TELEGRAPHS 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 19th July 2000. 2 The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 are hereby amended as follows— a in regulation 3(1), the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “prescribed time”— “slot” means the smallest unit of the radio frequency spectrum used in the construction of a frequency plan, such that all bands, sub-bands, blocks and channels which are used in such plan are integer multiples of the slot size; ; b the following paragraph shall be substituted for regulation 4(4)— 4 The sum payable in accordance with paragraph (3) shall not be less than £20, and where such sum represents a fraction of a whole pound sterling then such sum shall be rounded up to the nearest pound sterling. ; c in regulation 5(3), the following licence classes shall be substituted for the licence classes specified after “the following classes—” at the end of that paragraph— i Coastal Station Radio; ii Differential Global Positioning System; iii Maritime Radio (Navigational Air and Radar); iv National and Regional Private Business Radio; v On-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems; vi On-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems; vii On-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems; viii On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems; ix Private Mobile Radio (Standard); x Self-Select Private Business Radio; xi Ship Radio; xii Wide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems; xiii Wide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems; and xiv Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems. ; d in Schedule 2— i the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “ Aeronautical ”— 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 Aeronautical Aereonautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control) £150 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service) £100 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control) £250 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation) £25 Yearly Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar £20 for each navigational aid or radar station Yearly Aircraft £20 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg £150 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20 £350 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20 None Aircraft (Transportable) £15 None ; ii under the heading “ Amateur and Citizens' Band ”— aa “Yearly” shall be substituted for “None” in the fourth column relating to the Amateur Radio Licence; and bb the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the Citizens' Band Radio Licence— Citizens' Band Radio £15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years Yearly ; iii under the heading “ Maritime ”— aa the Maritime Coastal Station Licence shall be renamed the Coastal Station Radio Licence; bb the following licence class shall be inserted after the Coastal Station Radio Licence— Differential Global Positioning System For each VHF station, £250 per channel Yearly For each MF or UHF station, £1,000 per channel Yearly ; and cc “£20” shall be substituted for “£22” in the second column relating to the Ship Radio Licence; iv under the heading “ Private Business Radio ”— aa the provisions relating to the Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio Licence, the Local Communications Licence, the Private Wide Area Paging Licence and the Radio Paging (Standard) Licence shall be deleted; bb the following licence classes shall be inserted after the National and Regional Private Business Radio Licence— On-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems £150 for each channel per site Three-yearly On-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems For each channel per site, 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 4— channel per site in a heavily congested area—£200 channel per site in a congested area—£100 channel per site in a non-congested area—£75 Yearly On-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems £75 for each channel per site Three-yearly ; cc the On-Site Private Business Radio Licence shall be renamed the On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems Licence; dd “£1,000” shall be substituted for “£750” in the second column relating to the Private Mobile Radio Road Construction Licence; ee the Wide Area Private Business Radio Licence shall be renamed the Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems Licence, and the following licence classes shall be inserted before that licence class— Self-Select Private Business Radio —£50 for each one-way paging system site Three-yearly Wide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems For each 12.5 kHz channel per site, 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 5— channel per site in a heavily congested area—£100 channel per site in a congested area—£75 channel per site in a non-congested area—£75 Yearly Wide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems For each 25 kHz channel per site, 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 5— channel per site in a heavily congestedarea—£200 channel per site in a congested area—£100 channel per site in a non-congested area—£75 Yearly ; and v the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “ Public Telecommunications Networks ”— Channel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator £25 for each 2 × 25 kHz (analogue) channel Yearly £200 for each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel Yearly Common Base Station Operator —Bands other than the bands specified below 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—£1,200 channel in a congested area—£675 channel in a non-congested area—£407 Yearly Band I and Sub-band I of Band III For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 55–67 MHz and 171–191 MHz bands, on issue—£103 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£206 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£309 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£412 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£618 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£824 Yearly —Sub-band III of Band III For each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 209–215 MHz band, on issue—£412 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£516 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£618 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£722 on the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£824 Yearly Public Access Cordless Telephony £100 Yearly Public Mobile Operator —105–170 MHz —450–470 MHz For each national 1 × 25 kHz channel—£7,600 Yearly —870–871 MHz (for public wide area paging) For each regional 1 × 25 kHz channel—£1,980 Yearly —105–165 MHz For each national 2×12.5 kHz channel in the 105–165 MHz band—£6,000 Yearly —174–208 MHz For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 174–208 MHz band—£4,800 Yearly —420–450 MHz For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 420–450 MHz band—£4,800 Yearly —450–470 MHz (for public mobile data, non-voice only operation) For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 450–470 MHz band—£6,000 Yearly —174–225 MHz paired with 866–868 MHz (for CDMA Spread Spectrum Data/Asset Tracking Systems) For each national 1 × 25 kHz channel designated for use in the 174–225 MHz band—£9,900 Plus the following supplemental sums in respect of the full 2 MHz use of the 866–868 MHz band, on issue—£100,000 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£175,000 on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£396,000 Yearly —174–208 MHz (for public access mobile radio) For each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel—£2,640 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—£920 Yearly —410–430 (for digital TETRA public access mobile radio) For each national 2 × 25 kHz channel, on issue—£1,000 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£4,950 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£5,200 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,930 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£10,395 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,860 Yearly —872.0–888.0 MHz —890.0–905.0 MHz —905.0–915.0 MHz For each 2 × 25 kHz (analogue) channel—£10,000 Yearly —917.0–933.0 MHz —935.0–950.0 MHz —950.0–960.0 MHz For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel—£80,000 Yearly —1710.0–1721.7 MHz —1805.0–1816.7 MHz (for cellular radiotelephones) For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel—£75,000 Yearly —1721.7–1785.0 MHz —1816.7–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) For each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel: 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—£70,000 Yearly Radio Fixed Access Operator —2.0–2.2 GHz For each base station in the 2.0–2.2 GHz band—£150 Yearly —2.4–2.5 GHz For each base station in the 2.4–2.5 GHz band—£75 —3.4–3.5 GHz For each 1 MHz slot, on issue—£6,750 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,500 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£20,250 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£27,000 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£40,500 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£54,000 Yearly —3.6–4.2 GHz For each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations, on issue—£4,218 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£8,436 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£12,654 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£16,872 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£25,308 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£33,744 Yearly For each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations and fixed links, on issue—£1,113 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£2,226 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£3,339 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£4,452 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,678 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£8,904 Yearly —10–11 GHz For each 1 MHz slot, on issue—£3,375 Thereafter: on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,750 on the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£10,125 on the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,500 on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£20,250 on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£27,000 Yearly Remote Meter Reading Operator —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 Yearly ; and vi the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “ Technology Development ”— Unspecified Temporary Radio Use £250 for each channel per location for up to six months None Unspecified Operational Radio Use £100 for each channel per location Yearly Testing and Development £50 for each station or apparatus per location Yearly ; e in Schedule 3— i the following table shall be inserted after the table in Part I relating to the 4 GHz band— 5.925–6.425 GHz band 1A (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas) HY0000 SX0050 HY2500 SX0075 HY5000 SX2550 HY7550 SX2575 SJ5025 TL0000 SJ7525 TL2500 SS0000 TQ0075 SW7550 TQ2575 SW7575 ; and ii for Parts II and III, there shall be substituted the Parts II and III set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and f for Schedule 6, there shall be substituted the Schedule 6 set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. Patricia Hewitt, Minister of State for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry 26th June 2000