The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Application Stage

   1. 3. Applications for the grant of a licence

   2. 4. Application

4. PART 3 Qualification Stage

   1. CHAPTER 1 Qualification

      1. 5. Notification of names of applicants and associates

      2. 6. Recording of applicant group members

      3. 7. Subsequent changes to bidder groups

      4. 8. Fitness to hold a licence

      5. 9. Qualification to participate in the award process

      6. 10. Publication of names of qualified applicants

      7. 11. Withdrawal of an application

      8. 12. Determination of number of bidders

   2. CHAPTER 2 Additional deposit and eligibility limit for the first principal stage round

      1. 13. Additional deposit before the first principal stage round

      2. 14. Determination of a bidder’s eligibility limit for the first principal stage round

5. PART 4

   1. Award Process

      1. 15. Principal stage, assignment stage and grant stage

6. PART 5 The Principal Stage

   1. CHAPTER 1 Principal stage rounds

      1. 16. Principal stage rounds

      2. 17. Principal stage bids

      3. 18. Total number of lots of each type

   2. CHAPTER 2 The first principal stage round

      1. 19. Notification of information to bidders before the first principal stage round

      2. 20. Lot prices for the first principal stage round

      3. 21. First principal stage round bids on the auction system

      4. 22. Posted demand number after the end of the first round

      5. 23. Determination by OFCOM of posted price after the end of the first round

      6. 24. Determination by OFCOM of excess demand after the end of the first round

   3. CHAPTER 3 The second and subsequent principal stage rounds

      1. 25. Notification of information to bidders before the second (and each subsequent) principal stage round

      2. 26. The price range

      3. 27. Each bidder must make three sets of bids in the second (and each subsequent) principal stage round

      4. 28. The set of bids to be submitted if a bidder wishes to maintain demand for lots at the clock price in the current round

      5. 29. The set of bids to be submitted if a bidder wishes to increase demand for lots at the clock price in the current round

      6. 30. The set of bids to be submitted if a bidder wishes to decrease demand for lots at the clock price in the current round

      7. 31. Failure to specify a target number of lots on the auction system within the time period for bidding in a round

   4. CHAPTER 4 Bid selection process for OFCOM to determine posted demand numbers and excess demand after the end of the second (and each subsequent) principal stage round

      1. 32. Creating a ranking list of sets of bids and carrying out a selection process with regard to sets of bids on the list in order to determine each bidder’s posted demand number

      2. 33. Calculating the price point for all sets of bids where a bidder decreased demand

      3. 34. Calculating the price point for all sets of bids where a bidder increased demand

      4. 35. Creating a ranking list which contains sets of bids to decrease demand and sets of bids to increase demand

      5. 36. Selecting sets of bids from the ranking list

      6. 37. Remaking the ranking list after each selection

      7. 38. The completion of the selection process

      8. 39. Currently selected demand for lots of a particular type

      9. 40. Current excess demand for lots of a particular type

      10. 41. Criteria for determining if a set of bids to decrease demand is to be removed or accorded reduced status

      11. 42. Currently used eligibility points for a bidder

      12. 43. Criteria for determining if a set of bids to increase demand is to be removed or accorded reduced status for the 26 GHz lower lot type and 26 GHz upper lot type

      13. 44. Criteria for determining if a set of bids to increase demand is to be removed or accorded reduced status for the 40 GHz lot type

   5. CHAPTER 5 Determination by OFCOM of each bidder’s posted demand number and determination of the posted price after the second and subsequent principal stage rounds

      1. 45. Determination by OFCOM of posted demand numbers

      2. 46. Posted demand number in the case of sets of bids to maintain demand

      3. 47. Posted demand number in the case of sets of bids to increase demand and sets of bids to decrease demand

      4. 48. Determination by OFCOM of posted price

   6. CHAPTER 6 Determination by OFCOM of excess demand after the second and subsequent principal stage

      1. 49. Determination of excess demand by OFCOM

   7. CHAPTER 7 Eligibility limits during the principal stage

      1. 50. Eligibility rule

      2. 51. Eligibility points associated with lots

      3. 52. Eligibility limit in the first round

      4. 53. Eligibility limit in the second and subsequent rounds

      5. 54. Eligibility points used by a bidder

   8. CHAPTER 8 Deposits during the principal stage

      1. 55. Deposits during the principal stage

      2. 56. Deposit constraint on bidding

   9. CHAPTER 9 Publication of information each day

      1. 57. Publication of information at the end of each day during the principal stage

   10. CHAPTER 10 End of principal stage

       1. 58. Number of principal stage rounds

       2. 59. Determination of the winning principal stage bids

       3. 60. Determination of base price

       4. 61. Determination of total base price

       5. 62. Notification of results to bidders

       6. 63. Publication of the results of the principal stage

       7. 64. Required final principal stage deposit

7. PART 6 Assignment stage

   1. CHAPTER 1 Overview

      1. 65. No assignment stage if there are no winning principal stage bidders

      2. 66. Assignment stage

      3. 67. Assignment stage process

      4. 68. Bidders

      5. 69. Assignment stage bidder definitions

   2. CHAPTER 2 Step one: assignment of 40 GHz lots for the first period and the second period in the first assignment stage round

      1. 70. Bidding for numbered 40 GHz lots for the first period and the second period in the first assignment stage round

      2. 71. Preparing a 40 GHz lots assignment stage options list for each bidder

      3. 72. 40 GHz assignment stage bids

      4. 73. Determination of the winning 40 GHz assignment stage bids

      5. 74. Determination of 40 GHz lot additional prices

   3. CHAPTER 3 Step one: assignment of 26 GHz lower lots for the first period in the first assignment stage round

      1. 75. Bidding for numbered 26 GHz lower lots for the first period in the first assignment stage round

