Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 1774
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999
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  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
Public Telecommunication Networks
Channel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator £1,000     Yearly
Common Base Station Operator   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 6-

    channel in a heavily congested area - £900

channel in a congested area - £675channel in a non-congested area - £407
Yearly
Public Access Cordless Telephony £100   Yearly
Public Mobile Operator        
 - 105-170 MHz

 - 450-470 MHz

(for public wide area paging)

  For each national 1 × 25 kHz channel

For each regional 1 × 25 kHz channel

 - £6,500

 - £1,980

Yearly
         
 - 105-165 MHz   For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 105-165 MHz band  - £3,600 Yearly
 - 174-208 MHz   For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 174-208 MHz band  - £3,600 Yearly
 - 420-470 MHz   For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 420-470 MHz band  - £3,600 Yearly
(for public mobile data, non-voice only operation)        
 - 174-208 MHz   For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel  - £2,000 Yearly
(for public access mobile radio)   For each regional channel subject to a maximum of £2,000 where the same channel is licensed to the same licensee in more than one location  - £900  
 - 410-430 MHz   For each national 2 × 25 kHz channel, on issue  - £1,000 Yearly
(for digital TETRA public access mobile radio) Thereafter:      
     - on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £4,950  
     - on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £7,425  
     - on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £9,900  
     - on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £14,850  
     - on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £19,800  
 - 872.0-888.0 MHz   For each 2 × 25 kHz (analogue) channel  - £5,500 Yearly
 - 890.0-905.0 MHz   For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel  - £44,000  
 - 905.0-915.0 MHz        
 - 917.0-933.0 MHz        
 - 935.0-950.0 MHz        
 - 950.0-960.0 MHz        
 - 1710.0-1721.7 MHz   For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel  - £41,250 Yearly
 - 1805.0-1816.7 MHz        
(for cellular radiotelephones)        
 - 1721.7-1785.0 MHz   For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel: Yearly
 - 1816.7-1880.0 MHz        
(for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones)    - until the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £33,688  
     - on the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence  - £38,500  
Radio Fixed Access Operator       Yearly
 - 2.0-2.1 GHz   For each base station in the 2.0-2.1 GHz band  - £150  
 - 2.4-2.5 GHz   For each base station in the 2.4-2.5 GHz band  - £75  
 - 3.4-4.5 GHz   For each base station in the 3.4-4.5 GHz band  - £300  
 - 10.0-11.0 GHz   For each base station in the 10.0-11.0 GHz band  - £300  
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
Permanent Earth Station        
Class I   Stations with a required radio frequency bandwidth not exceeding 100 kHz - £1,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite Yearly
Class II   Stations with a required radio frequency bandwidth greater than 100 kHz but not exceeding 2 MHz - £5,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite Yearly
Class III   Stations requiring radio frequency bandwidths above 2 MHz - £10,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite Yearly
Transportable Earth Station   £8,500 per station Yearly
Very Small Aperture Terminal   £2,000 for up to 20 terminals

£6,000 for 21-100 terminals

£12,000 for 101-300 terminals

£20,000 for 301-500 terminals

£40,000 for 501-1,000 terminals

For more than 1,000 terminals £4,000 for each additional group of 100 terminals or part thereof

Yearly
Technology Development
Radar Gauges   £50 per site Yearly
Temporary Use   £250 per station for a period of up to six months None
Testing and Development   £150 per station Yearly



SCHEDULE 3
Schedule 2


POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS




PART I

CONGESTED AREAS

     1. 4 GHz band
(National Grid References for 25km × 25km areas)

