Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and shall come into force on 24th March 2026.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003

2.—(1) The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003(2)are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (Interpretation), in paragraph 1, in the definition of “the Radio Regulations”, for “the 2004 edition” substitute “the 2024 edition”.

(3) In regulation 5 (Terms, provisions and limitations), in paragraph 1(b), omit “, unless non-terrestrial use is permitted under Part III of Schedule 6”.

(4) In Schedule 3, Part 3, paragraph 3—

(a)in sub-paragraph (d) (Long term evolution radiotelephones (LTE)), after the entry “3400-3800 MHz” in the list of frequency bands, insert the following entries—

• “703–733 MHz

• 738–788 MHz

• 2320–2340 MHz

• 2390–2400 MHz

• 3.8–4.2 GHz

• 24.45–27.5 GHz

• 40.5–43.5 GHz”;

(b)after sub-paragraph (e) (Worldwide interoperability for microwave access radiotelephones (WiMax)) insert—

“(ff)5G new radio (NR) radiotelephones

• 703–733 MHz

• 738–788 MHz

• 791–821 MHz

• 832–862 MHz

• 880–915 MHz

• 925–960 MHz

• 1710–1785 MHz

• 1805–1880 MHz

• 1920–1980 MHz

• 2110–2170 MHz

• 2320–2340 MHz

• 2350–2400 MHz

• 2500–2690 MHz

• 3400–3800 MHz

• 3800–4200 MHz

• 24.45–27.5 GHz

• 40.5–43.5 GHz”; and

(c)omit sub-paragraphs (f) and (g).

(5) In Schedule 3, Part 4 (Interface Requirement), after the entry “IR 2097—UK Interface Requirement 2098 Terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the 3.4 to 3.8 GHz band, published by the Office of Communications in February 2016” insert the following entries—

• “IR 2107 – UK Interface Requirement 2107 Terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the 700 MHz band, published by the Office of Communications in March 2021.

• IR 2103 – UK Interface Requirement 2103 Shared Access Low Power, published by the Office of Communications in January 2025.

• IR 2104 – UK Interface Requirement 2104 Shared Access Medium Power, published by the Office of Communications in January 2025.

• IR 2110 – UK Interface Requirement 2110 Terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the 26 GHz band in high density areas, published by the Office of Communications in April 2025.”