
2019 No. 951
Electronic Communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made 20th May 2019
Coming into force 10th June 2019

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30(1) and (3) and 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (the “Act”).

Before making these Regulations, OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4) of the Act, published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 122(4)(b) of the Act, and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and shall come into force on 10th June 2019.
Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011
2 
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011 (the “principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with these Regulations.
Amendment to regulation 6
3 
In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations—
(a) for paragraph (b) substitute—“
(b) any sum payable in respect of that licence under—
(i) the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2011; or
(ii) the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges for the 900 MHz Frequency Band and the 1800 MHz Frequency Band) Regulations 2018
is owing to OFCOM because it has not been paid by the time it became due;”; and
(b) for paragraph (c) substitute—“
(c) any instalment payment is to be paid to OFCOM in respect of that licence under—
(i) regulation 4(8)(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2011; or
(ii) regulation 6(1)(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges for the 900 MHz Frequency Band and the 1800 MHz Frequency Band) Regulations 2018”.
Amendment to the Schedule
4 
For the Schedule to the principal Regulations substitute—“
SCHEDULE
Licence Classes and Frequency Bands
Regulations 4 and 5


Column 1 Column 2
Licence Classes Frequency bands
Public Wireless Network 703–733 MHz
Spectrum Access 738–788 MHz
 791–821 MHz
 832–862 MHz
 880–915 MHz
 925–960 MHz
 1452–1492 MHz
 1710–1781.7 MHz
 1805–1876.7 MHz
 1899.9–1980 MHz
 2110–2170 MHz
 2350–2390 MHz
 2500–2690 MHz
 3410–3800 MHz”.
Philip Marnick
Group Director of Spectrum Group
For and by the authority of the Office of Communications
20th May 2019