arrangements - £410 Yearly
          For each 2 × 12.5 kHz national channel - £7,920 Yearly
Un-co-ordinated Links      £50 for each 58 GHz fixed link Yearly
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 account Yearly
          For each base station (including associated mobile stations), £180 per channel in respect of non-international maritime channels Yearly
Coastal Station Radio (Fixed Platform) £250      Yearly
Coastal Station Radio (Training School) £50      Yearly
Commercial (5-Year) Ship £80      Five-yearly
Differential Global      For each VHF station, £250 per channel Yearly
Positioning System      For each MF or UHF station, £1,000 per channel Yearly
Maritime Navigational Aids and Radar      For each navigational aid or radar station, £40 per frequency Yearly
Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration) £50      Yearly
Ship Portable Radio £15      Yearly
Ship Radio £20      Yearly
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 site Three-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 site Three-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 £200      Yearly
Private Business Radio UK General £60      Three-yearly
Private Mobile Radio Road Construction £2,000      Yearly
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 site Three-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 channel Yearly
UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial)   £135 per shared UK Multi-channel or wideband channel Two-yearly
Public Wireless Networks               
Channel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator      £320 for each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel Yearly
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 Band      For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the defined coverage area of the licensed common base station service - £407 Yearly
 - 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 GHz      For each base station in the 2.0-2.2 GHz band  - £150 Yearly
 - 2.4-2.5 GHz      For 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 £100      Yearly
Public Mobile Operator               
 - 105-170 MHz      For each national 1 × 25 kHz channel -  £9,900 Yearly
 - 450-470 MHz      For each regional 1 × 25 kHz channel -  £1,980     
 - 870-871 MHz (for public wide area paging)               
 - 105-165 MHz      For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 105-165 MHz band -  £9,900 Yearly
 - 174-208 MHz      For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 174-208 MHz band -  £7,920 Yearly
 - 420-450 MHz      For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 420-450 MHz band -  £7,920 Yearly
 - 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 -  £9,900 Yearly
 - 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 MHz      For each national 2 × 200 kHz channel, on issue -  £19,800 Yearly
 - 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 MHz      For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel -  £142,560 Yearly
 - 1710.0-1721.7 MHz - 1805.0-1816.7 MHz (for cellular radiotelephones)      For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel -  £110,880 Yearly
 - 1721.7-1785.0 MHz - 1816.7-1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones)      For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel -  £110,880 Yearly
Remote Meter Reading Operator           Yearly
 - 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               
Network      For 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 8 Yearly
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 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 Station      For 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 network Yearly
Science and Technology               
Unspecified Temporary Radio Use      £50 for each channel per location each month None
Unspecified Operational radio Use      £100 for each channel per location Yearly
Testing and Development      £50 per station or apparatus per location Yearly



SCHEDULE 3
Schedule 2


POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS




PART 1

CONGESTED AREAS


1. - 4 GHz band (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)
NX5075 NX7575                                   
NY0075 NY2525 NY5025                              
SD5000 SD5025 SD7500 SD7525                         
SE0000 SE0025 SE2500 SE2525 SE5000                    
SJ5075 SJ7500 SJ7575                              
SK0000 SK0050 SK0075 SK2550 SK2575 SK5050 SK5075          
SK0025 SK2500 SK2525 SK5000 SK5025 SK7500 SK7525 SK7550     
SO2500 SO5000 SO7500 SO7550 SO7575                    
SP0000 SP0050 SP0075 SP2550 SP2575 SP5075 SP7500 SP7550 SP7575
SS5000                                        
ST2550 ST2575 ST5050 ST5075 ST7550 ST7575               
SU5050 SU5075 SU7550 SU7575                         
SX0050 SX0075 SX2550 SX2575 SX5050 SX5075 SX7575          
TF0000 TF0025 TF2500 TF2525                         
TL0000 TL0075 TL2500 TL2575                         
TQ0050 TQ0075 TQ2550 TQ2575 TQ5050                 


