electronic communications Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 13 February 2008. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005 . Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005 2 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendment of Schedule 2 3 1 Schedule 2 (licence charges and payment intervals) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation. 2 Under the heading “Satellite Services”, for all entries in Columns 1 to 4, substitute the following entries— Satellite (Aircraft Earth Station) £200 12 months For each terminal requiring technical coordination by Ofcom resulting in the variation of a licence, £200. Satellite (Earth Station Network) £200 12 months For each terminal requiring technical coordination by Ofcom resulting in the variation of a licence, £200. Satellite (Earth Station on Board Train) £200 12 months For each terminal requiring technical coordination by Ofcom resulting in the variation of a licence, £200. Satellite (Earth Station – Non-Fixed Satellite Service) £500 12 months Satellite (Earth Station – Non-Geostationary) £500 12 months Satellite (Permanent Earth Station) For each site (the area contained within a circle of a radius of 500 metres centred on a point defined by the licensee), the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Part 1 of Schedule 8. 12 months Satellite (Transportable Earth Station) For each earth station operating in the 13.78-14.5 GHz band, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 8 as determined by the power and bandwidth of the earth station. 12 months Satellite (Transportable Very Small Aperture Terminal) For each earth station operating in the 13.78-14.5 GHz band, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 8 as determined by the power and bandwidth of the earth station. 12 months 3 In this regulation— a the column headed “Class of licence” in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be designated as “Column 1”; b the column headed “Fixed sums” in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be designated as “Column 2”; c the column headed “Variable sums” in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be designated as “Column 3”; d the column headed “Prescribed payment interval” in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be designated as “Column 4”; and e the four columns of the grid in regulation 3(2) of these Regulations are to be inserted as Columns 1 to 4 of that Schedule. Amendment of Schedule 8 4 For all of the entries in Schedule 8, substitute the following entries— SCHEDULE 8 FEES PAYABLE FOR SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION), (TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION) AND (TRANSPORTABLE VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL) LICENCES PART 1 FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION) LICENCE 4 In this Part, subject to paragraph 6, “the appropriate sum” means the amount in pounds sterling, which is payable for a Satellite (Permanent Earth Station) Licence, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraph 5. 5 The formula is – A S = ∑ b a n d s [ 28 × B F b a n d × ∑ p a t h s b a n d ( P p a t h × B W p a t h ) ] where – “ AS ” means the appropriate sum; “ bands ” mean the numbers listed in Column 1 of the table set out in Part 2, corresponding to the range of frequency band listed in Column 2 of that table which are authorised by the licence; “ BF band ” means the band factor applying to each band, being the number in Column 3 of the table set out in Part 2 corresponding to the band listed in Column 1 of the same table; “ paths band ” means the set of those transmission paths authorised by the licence for which the authorised transmission frequency lies within the frequency range of each band as set out in Column 2 of the table set out in Part 2; “ P path ” means the authorised peak transmit power (in Watts) at the flange of the antenna of the earth station for each transmission path; “ BW path ” means the authorised transmit bandwidth (in MHz ) for each transmission path; and “transmission path” means a combination of a satellite earth station transmitter, a satellite receiver, a transmission frequency, and polarisation for which transmissions are authorised by the licence. 6 Where the amount in pounds sterling calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraph 5 is less than £500, the appropriate sum shall be £500. PART 2 BAND FACTOR FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION) LICENCE Column 1: band Column 2: Range of frequency band (fb) (in GHz) Column 3: Band factor 1 fb < 5 1.54 2 5 ≤ fb < 10 1.23 3 10 ≤ fb < 16 0.87 4 16 ≤ fb < 24 0.70 5 fb ≥ 24 0.60 PART 3 FEES PAYABLE FOR SATELLITE (TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION) AND (TRANSPORTABLE VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL) LICENCES 7 The appropriate sum is the amount in pounds sterling, which is payable for each earth station of a Satellite (Transportable Earth Station) and a Satellite (Transportable Very Small Aperture Earth Station) Licence, specified in Column 2 of the table below as determined by the range of p specified in Column 1 of that table in which the licensee’s network falls. 8 In this Part – a “ OMP ” means the number corresponding to the number of the Operational Maximum Power (in Watts) as declared by the licensee on application for the earth station licence; b “ p ” means the product of OMP multiplied by WBW ; and c “ WBW ” means the number corresponding to the number of the widest bandwidth (in MHz) as declared by the licensee on application for the licence. Column 1: Range of p Column 2: Fee (£) per earth station 0 < p ≤ = 100 300 100 < p ≤ = 2,500 1,400 p > 2,500 4,300 Ed Richards Chief Executive of the Office of Communications For and by the authority of the Office of Communications 23rd January 2008