NX5075 NX7575 NY0075          
NY2525 NY5025            
SD5025 SD7525 SE0025 SE5025        
SD5000 SD7500 SE0000 SE2500 SE5000      
SJ5075 SJ7575 SJ0075 SK2575 SK5075      
SJ0050 SJ2550 SJ5050 SJ7550        
SJ0025 SJ2525 SJ5025 SJ7525 TF0025 TF2525    
SJ7500 SP0000 SJ2500 SJ5000 SJ7500 TF0000 TF2500  
SO7575 SP0075 SP2575 SP5075 SP7575 TL0075 TL2575  
SO7550 SP0050 SP2550 SP5075        
SO2500 SO5000 SO7500 SP0000 SP7500 TL0000 TL2500  
ST2575 ST5075 ST7550 SU5075 SU7575 TQ0075 TQ2575  
ST2550 ST5050 ST7575 SU5050 SU7550 TQ0050 TQ2550 TQ5050
SS5000              
SX0075 SX2575 SX5075 SX7575        
SX2550 SX5050 SX7550          

     2. 7.5 GHz band
(National Grid References for 25km × 25km areas)

SE0050 SE2550 SE5075        
SD7525 SE0025 SE2525 SE5025      
SD5000 SD7500 SE0000 SE2500 SE5000    
SH2575 SJ5075 SJ7575 SK0075 SK2575    
SJ5050 SJ7550          
SJ7500 SK0000 SK2500 SK5000      
SP0075 SP2575 SP5075        
SP0050 SP2550 SP5050 SP7550 TL0050    
SP7525 TL0025 TL2525 TL5025      
SO7500 SP0000 SP7500 TL0000 TL2500 TL5000  
SU2575 SU5075 SU7575 TQ0075 TQ2575 TQ5075 TQ7550
SU2550 SU5050 SU7550 TQ0050 TQ2550 TQ5050  
SU5025 SU7525 TQ0025 TQ2550 TQ5025    

     3. 13/14 GHz band
(National Grid References for 10km × 10km 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 715
  More than 15 MHz but 51 Mbit/s 1430
  not more than 30 MHz 140 Mbit/s 925
  More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 140 Mbit/s 2775
7.425-7.900 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 8 Mbit/s 345
  More than 3.5 MHz but 8 Mbit/s 690
  not more than 7 MHz 16 Mbit/s 465
  More than 7 MHz but not 16 Mbit/s 930
  more than 14 MHz 34 Mbit/s 715
  More than 14 MHz but 34 Mbit/s 1430
  not more than 28 MHz 140 Mbit/s 925
  More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 140 Mbit/s 1850
12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.25-14.5 GHz Not more than 1.75 MHz 2 Mbit/s 230
  More than 1.75 MHz but 4 Mbit/s 460
  not more than 3.5 MHz 8 Mbit/s 345
  More than 3.5 MHz but 8 Mbit/s 690
not more than 7 MHz 16 Mbit/s 465
  More than 7 MHz but not 16 Mbit/s 930
  more than 14 MHz 34 Mbit/s 715
  More than 14 MHz but not 34 Mbit/s 1430
  more than 28 MHz 140 Mbit/s 925
  More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 140 Mbit/s 1850
All bands specified above Any bandwidth in relation to an analogue link Not applicable 925



PART III

FEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO NON-CONGESTED AREAS

Frequency band Limits of bandwidth per fixed link Fee
    £
1350-1690 MHz Less than 500 kHz 260
  More than 500 kHz and less than 1 MHz 380
  More than 1 MHz and less than 2 MHz 500
1.70-1.90 GHz More than 50 kHz 380
3.6-4.2 GHz Not more than 15 MHz 715
  More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz 925
  More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz 2775
7.425-7.9 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz and 14.25-14.5 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 345
  More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 465
  More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 715
  More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 925
  More than 28 MHz but not more than 280 MHz 1390
17.30-17.70 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 1030
  More than 200 MHz but not more than 300 MHz 1155
  More than 300 MHz 1280
21.2-23.6 GHz, 24.25-26.5 GHz and 27.5-29.5 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 330
  More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 445
  More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 685
  More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 885
  More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 1330
31.00-31.8 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 1030
  More than 250 MHz but not more than 280 MHz 1155
37.00-39.5 GHz Not more than 3.5 MHz 265
  More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz 350
  More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz 545
  More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz 700
  More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz 1050
54.20-57.20 GHz Not more than 56 MHz 380



