
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 19th July 2001 other than regulation 2(d)(vii) and Schedule 2 to the extent that such provisions relate to the Permanent Earth Station Licence and which shall come into force on 30th October 2001.
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The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 (“the Principal Regulations”) are hereby amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 3(2), “and a Scanning Telemetry Licence” shall be inserted after “a National and Regional Private Business Radio Licence” in the definition of “national channel”;
(b) in regulation 3(5)—
(i) “and” shall be deleted before, and “, a UK Wireless Microphone (Annual) Licence and a UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial) Licence” shall be inserted after, the words “a Programme Making and Special Events Link Licence”; and
(ii) sub-paragraph (b) shall be deleted;
(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—“
(xia) Ship Portable Radio;”;
(d) in Schedule 2—
(i) under the heading “Amateur and Citizens' Band”, the following words shall be substituted for the words in the third column relating to the Amateur Radio and Citizens' Band Radio Licences—“
 £15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years or aged 75 years or over”;
(ii) under the heading “Fixed Links”—(aa) “£720”, “£885”, “£1,030” and “£1,155” shall be substituted respectively for “£540”, “£664”, “£773” and “£866” in the third column relating to the Point to Multi-point Services 31.00 to 31.80 GHz Licence; and(bb) the following shall be inserted at the end of the provisions relating to the Scanning Telemetry Licence—“

 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”—(aa) the following licence classes shall be inserted after the Coastal Station Radio Licence—“
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”—(aa) “£55” shall be substituted for “£50” in lines 2 and 13 of the third column relating to the Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site Licence;(bb) “£55” shall be substituted for “£50” in lines 2 and 120 of, and lines 88 to 107 shall be deleted in, the third column relating to the Programme Making and Special Events Link Licence;(cc) “£55” shall be substituted for “£50” in lines 2 and 29 of, and lines 12, 15, 19, 26 and 27 shall be deleted in, the third column relating to the Programme Making and Special Events Low Power Licence; and(dd) the following licence classes shall be inserted after the Programme Making and Special Events Low Power Licence—“
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”—(aa) “£32” and “£260” shall be substituted respectively for “£25” and “£200” in the third column relating to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator Licence;(bb) “£1,400” and “£750” shall be substituted respectively for “£1,200” and “£675” in the third column relating to the Common Base Station Operator Licence;(cc) “£8,750”, “£7,500”, “£6,000”, “£6,000”, “£7,500”, “£3,840”, “£1,000”, “£17,820”, “£142,560”, “£110,880” and “£110,880” shall be substituted respectively for “£7,600”, “£6,000”, “£4,800”, “£4,800”, “£6,000”, “£2,640”, “£920”, “£10,000”, “£80,000”, “£75,000” and “£70,000” in the third column relating to the Public Mobile Operator Licence; and(dd) “Fixed Wireless Access” shall be substituted for “Radio Fixed Access Operator” in the first column;
(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—
 “£50 for each channel per location each month”;
(e) in Schedule 3, for Parts II and III there shall be substituted the Parts II and III set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and
(f) Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall be inserted as Schedule 7 to the Principal Regulations.
Douglas Alexander,
Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness,
Department of Trade and Industry
19th June 2001
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(e)
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PART II

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
PART III

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 GHz12.750-13.250 GHz and14.250-14.500 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 GHz24.500-26.500 GHz and27.500-29.500 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”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(f).
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SCHEDULE 7
PART I
In 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 III or IV as appropriate; and
 “Pijk” means Transmit Peak power (in Watts).

PART II
433.4×∑ijk(Pijk×BWijk×MODijk)

PART III

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
PART IV

Frequency Band (MHz) Exclusivity Modifier Value
14000–14250 No Fixed Links 0.5
14250–14500 Shared 1”