2. - 5.925-6.425 GHz band (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)
HY0000 SX0050
HY2500 SX0075
HY5000 SX2550
HY7550 SX2575
SJ5025 TL0000
SJ7525 TL2500
SS0000 TQ0075
SW7550 TQ2575
SW7575     


3. - 7.5 GHz band (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)
SD5000 SD7500 SD7525                                   
SE0000 SE0025 SE0050 SE2500 SE2525 SE2550 SE5000 SE5025 SE5050     
SJ2575 SJ5050 SJ5075 SJ7500 SJ7550 SJ7575                    
SK0000 SK0075 SK2500 SK2575 SK5000                         
SO7500                                             
SP0000 SP0050 SP0075 SP2550 SP2575 SP5050 SP5075 SP7500 SP7525 SP7550
SU2550 SU2575 SU5025 SU5050 SU5075 SU7525 SU7550 SU7575          
TL0000 TL0025 TL0050 TL2500 TL2525 TL5000 TL5025               
TQ0025 TQ0050 TQ0075 TQ2525 TQ2550 TQ2575 TQ5025 TQ5050 TQ5075 TQ7575


4. - 13/14 GHz band (National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas)
NO000000 NO100000 NO200000                        
NO200100                            
NS300400 NS500400 NS600400 NS700400                      
NS300500 NS400500 NS500500 NS600500 NS700500 NS800500 NS900500                
NS300600 NS400600 NS500600 NS600600 NS700600 NS800600 NS900600 NT000600 NT100600 NT200600 NT300600        
NS400700 NS500700 NS600700 NS700700 NS800700 NS900700 NT000700 NT100700 NT200700 NT300700          
NS800800 NS900800 NT000800 NT100800 NT200800 NT300800                  
NS900900 NT000900 NT100900 NT200900                      
NW300100 NW400100 NW500100                        
NW300200 NW400200 NW500200 NZ100300 NZ200300 NZ300300                  
NW300300 NW400300 NW500300 NZ000400 NZ100400 NZ200400 NZ300400 NZ400400 NZ400200 NZ400000 NZ400100        
NW400400 NW500400 NZ000500 NZ100500 NZ200500 NZ300500 NZ400500                
NY000200                            
NZ000600 NZ100600 NZ200600 NZ300600 NZ400600                    
NZ200200 NZ200100 NZ300100 NZ300200                      
NZ100700 NZ200700 NZ300700                        
SD300000 SD400000 SD500000 SD600000 SD700000 SD800000 SD900000 SE000000 SE100000 SE200000 SE300000 SE400000 SE500000 SE600000 SE900000
TA000000 TA100000 TA200000 TA300000                      
SD400100 SD500100 SD600100 SD700100 SD800100 SD900100 SE000100 SE100100 SE200100 SE300100 SE400100 SE500100 SE900100 TA000100 TA100100
SD400200 SD500200 SD600200 SD700200 SD800200 SD900200 SE000200 SE100200 SE200200 SE300200 SE400200 SE500200 SE800200 SE900200 TA000200
TA100200                            
SD400300 SD500300 SD600300 SE000300 SE100300 SE200300 SE300300 SE400300 SE500300 SE800300 SE900300 TA000300 TA100300    
SD400400 SD500400 SE000400 SE100400 SE200400 SE300400 SE400400 SE500400 SE600400 SE800400 SE900400 TA000400      
SD400500 SD500500 SE500500 SE600500                      
SJ200600 SJ300600 SJ400600 SJ500600 SJ600600 SJ700600 SJ800600 SJ900600 SK300600 SK400600 SK900600        
SJ200700 SJ300700 SJ400700 SJ500700 SJ600700 SJ700700 SJ800700 SJ900700 SK200700 SK300700 SK400700 SK500700 SK800700 SK900700 TF000700
TF100700                            
SJ200800 SJ300800 SJ400800 SJ500800 SJ600800 SJ700800 SJ800800 SJ900800 SK000800 SK200800 SK300800 SK400800 SK500800 SK600800 SK800800
SK900800 TF000800 TF100800 TF200800                      
SJ200900 SJ300900 SJ400900 SJ500900 SJ600900 SJ700900 SJ800900 SJ900900 SK000900 SK200900 SK300900 SK400900 SK500900 SK600900 SK800900
SK900900 TF000900 TF100900 TF200900 TF300900                    