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 250750; TQ 250850; TQ 350750; TQ 350850
Congested TQ 150750; TQ 150850; TQ 250950; TQ 350950; TQ 450750; TQ 450850



SCHEDULE 5
Schedule 2


WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE




PART I

FEES PAYABLE

Category Fee
  £
  Heavily congested Congested Non-congested
A 1640 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 250750; TQ 250850; TQ 350750; TQ 350850
Congested TQ 150750; TQ 150850; TQ 250950; TQ 350950; TQ 450750; TQ 450850



PART III

DETERMINATION OF CATEGORY

Category Number of 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 COMMON BASE STATION OPERATOR LICENCE


Designation of Area National Grid References for 60 km × 60 km areas
Heavily Congested TQ 000500; TQ 000600; TQ 000700; TQ 000800; TQ 000900; TQ 100500; TQ 100600; TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 100900; TQ 200500; TQ 200600; TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ 200900; TQ 300500; TQ 300600; TQ 300700; TQ 300800; TQ 300900; TQ 400500; TQ 400600; TQ 400700; TQ 400800; TQ 400900; TQ 500600; TQ 500700; TQ 500800; TQ 500900
Congested NX 300000; NX 400000
  SC 100600; SC 200600; SC 200700; SC 200800; SC 300600; SC 300700; SC 300800; SC 300900; SC 400700; SC 400800; SC 400900
  SD 200000; SD 200100; SD 300000; SD 300100; SD 400000; SD 400100; SD 500000; SD 500100; SD 600000; SD 600100; SD 700000; SD 700100; SD 800000; SD 800100; SD 900000; SD 900100
  SH 600600; SH 600700; SH 600800; SH 700600; SH 700700; SH 700800; SH 800600; SH 800700; SH 800800; SH 900600; SH 900700
  SJ 000300; SJ 000400; SJ 000500; SJ 000600; SJ 000700; SJ 000800; SJ 100300; SJ 100400; SJ 100500; SJ 100600; SJ 100700; SJ 100800; SJ 200300; SJ 200400; SJ 200500; SJ 200600; SJ 200700; SJ 200800; SJ 200900; SJ 300300; SJ 300400; SJ 300500; SJ 300600; SJ 300700; SJ 300800; SJ 300900; SJ 400300; SJ 400400; SJ 400500; SJ 400600; SJ 400700; SJ 400800; SJ 400900; SJ 500300; SJ 500400; SJ 500500; SJ 500600; SJ 500700; SJ 500800; SJ 500900; SJ 600100; SJ 600200; SJ 600300; SJ 600400; SJ 600500; SJ 600600; SJ 600700; SJ 600800; SJ 600900; SJ 700100; SJ 700200; SJ 700300; SJ 700400; SJ 700500; SJ 700600; SJ 700700; SJ 700800; SJ 700900; SJ 800100; SJ 800200; SJ 800300; SJ 800400; SJ 800500; SJ 800600; SJ 800700; SJ 800800; SJ 800900; SJ 900000; SJ 900100; SJ 900200; SJ 900300; SJ 900400; SJ 900500; SJ 900600; SJ 900700; SJ 900800; SJ 900900
  SK 000000; SK 100000; SK 200000
  SO 900800; SO 900900
  SP 000800; SP 800100; SP 800200; SP 900000; SP 900100; SP 900200
  SU 300000; SU 300100; SU 300200; SU 300300; SU 300400; SU 300500; SU 300600; SU 400000; SU 400100; SU 400200; SU 400300; SU 400400; SU 400500; SU 400600; SU 500000; SU 500100; SU 500200; SU 500300; SU 500400; SU 500500; SU 500600; SU 600000; SU 600100; SU 600200; SU 600300; SU 600400; SU 600500; SU 600600; SU 700000; SU 700100; SU 700200; SU 700300; SU 700400; SU 700500; SU 700600; SU 800000; SU 800100; SU 800200; SU 800300; SU 800400; SU 800500; SU 800600; SU 800700; SU 800800; SU 800900; SU 900000; SU 900100; SU 900200; SU 900300; SU 900400; SU 900500; SU 900600; SU 900700; SU 900800; SU 900900
  SZ 300800; SZ 300900; SZ 400700; SZ 400800; SZ 400900; SZ 500700; SZ 500800; SZ 500900; SZ 600800; SZ 600900; SZ 700900; SZ 800900; SZ 900900
  TL 000000; TL 000100; TL 000200; TL 100000; TL 100100; TL 100200; TL 200000; TL 200100; TL 200200; TL 300000; TL 300100; TL 300200; TL 400000; TL 400100; TL 400200; TL 500000; TL 500100; TL 500200; TL 600000; TL 600100; TL 600200; TL 700000; TL 700100; TL 700200; TL 800000; TL 800100; TL 800200; TL 900000; TL 900100; TL 900200
  TR 000100; TR 000200; TR 000300; TR 000400; TR 000500; TR 000600; TR 000700; TR 100300; TR 100400; TR 100500; TR 100600; TR 200300; TR 200400; TR 200500; TR 200600; TR 300400; TR 300500; TR 300600; TR 300700; TR 400600
  TQ 000000; TQ 000100; TQ 000200; TQ 000300; TQ 000400; TQ 100000; TQ 100100; TQ 100200; TQ 100300; TQ 100400; TQ 200000; TQ 200100; TQ 200200; TQ 200300; TQ 200400; TQ 300000; TQ 300100; TQ 300200; TQ 300300; TQ 300400; TQ 400000; TQ 400100; TQ 400200; TQ 400300; TQ 400400; TQ 500000; TQ 500100; TQ 500200; TQ 500300; TQ 500400; TQ 500500; TQ 600000; TQ 600100; TQ 600200; TQ 600300; TQ 600400; TQ 600500; TQ 600600; TQ 600700; TQ 600800; TQ 600900; TQ 700000; TQ 700100; TQ 700200; TQ 700300; TQ 700400; TQ 700500; TQ 700600; TQ 700700; TQ 700800; TQ 700900; TQ 800000; TQ 800100; TQ 800200; TQ 800300; TQ 800400; TQ 800500; TQ 800600; TQ 800700; TQ 800800; TQ 800900; TQ 900100; TQ 900200; TQ 900300; TQ 900400; TQ 900500; TQ 900600; TQ 900700; TQ 900800; TQ 900900
  TV 400900; TV 500900; TV 600900
Congested All of Northern Ireland



