The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2018 No. 86

PART 7 Assignment stage

CHAPTER 2 Assignment without bidding

Assignment of numbered 2.3 GHz lots without bidding

66.  Where there is only one winning bidder for all of the 2.3 GHz lots, OFCOM shall assign all of the 2.3 GHz lots to that winning bidder.

Assignment of numbered 3.4 GHz lots without bidding

67.—(1) Where the pre-existing licence holder is a bidder and—

(a) did apply for a replacement licence, and

(b) is the winning bidder for all of the 3.4 GHz lots,

OFCOM shall assign all of the 3.4 GHz lots to the pre-existing licence holder.

(2) Where—

(a) the pre-existing licence holder—

(i) is not a bidder; or

(ii) is a bidder but did not apply for a replacement licence; and

(b) there is only one winning bidder for 3.4 GHz lots; and

(c) that winning bidder won thirty 3.4 GHz lots,

OFCOM shall assign the lower 3.4 GHz frequency range and the upper 3.4 GHz frequency range to that winning bidder.

(3) Where—

(a) the pre-existing licence holder—

(i) is not a bidder; or

(ii) is a bidder but did not apply for a replacement licence; and

(b) there are two winning bidders for 3.4 GHz lots; and

(c) one winning bidder won fourteen 3.4 GHz lots and the other winning bidder won sixteen 3.4 GHz lots,

OFCOM shall assign the lower 3.4 GHz frequency range to the bidder who won fourteen 3.4 GHz lots, and the upper 3.4 GHz frequency range to the bidder who won sixteen 3.4 GHz lots.