SJ400500 SJ500500 SJ600500 SJ700500 SJ800500 SJ900500 SK300500 SK400500 SK500500 SK600500          
SJ700400 SJ800400 SJ900400 SK200400 SK300400 SK400400 SK500400 SK600400              
SJ800000 SJ900000 SK000000 SK100000 SK200000 SK300000 SK400000 SK500000 SK600000 TF000000 TG100000 TG200000 TG300000    
SJ800100 SJ900100 SK000100 SK100100 SK200100 SK300100 SK400100 SK500100 SK600100 TG100100 TG200100 TG300100      
SJ800200 SJ900200 SK000200 SK300200 SK400200 SK500200                  
SJ800300 SJ900300 SK200300 SK300300 SK400300 SK500300 SK600300                
SN500000 SN600000 SN700000 SO100000 SO600000 SO700000 SO800000 SO900000 SP400000 SP500000 SP600000 SP800000 SP900000 TL000000 TL100000
TL200000 TL300000 TL400000 TL500000 TL600000 TL700000                  
SO700200 SO800200 SO900200 SP500200 SP900200 TL000200 TL100200 TL200200 TL300200 TL400200 TM000200 TM100200      
SO700400 SP700400 SP800400 SP900400 TL000400 TL200400 TL300400 TL400400 TL600400 TL700400 TM000400 TM100400 TM200400    
SO800100 SO900100 SP000100 SP400100 SP500100 SP600100 SP900100 TL000100 TL100100 TL200100 TL300100 TL500100 TL600100 TL700100 TM000100
TM100100                            
SO800600 SO900600 SP000600 SP100600 SP200600 SP300600 SP400600 SP600600 SP700600 SP800600 SP900600 TL200600 TL300600 TL400600 TL500600
TL600600 TL700600                          
SO800700 SO900700 SP000700 SP100700 SP200700 SP300700 SP400700 SP700700 SP800700 SP900700 TL300700 TL400700 TL500700    
SO800800 SO900800 SP000800 SP100800 SP200800 SP300800 SP400800 TL000800 TL100800 TL200800 TL300800 TL400800 TL500800    
SO800900 SO900900 SP000900 SP100900 SP200900 SP300900 SP400900 SP500900 SP600900 TL000900 TL100900 TM100900 TM200900    
SO900500 SP600500 SP700500 SP800500 SP900500 TL200500 TL300500 TL400500 TL500500 TL600500 TL700500 TM000500 TM100500    
SP800300 SP900300 TL000300 TL100300 TL200300 TL300300 TL900300 TM000300 TM100300 TM200300          
SS600900 SS700900 SS900900 ST000900 ST100900 ST200900 ST500900 ST600900 ST700900 SU100900 SU300900 SU400900 SU500900 SU600900 SU700900
SU800900 TQ000900 TQ100900 TQ200900 TQ300900 TQ400900 TQ500900 TQ600900 TQ700900            
SS700800 SS900800 ST000800 ST100800 ST200800 ST500800 ST600800 ST700800 SU600800 SU700800 SU800800 TQ000800 TQ100800 TQ200800 TQ300800
TQ400800 TQ500800 TQ600800                        
ST000600 ST400600 ST500600 ST600600 ST700600 ST800600 ST900600 SU600600 SU700600 SU800600 TQ000600 TQ100600 TQ200600 TQ300600 TQ400600
TQ500600 TQ600600                          
ST000700 ST100700 ST200700 ST400700 ST500700 ST600700 ST700700 ST800700 ST900700 SU000700 SU600700 SU700700 SU800700 TQ000700 TQ100700
TQ200700 TQ300700 TQ400700 TQ500700 TQ600700 TQ700700                  
ST400500 ST500500 ST600500 ST800500 SU700500 SU800500 TQ000500 TQ100500 TQ200500 TQ300500 TQ400500 TQ500500 TQ600500    
ST500100 ST600100 SU300100 SU400100 SU500100 SU600100 SU700100 SU800100 SU800400 SU900400 SU900500 SU900600 SU900700 SU900800 SU900900
SU300000 SU400000 SU500000 SU700000                      
SU300200 SU400200 SU500200 SU800200                      
SU300300 SU700300 SU800300 SU900300                      
TQ100400 TQ200400 TQ300400 TQ400400                      
SW900500 SX400500 SX500500                        
SX000600 SX300600 SX400600 SX500600                      
SX500400                            
SZ500900                            



