UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
2003 No. 1902
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2003
Made 17th July 2003
Coming into force 25th July 2003
Whereas the Secretary of State has given notice as required by paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 403 of the Communications Act 2003and published notice as required by paragraph (b) of that subsection and has considered the representations made to her before the time specified in the notice:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 164(1) to (3) of the said Act and exerciseable by her by virtue of section 408(1), (2) and (3)(b) thereof and article 3(1) of the Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003, hereby makes the following Order:
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Citation and commencementCitation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 25th July 2003.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
“RA” means the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry;
“the Radio Regulations” means the 2001 edition of the Radio Regulations made under Article 13 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union; and
“wireless telegraphy licence” means any licence granted under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949other than a television licence as defined in section 1(7) of that Act.
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Wireless telegraphy licences to be limited in numberWireless telegraphy licences to be limited in number
3. The Secretary of State will grant only a limited number of wireless telegraphy licences at the frequencies and for the uses specified in Part 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 11 to this Order.
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Criteria for limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licencesCriteria for limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences
4.—(1) The Secretary of State shall in relation to the frequencies and uses set out in Part 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 11—
(a)
(a) apply the criteria relating to the persons to whom wireless telegraphy licences may be granted specified in Part 2 of the Schedule concerned;
(b)
(b) apply the criteria limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences specified in Part 3 of the Schedule concerned; and
(c)
(c) take into account the ability of each applicant for a wireless telegraphy licence to meet the licence terms, provisions and limitations applying to that wireless telegraphy licence,
in determining the limit on the number of wireless telegraphy licences to be granted and the persons to whom wireless telegraphy licences will be granted.
Stephen Timms
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services,Department of Trade and Industry
17th July 2003
SCHEDULE 1
Articles 3 and 4
BROADCASTING
1
FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADCASTING USEPART 1
FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADCASTING USE
Transmission of Terrestrial UHF Analogue TV Services and Digital TV Multiplexes |
470.0–854.0 MHz |
Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services |
148.5–283.5 kHz (LW) |
526.5–1605.5 kHz (MW) |
87.5–108.0 MHz (FM) |
217.5–230.0 MHz (T-DAB) |
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A—Freely Radiating) |
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class B—Radiating Cable) |
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class C Radiating Very Low Power) |
526.5–1605.5 kHz |
87.5–108.0 MHz |
PART 2
CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED
1. The frequencies are assigned only to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and persons who possess one of the following Broadcasting Act licences:
(c) Terrestrial National and Local Analogue Radio Broadcasting Services under Part III of the Broadcasting Act 1990;
(e) Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A, B and C) under Part III of the Broadcasting Act 1990.
PART 3
CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES
2. The availability of wireless telegraphy licences is limited at these frequencies by the technical frequency assignment criteria set out in the Technical Frequency Assignment Criteria for Television and Sound Broadcasting published by the RA.
3. Applicants must undertake to use the assigned frequencies solely for the transmission and reception of signals as part of the broadcasting service as defined in Article 1.38 of the Radio Regulations.
SCHEDULE 2
Articles 3 and 4
BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS
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FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS USEPART 1
FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS USE
1. In this Schedule “Broadband Fixed Wireless Access” means the provision by means of a wireless communications system of two-way wireless communications links over which data may be transmitted and received at rates of at least 2 Mbits/second on demand.
Broadband Fixed Wireless Access |
28.0525–28.4445 GHz |
29.0605–29.4525 GHz |
PART 2
CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED
2. Licences are awarded to persons by a competitive process in accordance with regulations made under section 3 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998.
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CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCESPART 3
CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES
SCHEDULE 3
Articles 3 and 4
PROGRAMME MAKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS
1
FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMME MAKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS USEPART 1
FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMME MAKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS USE
Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site |
47.55–48.8 MHz |
189.69375–189.80625 MHz |
598–606 MHz |
52–52.95 MHz |
191.6–191.8 MHz |
614–854 MHz |
53.75–55.75 MHz |
192.0–192.7 MHz |
854.25–862 MHz |
60.75–62.75 MHz |
199.6–199.8 MHz |
1488–1491 MHz |
67.75–67.8375 MHz |
200.7–201.1 MHz |
1517–1525 MHz |
69.15625–69.18125 MHz |
207.6–208.2 MHz |
2025–2110 MHz |
74.68125–74.71875 MHz |
208.7–208.9 MHz |
2200–2290 MHz |
75.2625–75.3 MHz |
211.91875–212.19375 MHz |
2390–2500 MHz |
76.80625–76.84375 MHz |
215.26875–215.49375 MHz |
2500–2690 MHz |
78.18375–78.25875 MHz |
216.2–216.5 MHz |
3400–3420 MHz |
82.65625–82.68125 MHz |
216.9–217.1 MHz |
3500–3600 MHz |
86.66875–86.68125 MHz |
224.00625–224.49375 MHz |
5472–5588 MHz |
86.80625–86.84375 MHz |
425.3125–425.5625 MHz |
5682.5–5815 MHz |
139.54375–139.55625 MHz |
427.7625–428.0125 MHz |
7110–7250 MHz |
139.56875–139.58125 MHz |
442.2625–442.5125 MHz |
7302.5–7322.5 MHz |
139.64375–139.66875 MHz |
446.425–447.5125 MHz |
7337.5–7357.5 MHz |
140.9875–141.4875 MHz |
454.9875–455.475 MHz |
7362–7424 MHz |
148.5625–148.5875 MHz |
457.25–457.475 MHz |
8460–8500 MHz |
148.7125–148.7375 MHz |
461.23125–461.25625 MHz |
10.3–10.36 GHz |
176.3–176.5 MHz |
462.75–463 MHz |
12.2–12.5 GHz |
181.69375–181.80625 MHz |
467.2625–469.8750 MHz |
24.25–24.5 GHz |
184.5–185.1 MHz |
470–590 MHz |
48–48.4 GHz |
Programme Making and Special Events Link |
47.55–48.8 MHz |
189.69375–189.80625 MHz |
1488–1491 MHz |
52–52.95 MHz |
191.6–191.8 MHz |
1517–1525 MHz |
53.75–55.75 MHz |
199.6–199.8 MHz |
2025–2110 MHz |
60.75–62.75 MHz |
199.8–202.2 MHz |
2200–2290 MHz |
67.75–67.8375 MHz |
211.91875–212.19375 MHz |
2390–2500 MHz |
69.15625–69.18125 MHz |
215.26875–215.49375 MHz |
2500–2690 MHz |
74.68125–74.71875 MHz |
224.00625–224.49375 MHz |
3400–3420 MHz |
75.2625–75.3 MHz |
425.3125–425.5625 MHz |
3500–3600 MHz |
76.80625–76.84375 MHz |
427.7625–428.0125 MHz |
5472–5588 MHz |
78.18375–78.25875 MHz |
442.2625–442.5125 MHz |
5682.5–5815 MHz |
82.65625–82.68125 MHz |
446.425–447.5125 MHz |
7110–7250 MHz |
86.66875–86.68125 MHz |
454.9875–455.475 MHz |
7302.5–7322.5 MHz |
86.80625–86.84375 MHz |
457.25–457.475 MHz |
7337.5–7357.5 MHz |
139.54375–139.55625 MHz |
461.23125–461.25625 MHz |
7362–7424 MHz |
139.56875–139.58125 MHz |
462.75–463 MHz |
8460–8500 MHz |
139.64375–139.66875 MHz |
467.2625–469.8750 MHz |
10.3–10.36 GHz |
140.9875–141.4875 MHz |
470–590 MHz |
12.2–12.5 GHz |
148.5625–148.5875 MHz |
598–606 MHz |
24.25–24.5 GHz |
148.7125–148.7375 MHz |
614–854 MHz |
48–48.4 GHz |
181.69375–181.80625 MHz |
854.25–862 MHz |
Programme Making and Special Events Low Power |
47.55–48.8 MHz |
199.6–199.8 MHz |
1488–1491 MHz |
52–52.95 MHz |
199.8–202.2 MHz |
1517–1525 MHz |
53.75–55.75 MHz |
200.2–200.5 MHz |
2025–2110 MHz |
60.75–62.75 MHz |
200.5–200.7 MHz |
2200–2290 MHz |
67.75–67.8375 MHz |
200.7–201.1 MHz |
2390–2500 MHz |
69.15625–69.18125 MHz |
207.6–208.2 MHz |
2500–2690 MHz |
74.68125–74.71875 MHz |
208.2–208.5 MHz |
3400–3420 MHz |
75.2625–75.3 MHz |
208.5–208.7 MHz |
3500–3600 MHz |
76.80625–76.84375 MHz |
208.7–208.9 MHz |
5472–5588 MHz |
78.18375–78.25875 MHz |
211.91875–212.19375 MHz |
5682.5–5815 MHz |
82.65625–82.68125 MHz |
215.26875–215.49375 MHz |
7110–7250 MHz |
86.66875–86.68125 MHz |
216–216.2 MHz |
7302.5–7322.5 MHz |
86.80625–86.84375 MHz |
216.2–216.5 MHz |
7337.5–7357.5 MHz |
139.54375–139.55625 MHz |
216.5–216.9 MHz |
7362–7424 MHz |
139.56875–139.58125 MHz |
216.9–217.1 MHz |
8460–8500 MHz |
139.64375–139.66875 MHz |
224.00625–224.49375 MHz |
10.3–10.36 GHz |
140.9875–141.4875 MHz |
425.3125–425.5625MHz |
11.74666 GHz |
148.5625–148.5875 MHz |
427.7625–428.0125 MHz |
11.82338 GHz |
148.7125–148.7375 MHz |
442.2625–442.5125 MHz |
11.9001 GHz |
175.15–175.35 MHz |
446.425–447.5125 MHz |
11.97682 GHz |
175.425–175.625 MHz |
454.9875–455.475 MHz |
12.2–12.5 GHz |
176.3–176.5 MHz |
457.25–457.475 MHz |
24.25–24.5 GHz |
176.5–176.7 MHz |
461.23125–461.25625 MHz |
48–48.4 GHz |
176.7–177.1 MHz |
462.75–463 MHz |
|
181.69375–181.80625 MHz |
467.2625–469.8750 MHz |
|
184.5–185.1 MHz |
470–590 MHz |
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189.69375–189.80625 MHz |
590–598 MHz |
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191.6–191.8 MHz |
598–606 MHz |
|
191.8–192.0 MHz |
606–614 MHz |
|
192.0–192.7 MHz |
614–854 MHz |
|
192.7–193.1 MHz |
854.25–862 MHz |
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UK Wireless Microphone (Annual) |
UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial) |
175.15–175.35 MHz |
200.2–200.4 MHz |
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