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the 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 Regulations revoke and replace the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1331) as amended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1464), the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1006), the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1885), the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/460), the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1567), the Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1703) and the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2210).

The Regulations change the structure of charging and the level of fees prescribed for certain licence classes, namely the Common Base Station Operator, Point to Point Fixed Links, On-Site Private Business Radio and Public Mobile Operator Licences. In addition, these Regulations introduce the National and Regional Private Business Radio, Radio Fixed Access Operator, Remote Meter Reading Operator and Wide Area Private Business Radio licence classes.

In accordance with the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (c. 6), fees for the above licence classes are now generally based on the level of congestion of the radio frequency spectrum rather than the recovery of costs incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the licences. The degree of congestion of an area in the British Islands in relation to a particular licence is identified by the National Grid References set out in Schedules 3 to 6. Copies of the 2nd series of Landranger maps containing the National Grid References may be obtained from the Ordnance Survey, Romsey Road, Southampton SO16 4GU.

Copies of the documents "Office of National Statistics Population and Health Monitor (PPI 96/2)", "Mid-1995 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.

The Regulations permit licences to be issued or renewed for periods of less than a year (regulation 4(3)).

The Fixed Links licence class has been renamed the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence, and the previous provisions to self-manage an exclusive allocation of spectrum relating to new frequency bands in this class at a 50 per cent discount of the licence fee have been removed. The Short Range Business Radio licence class has also been removed.

The Regulations extend the range 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. 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 (regulation 5).

A full regulatory impact assessment report of the effect that these Regulations would have on the costs of business is available to the public from the Radiocommunications Agency Library or on the Agency's Internet site at www.open.gov.uk/radiocom/.

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