Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 646
Electronic Communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Made
18th March 2013
Coming into force
5th April 2013
The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) and (3) and section 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006( 1 ) (the “Act”), make the following Regulations.
Before making the Regulations, OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4)(a) 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 2013 and shall come into force on 5th April 2013.
Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011
2. —(1)The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011( 2 ) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 4(3), after the words “Paragraph (1) shall apply to wireless telegraphy licences” delete the words to the end and insert “which are within one of the licence classes listed in Column 1 of the Schedule and which authorise the operation of a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus on frequencies in any of the frequency bands listed in Column 2 of the Schedule.”.
(3) In regulation 5(a)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (i), after the words “under a wireless telegraphy licence” delete the words to the end and insert “which is within one of the licence classes listed in Column 1 of the Schedule and which authorises the operation of a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus on frequencies in any of the frequency bands listed in Column 2 of the Schedule;”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), after the words “under a wireless telegraphy licence” delete the words to the end and insert “which is within one of the licence classes listed in Column 1 of the Schedule and which authorises the operation of a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus on frequencies in any of the frequency bands listed in Column 2 of the Schedule; or”.
(4) For the Schedule substitute—
Regulations 4 and 5
“ SCHEDULE Licence classes and frequency bands
Column 1 Licence classes | Column 2 Frequency bands |
|---|---|
Public Wireless Network Spectrum Access | 791-821 MHz 832-862 MHz 880-915 MHz 925-960 MHz 1710-1781.7 MHz 1805-1876.7 MHz 1899.9-1980 MHz 2110-2170 MHz 2500-2690 MHz ” |
Ed Richards
Chief Executive of the Office of Communications
For and by the authority of the Office of Communications
18th March 2013