PART II

FEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO CONGESTED AREAS

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 950
     More than 15 MHz but not 51 Mbit/s

 1,900
     more than 30 MHZ 140 Mbit/s 1,225
     More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 140 Mbit/s 3,675
5.925-6.425 GHz Not more than 15 MHz 51 Mbit/s 950
     More than 15 MHz but not 51 Mbit/s 1,900
     more than 30 MHz 140 Mbit/s 1,225
     More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 140 Mbit/s 3,675
7.425-7.900 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 8 Mbit/s 460
     More than 3.5 MHz but not 8 Mbit/s 920
     more than 7 MHz 16 Mbit/s 615
     More than 7 MHz but not 16 Mbit/s 1,230
     more than 14 MHz 34 Mbit/s 950
     More than 14 MHz but not 34 Mbit/s 1,900
     more than 28 MHz 140 Mbit/s 1,225
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 140 Mbit/s 2,450
12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14,500 GHz Not more than 1.75 MHz 2 Mbit/s 305
     More than 1.75 MHz but not 4 Mbit/s 610
     more than 3.5 MHz 8 Mbit/s 460
     More than 3.5 MHz but not 8 Mbit/s 920
     more than 7 MHz 16 Mbit/s 615
     More than 7 MHz but not 16 Mbit/s 1,230
     more than 14 MHz 34 Mbit/s 950
     More than 14 MHz but not 34 Mbit/s 1,900
     more than 28 MHz 140 Mbit/s 1,225
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 140 Mbit/s 2,450
All bands Specified above Any bandwidth in relation to an analogue link 34 or 51 Mbit/s as appropriate 1,900



PART III

FEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO NON-CONGESTED AREAS

Frequency band Limits of bandwidth per fixed link Fee £
1350-1690 MHz 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 485
     More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz 625
     More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 1,875
5.925-6.425 GHz Not more than 15 MHz 485
     More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz 625
     More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 1,875
6.425-7.125 GHz Not more than 20 MHz 500
     More than 20 MHz but not more than 40 MHz 625
7.425-7.900 GHz, 12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14.500 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 235
     More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 315
     More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 485
     More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 625
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 940
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 190
  More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 255
  More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 395
     More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 510
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 765
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 150
     More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 200
     More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 310
     More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 400
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 600
48.500-50.200 GHz 51.400-52.600 GHz and 55.780-57.000 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 100
     More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 135
     More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 205
     More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 265
     More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 400



SCHEDULE 4
Schedule 2


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


Designation of area National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congested TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
Congested TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800



SCHEDULE 5
Schedule 2


WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCES




PART I

FEES PAYABLE

Category Fee £
     Heavily congested Congested Non-congested
A 1,640 820 410
B 820 410 205
C 328 164 82
D 200 100 75



