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The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2003 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Wireless telegraphy licences to be limited in number

  5. 4.Criteria for limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      BROADCASTING

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADCASTING USE

        1. Transmission of Terrestrial UHF Analogue TV Services and Digital TV Multiplexes

        2. Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services

        6. Community Radio

        7. Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A—Freely Radiating)

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.The frequencies are assigned only to the British Broadcasting Corporation...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 2.The availability of wireless telegraphy licences is limited at these...

        2. 3.Applicants must undertake to use the assigned frequencies solely for...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS USE

        1. 1.In this Schedule “Broadband Fixed Wireless Access” means the provision...

        2. Broadband Fixed Wireless Access

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 2.Licences are awarded to persons by a competitive process in...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 3.None.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PROGRAMME MAKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMME MAKING AND SPECIAL EVENTS USE

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.None.

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 2.The availability of wireless telegraphy licences at these frequencies is...

        2. 3.All applications for licences are considered (and the technical frequency...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

        13. The following classes of licence are no longer available for...

        1. An applicant cannot be a person whose entitlement to provide...

        2. Applicants for Remote Meter Operator (National Shared) Licences and Remote...

        1. The availability of Common Base Station Operator Licences is limited...

        2. All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Fixed Links

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO FIXED TERRESTRIAL RADIO LINKS USE

        1. Point-to-Point Fixed Links

        2. Point-to-Point Security CCTV Services

        3. Self Co-ordinated Links

        4. Scanning Telemetry

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.An applicant cannot be a person whose entitlement to provide...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 2.Except in the case of Self Co-ordinated Links, the availability...

        2. 3.All applications for licences are considered (and the technical frequency...

        3. 4.Applicants must undertake to use the assigned frequencies solely for...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      SATELLITE SERVICES

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES OF OPERATION FOR SATELLITE SERVICES

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.An applicant cannot be a person whose entitlement to provide...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 2.The availability of Satellite (Permanent Earth Station) Licences, Satellite (Earth...

        2. 3.All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      MARITIME

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO MARITIME USE

        1. Coastal Station Radio (UK)

        2. Coastal Station Radio (Marina)

        4. Coastal Station Radio (International)

        5. Coastal Station Radio (International) (Training School)

        6. Differential Global Positioning System

        7. Ship Portable Radio

        8. Maritime (Navigational Aids and Radar)

        9. Automatic Identification System

        10. Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration)

        11. Ship Radio

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.An applicant who intends to operate on international channels must...

        2. 2.An applicant for a Coastal Station Radio (UK) Licence must...

        3. 3.An applicant for a Coastal Station Radio (Marina) Licence must...

        4. 4.An applicant for a Coastal Station Radio (International) Licence must...

        5. 5.An applicant for a Ship Radio Licence must be the...

        6. 6.An applicant for a Maritime Radio (Navigational Aids and Radar)...

        7. 7.An applicant for a Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration) Licence...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 8.Applicants must undertake to use the assigned frequencies solely for...

        2. 9.The availability of the Coastal Station Radio (UK) Licence, Coastal...

        3. 9A.The availability of Automatic Identification System Licences is limited in...

        4. 10.All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      AERONAUTICAL

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO AERONAUTICAL USE

        1. Aircraft

        3. Aircraft (Transportable)

        4. Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control)

        5. Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service) 117.975-137.000 MHz

        6. Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation)

        13. Aeronautical Ground Station (Fire)

        14. Aeronautical Ground Station (High Frequency)

        15. Aeronautical Ground Station (Offshore Platform)

        16. Aeronautical Navigation Aid Stations

        17. Aeronautical Radar

        18. Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control)

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.Aircraft Licence (including Aircraft (Transportable))

        2. 2.An applicant must possess a Flight Radiotelephony Operators Certificate of...

        3. 3.An applicant who is a glider pilot and who undertakes...

        4. 4. Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control)

        5. 5.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        6. 6. Aeronautical Ground Station (Air/Ground Communication Services)

        7. 7.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        8. 8.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        9. 8A.Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation)

        10. 8B.Aeronautical Ground Station (High Frequency)

        11. 8C.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        12. 8D.Aeronautical Ground Station (Offshore Platform)

        13. 8E.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        14. 8F.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        15. 8G.Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control)

        16. 8H.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

        17. 9.An applicant must prove that the equipment he intends to...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 10.The availability of the Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement...

        2. 11.All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency...

        3. 12.Applicants must undertake to use the assigned frequencies solely for...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      AMATEUR RADIO

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO AMATEUR RADIO USE

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1.An applicant must possess a valid pass certificate for the...

        2. 2.Amateur Radio Intermediate ...

        3. 3.Amateur Radio Full

        4. 4.

        5. 5.An applicant for the Amateur Radio Full (A) licence must...

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 6.None.

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Science and Technology

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO Science and Technology USE

        1. 1.Frequencies assigned to a Non-Operational Development Licence and Non-Operational Temporary...

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 2.Applicants must be seeking authority to use spectrum on a...

        2. 3.Applicants must be seeking authority to use spectrum on a...

        3. 4.Ground Probing Radar

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 4.The availability of Non-Operational Development Licences and Non-Operational Temporary Use...

        2. 5.Applications for Ground Probing Radar Licences are considered in the...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO

      1. PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO BUSINESS RADIO USE

      2. PART 2 CRITERIA RELATING TO PERSONS TO WHOM WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED

        1. 1A.An applicant for a Business Radio (Common Base Station) Licence...

        2. 2.Business Radio (On-Site Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems)

        3. 3.Business Radio (Suppliers)

        4. 4.Public Safety and Emergency Services Radio

      3. PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

        1. 6.Applicants for licences must undertake to operate under any licence...

        2. 7.The availability of licences (save in respect of the Business...

        3. 8.All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency...

  8. Explanatory Note

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