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The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Revocation

  5. 4.Licence charges and time of payment

  6. 5.Concessionary licence charges

  7. 6.Other licence charges

  8. 6A.Licence Charges payable for the 28 GHz frequency band on 17th April 2023

  9. 7.Licence charges payable for the 28GHz frequency band for each subsequent payment

  10. 8.Licence charges payable for the 412 MHz frequency band

  11. 9.Licence charges payable for the 10 GHz frequency band

  12. 10.Licence charges payable for the 32 GHz frequency band

  13. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      REVOCATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      LICENCE CHARGES AND PAYMENT INTERVALS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR THE POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS LICENCE

      1. PART 1 FORMULA

        1. 1.In this Schedule— (a) “the appropriate sum” means the amount...

        2. 2.The formula is— where— “AS” means the appropriate sum; “Avf”...

        3. 3.Where the number of the bandwidth (in MHz) of a...

      2. PART 2 BAND FACTOR

      3. PART 3 PATH LENGTH FACTOR

      4. PART 4 MINIMUM PATH LENGTH

      5. PART 5 AVAILABILITY FACTOR

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      FEES PAYABLE FOR SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION) AND (TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION) LICENCES

      1. PART 1 FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION) LICENCE

        1. 1.In this Part, subject to paragraph 3, “the appropriate sum”...

        2. 2.The formula is— where— “AS” means the appropriate sum; “bands”...

        3. 3.Where the amount in pounds sterling calculated in accordance with...

      2. PART 2 BAND FACTOR FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A SATELLITE (PERMANENT EARTH STATION) LICENCE

      3. PART 3 FEES PAYABLE FOR SATELLITE (TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION) LICENCES

        1. 4.The appropriate sum is the amount in pounds sterling which...

        2. 5.In this Part— (a) “OMP” means the number corresponding to...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      HIGH POPULATION AREAS, MEDIUM POPULATION AREAS AND LOW POPULATION AREAS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      CHARGES FOR THE BUSINESS RADIO (AREA DEFINED) LICENCE CLASS FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      CHARGES FOR THE BUSINESS RADIO (TECHNICALLY ASSIGNED) LICENCE CLASS

      1. PART 1 CHARGES FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL AUTHORISED IN A HIGH USAGE BAND

      2. PART 2 CHARGES FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL AUTHORISED IN A MEDIUM USAGE BAND

      3. PART 3 CHARGES FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL AUTHORISED IN A LOW USAGE BAND

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      HEAVY CONGESTION AREAS, MEDIUM CONGESTION AREAS, LIGHT CONGESTION AREAS AND NON-CONGESTION AREAS

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (INTERNATIONAL) LICENCE CLASS FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CHANNELS 9 (156.450 MHz), 11 (156.550 MHz), 12 (156.600 MHz), 14 (156.700 MHz), 68 (156.425 MHz), 69 (156.475 MHz), 71 (156.575 MHz) AND 74 (156.725 MHz) FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (INTERNATIONAL) AREA DEFINED LICENCE CLASS FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CHANNELS 9 (156.450 MHz), 11 (156.550 MHz), 12 (156.600 MHz), 14 (156.700 MHz), 68 (156.425 MHz), 69 (156.475 MHz), 71 (156.575 MHz) AND 74 (156.725 MHz) FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (INTERNATIONAL) AREA DEFINED LICENCE CLASS FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CHANNELS 87 (157.375 MHz) AND 88 (157.425 MHz) FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (INTERNATIONAL) AREA DEFINED LICENCE CLASS FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CHANNELS OTHER THAN CHANNELS 9 (156.450 MHz), 11 (156.550 MHz), 12 (156.600 MHz), 14 (156.700 MHz), 68 (156.425 MHz), 69 (156.475 MHz), 71 (156.575 MHz), 74 (156.725 MHz), 87 (157.375 MHz) AND 88 (157.425 MHz) FOR EACH 2 × 25 kHz CHANNEL

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (UK) LICENCE CLASS FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      CHARGES FOR THE COASTAL STATION RADIO (UK) AREA DEFINED LICENCE CLASS FOR EACH 6.25 kHz CHANNEL

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      FORMULAE FOR AERONAUTICAL STATIONS

      1. PART 1 FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A LICENCE FOR AN AREA SERVICE

        1. 1.For an area service the appropriate sum is the amount...

        2. 2.The formula is— where— “S” means the sum; “RR” means...

      2. PART 2 FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A LICENCE FOR AN AERONAUTICAL BROADCAST SERVICE

        1. 3.For an aeronautical broadcast service the appropriate sum is the...

        2. 4.The formula referred to in paragraph 3(a) is— where— “S”...

        3. 5.The formula referred to in paragraph 3(b) is— where— “S”...

      3. PART 3 FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE SUM FOR A LICENCE FOR A CIRCULAR SERVICE

        1. 6.(1) For a circular service the appropriate sum is the...

        2. 7.The formula referred to in paragraph 6(2)(b) is— where— “S”...

  15. Explanatory Note

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