PART II

HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS

Designation of area National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congested TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
Congested TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800



PART III

DETERMINATION OF CATEGORY

Category Number or mobile stations per channel location for relevant type of business use
     Data dominant and data only users Local government, Band III users Taxi, minicab and courier companies All other private business users
A >375 >180 >113 >75
B 151-375 73-180 46-113 31-75
C 39-150 19-72 12-45 9-30
D 1-38 1-18 1-11 1-8



SCHEDULE 6
Schedule 2


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


Designation of area National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congested TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 300700; TQ 300800
Congested TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800



SCHEDULE 7
Schedule 2


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


Designation of Area National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily Congested TQ 000 500 TQ 100 500 TQ 200 500 TQ 300 500 TQ 400 500 TQ 500 600
     TQ 000 600 TQ 100 600 TQ 200 600 TQ 300 600 TQ 400 600 TQ 500 700
     TQ 000 700 TQ 100 700 TQ 200 700 TQ 300 700 TQ 400 700 TQ 500 800
     TQ 000 800 TQ 100 800 TQ 200 800 TQ 300 800 TQ 400 800 TQ 500 900
     TQ 000 900 TQ 100 900 TQ 200 900 TQ 300 900 TQ 400 900     
Congested NX 300 000 NX 400 000                    
     SC 100 600 SC 200 600 SC 300 600 SC 200 700 SC 300 700 SC 400 700
     SC 200 800 SC 300 800 SC 400 800 SC 300 900 SC 400 900     
     SD 200 000 SD 300 000 SD 400 000 SD 500 000 SD 600 000 SD 700 000
     SD 800 000 SD 900 000 SD 200 100 SD 300 100 SD 400 100 SD 500 100
     SD 600 100 SD 700 100 SD 800 100 SD 900 100          
     SE 000 000 SD 000 100                    
     SH 600 600 SH 700 600 SH 800 600 SH 900 600 SH 600 700 SH 700 700
     SH 800 700 SH 900 700 SH 600 800 SH 700 800 SH 800 800  
     SJ 000 000 SJ 400 000 SJ 500 000 SJ 600 000 SJ 700 000 SJ 800 000
     SJ 900 000 SJ 400 100 SJ 500 100 SJ 600 100 SJ 700 100 SJ 800 100
     SJ 900 100 SJ 200 200 SJ 300 200 SJ 400 200 SJ 500 200 SJ 600 200
     SJ 700 200 SJ 800 200 SJ 900 200 SJ 000 300 SJ 100 300 SJ 200 300
     SJ 300 300 SJ 400 300 SJ 500 300 SJ 600 300 SJ 700 300 SJ 800 300
     SJ 900 300 SJ 000 400 SJ 100 400 SJ 200 400 SJ 300 400 SJ 400 400
     SJ 500 400 SJ 600 400 SJ 700 400 SJ 800 400 SJ 900 400 SJ 000 500
     SJ 100 500 SJ 200 500 SJ 300 500 SJ 400 500 SJ 500 500 SJ 600 500
     SJ 700 500 SJ 800 500 SJ 900 500 SJ 000 600 SJ 100 600 SJ 200 600
     SJ 300 600 SJ 400 600 SJ 500 600 SJ 600 600 SJ 700 600 SJ 800 600
     SJ 900 600 SJ 000 700 SJ 100 700 SJ 200 700 SJ 300 700 SJ 400 700
     SJ 500 700 SJ 600 700 SJ 700 700 SJ 800 700 SJ 900 700 SJ 000 800