      2. 76. Preparing a 26 GHz lower assignment stage options list for each bidder

      3. 77. 26 GHz lower assignment stage bids

      4. 78. Determination of the winning 26 GHz lower assignment stage bids

      5. 79. Determination of 26 GHz lower lot first period additional prices

   4. CHAPTER 4 Step two: assignment of 26 GHz upper lots for the first period in the second assignment stage round

      1. 80. Bidding for numbered 26 GHz upper lots for the first period in the second assignment stage round

      2. 81. Preparing a 26 GHz upper lot assignment stage options list for each bidder

      3. 82. 26 GHz upper assignment stage bids

      4. 83. Determination of the winning 26 GHz upper assignment stage bids

      5. 84. Determination of 26 GHz upper lot first period additional prices

   5. CHAPTER 5 Step three: assignment of 26 GHz lower lots and 26 GHz upper lots for the second period without bidding

      1. 85. Assignment of 26 GHz lower lots and 26 GHz upper lots for the second period without bidding

   6. CHAPTER 6 Step four: assignment of 26 GHz lower lots and 26 GHz upper lots for the second period in the third assignment stage round

      1. 86. Assignment of 26 GHz lower lots and 26 GHz upper lots for the second period with bidding

      2. 87. Preparing a 26 GHz lot second period assignment stage options list for each bidder

      3. 88. 26 GHz lot second period assignment stage bids

      4. 89. Determination of the winning 26 GHz lot second period assignment stage bids

      5. 90. Determination of 26 GHz lot second period additional prices

   7. CHAPTER 7 Procedure for bidding in the assignment stage

      1. 91. Notification to bidders before each assignment stage round

      2. 92. Assignment stage form

      3. 93. Submission of assignment stage forms to OFCOM

      4. 94. Valid assignment stage form

      5. 95. Notification that an assignment stage form is not valid

      6. 96. Alternative method for submission of assignment stage form

      7. 97. Incomplete or defective assignment stage form

      8. 98. Required first assignment stage round deposit

      9. 99. Required second assignment stage round deposit

      10. 100. Required third assignment stage round deposit

   8. CHAPTER 8 Notification of results of lot assignment

      1. 101. Notification of results of the assignment stage

8. PART 7 Grant Stage

   1. CHAPTER 1 Licences available, the determination of licence fees and the particular frequencies

      1. 102. Interpretation

      2. 103. Determination of licences, licence fees and frequencies associated with particular licences

      3. 104. Licences which may be granted under this award process

      4. 105. Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 40 GHz licence

      5. 106. Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 26 GHz lower lot first period licence

      6. 107. Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 26 GHz upper lot first period licence

      7. 108. Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 26 GHz lot second period licence

      8. 109. Particular frequencies to be included in a 40 GHz licence granted to a winning bidder

      9. 110. Particular frequencies to be included in a 26 GHz lower lot first period licence granted to a winning bidder

      10. 111. Particular frequencies to be included in a 26 GHz upper lot first period licence granted to a winning bidder

      11. 112. Particular frequencies to be included in a 26 GHz lot second period licence granted to a winning bidder

   2. CHAPTER 2 Total auction sum

      1. 113. Determination of the total auction sum payable by winning bidders to OFCOM

      2. 114. Notification of the total auction sum payable by winning bidders to OFCOM

      3. 115. Further payment where the amount of a winning bidder’s deposit is less than its total auction sum

   3. CHAPTER 3 Grant of licences

      1. 116. Entitlement to the grant of licences

      2. 117. Grant of licences

   4. CHAPTER 4 Completion of the award process

      1. 118. Deposit greater than total auction sum

      2. 119. Notification to bidders following the grant of licences

      3. 120. Completion of the award process

9. PART 8 Forfeit of deposit and exclusion

   1. 121. Forfeit of deposit and exclusion from award process

   2. 122. Bids made by an excluded bidder

   3. 123. Events

10. PART 9 Miscellaneous

    1. 124. Alternative method for submission of principal stage bids

    2. 125. General power of exclusion

    3. 126. Notification to OFCOM

    4. 127. Changes to timing or location

    5. 128. Changes to round times and use of auction system

    6. 129. Rerunning rounds

    7. 130. Refunds

    8. 131. Deposits

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Lots

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Application form and warranty

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Document for member of applicant’s applicant group or bidder group who is not an associate

       1. Applicant/bidder

       2. [Insert name of person to be included in applicant or bidder group who is not an associate]

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Determination of 40 GHz lot additional prices

       1. 1. Additional price

       2. 2. First requirement

       3. 3. Second requirement

       4. 4. Third requirement

       5. 5. Fourth requirement

       6. 6. Interpretation

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Determination of 26 GHz lower lot first period additional prices

       1. 1. Additional price

       2. 2. First requirement

       3. 3. Second requirement

       4. 4. Third requirement

       5. 5. Fourth requirement

       6. 6. Interpretation

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Determination of 26 GHz upper lot first period additional prices

       1. 1. Additional price

       2. 2. First requirement

       3. 3. Second requirement

       4. 4. Third requirement

       5. 5. Fourth requirement

       6. 6. Interpretation

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Determination of 26 GHz lot second period additional prices

       1. 1. Additional price

       2. 2. First requirement

       3. 3. Second requirement

       4. 4. Third requirement

       5. 5. Fourth requirement

       6. 6. Interpretation

13. Explanatory Note