These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1378 as amended by S.I. 2006/2894, S.I. 2007/2326 and S.I. 2008/139) (the “principal Regulations”).

The Regulations introduce charges for five new classes of wireless telegraphy licence. These are the Business Radio (Simple UK) class, Business Radio (Suppliers Light) class, the Business Radio (Simple Site) class, the Business Radio (Area Defined) class and the Business Area (Technically Assigned) class. The Regulations also remove from the principal Regulations the Business Radio (Standard) class.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business is available to the public from the OFCOM Library at Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: 020 7981 3000) of on the OFCOM’s website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of this assessment have also been placed in the libraries of the Houses of Parliament.