     SJ 100 800 SJ 200 800 SJ 300 800 SJ 400 800 SJ 500 800 SJ 600 800
     SJ 700 800 SJ 800 800 SJ 900 800 SJ 200 900 SJ 300 900 SJ 400 900
     SJ 500 900 SJ 600 900 SJ 700 900 SJ 800 900 SJ 900 900     
     SK 000 000 SK 100 000 SK 200 000 SK 300 000 SK 400 000 SK 500 000
     SK 600 000 SK 000 100 SK 100 100 SK 200 100 SK 300 100 SK 400 100
     SK 500 100 SK 000 200 SK 100 200 SK 200 200 SK 300 200 SK 400 200
     SK 500 200 SK 000 300 SK 100 300 SK 200 300 SK 300 300 SK 400 300
     SK 000 400 SK 100 400 SK 200 400 SK 300 400 SK 000 500 SK 100 500
     SK 200 500 SK 300 500 SK 000 600 SK 100 600 SK 200 600 SK 000 700
     SK 100 700 SK 000 800 SK 100 800 SK 000 900          
     SO 600 400 SO 700 400 SO 800 400 SO 900 400 SO 600 500 SO 700 500
     SO 800 500 SO 900 500 SO 500 600 SO 600 600 SO 700 600 SO 800 600
     SO 900 600 SO 500 700 SO 600 700 SO 700 700 SO 800 700 SO 900 700
     SO 500 800 SO 600 800 SO 700 800 SO 800 800 SO 900 800 SO 400 500
     SO 500 900 SO 600 900 SO 700 900 SO 800 900 SO 900 900     
     SP 100 000 SP 200 000 SP 300 000 SP 400 000 SP 500 000 SP 600 000
     SP 700 000 SP 800 000 SP 900 000 SP 000 100 SP 100 100 SP 200 100
     SP 300 100 SP 400 100 SP 500 100 SP 600 100 SP 700 100 SP 800 100
     SP 900 100 SP 000 200 SP 100 200 SP 200 200 SP 300 200 SP 400 200
     SP 500 200 SP 600 200 SP 700 200 SP 800 200 SP 900 200 SP 000 300
     SP 100 300 SP 200 300 SP 300 300 SP 400 300 SP 500 300 SP 600 300
     SP 700 300 SP 800 300 SP 900 300 SP 000 400 SP 100 400 SP 200 400
     SP 300 400 SP 400 400 SP 500 400 SP 600 400 SP 700 400 SP 800 400
     SP 900 400 SP 000 500 SP 100 500 SP 200 500 SP 300 500 SP 400 500
     SP 500 500 SP 600 500 SP 700 500 SP 800 500 SP 900 500 SP 000 600
     SP 100 600 SP 200 600 SP 300 600 SP 400 600 SP 500 600 SP 600 600
     SP 700 600 SP 800 600 SP 000 700 SP 100 700 SP 200 700 SP 300 700
     SP 400 700 SP 500 700 SP 600 700 SP 700 700 SP 800 700 SP 000 800
     SP 100 800 SP 200 800 SP 300 800 SP 400 800 SP 500 800 SP 600 800
     SP 700 800 SP 000 900 SP 100 900 SP 200 900 SP 300 900 SP 400 900
     SP 500 900 SP 600 900                    
     SU 300 000 SU 400 000 SU 500 000 SU 600 000 SU 700 000 SU 800 000
     SU 900 000 SU 300 100 SU 400 100 SU 500 100 SU 600 100 SU 700 100
     SU 800 100 SU 900 100 SU 300 200 SU 400 200 SU 500 200 SU 600 200
     SU 700 200 SU 800 200 SU 900 200 SU 300 300 SU 400 300 SU 500 300
     SU 600 300 SU 700 300 SU 800 300 SU 900 300 SU 300 400 SU 400 400
     SU 500 400 SU 600 400 SU 700 400 SU 800 400 SU 900 400 SU 300 500
     SU 400 500 SU 500 500 SU 600 500 SU 700 500 SU 800 500 SU 900 500
     SU 300 600 SU 400 600 SU 500 600 SU 600 600 SU 700 600 SU 800 600
     SU 900 600 SU 200 700 SU 300 700 SU 400 700 SU 500 700 SU 600 700
     SU 700 700 SU 800 700 SU 900 700 SU 200 800 SU 300 800 SU 400 800
     SU 500 800 SU 600 800 SU 700 800 SU 800 800 SU 900 800 SU 100 900
     SU 200 900 SU 300 900 SU 400 900 SU 500 900 SU 600 900 SU 700 900
     SU 800 900 SU 900 900                    
     SZ 400 700 SZ 500 700 SZ 600 800 SZ 300 800 SZ 400 800 SZ 500 800
     SZ 600 900 SZ 700 900 SZ 800 900 SZ 900 900 SZ 300 900 SZ 400 900
     SZ 500 900                         
     TL 000 000 TL 100 000 TL 200 000 TL 300 000 TL 400 000 TL 500 000
     TL 600 000 TL 700 000 TL 800 000 TL 900 000 TL 000 100 TL 100 100
     TL 200 100 TL 300 100 TL 400 100 TL 500 100 TL 600 100 TL 700 100
     TL 800 100 TL 900 100 TL 000 200 TL 100 200 TL 200 200 TL 300 200
     TL 400 200 TL 500 200 TL 600 200 TL 700 200 TL 800 200 TL 900 200
     TR 000 100 TR 000 200 TR 000 300 TR 100 300 TR 200 300 TR 000 400
     TR 100 400 TR 200 400 TR 300 400 TR 000 500 TR 100 500 TR 200 500
     TR 300 500 TR 000 600 TR 100 600 TR 200 600 TR 300 600 TR 400 600
     TR 000 700 TR 300 700                    
     TQ 000 000 TQ 100 000 TQ 200 000 TQ 300 000 TQ 400 000 TQ 500 000
     TQ 600 000 TQ 700 000 TQ 800 000 TQ 000 100 TQ 100 100 TQ 200 100
     TQ 300 100 TQ 400 100 TQ 500 100 TQ 600 100 TQ 700 100 TQ 800 100
     TQ 900 100 TQ 000 200 TQ 100 200 TQ 200 200 TQ 300 200 TQ 400 200
     TQ 500 200 TQ 600 200 TQ 700 200 TQ 800 200 TQ 900 200 TQ 000 300
     TQ 100 300 TQ 200 300 TQ 300 300 TQ 400 300 TQ 500 300 TQ 600 300
     TQ 700 300 TQ 800 300 TQ 900 300 TQ 000 400 TQ 100 400 TQ 200 400
     TQ 300 400 TQ 400 400 TQ 500 400 TQ 600 400 TQ 700 400 TQ 800 400
     TQ 900 400 TQ 500 500 TQ 600 500 TQ 700 500 TQ 800 500 TQ 900 500
     TQ 600 600 TQ 700 600 TQ 800 600 TQ 900 600 TQ 600 700 TQ 700 700
     TQ 800 700 TQ 900 700 TQ 600 800 TQ 700 800 TQ 800 800 TQ 900 800
     TQ 600 900 TQ 700 900 TQ 800 900 TQ 900 900          
     TV 400 900 TV 500 900 TV 600 900               
Non-congested All other National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas



SCHEDULE 8
Schedule 2


NETWORK, PERMANENT EARTH STATION AND TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION LICENCES




PART I

INTERPRETATION

     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 II

ALGORITHM FOR NETWORK LICENCE





PART III

ALGORITHM FOR PERMANENT EARTH STATION LICENCE





PART IV

MODIFER VALUE FOR PERMANENT EARTH STATION LICENCE

Frequency band (MHz) Exclusivity Modifer 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



PART V

TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION LICENCE

Category OMP ×WBW Fee per terminal £
1 100 200
2 2,500 1,000
3 >2,500 3,000


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.

Notes:

 [1] 1998 c. 6.back

[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.back

[3] 1949 c. 54.back

[4] 1984 c. 12.back

[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.back

[6] 1998 c. 1.back

[7] An Act of Tynwald.back


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