The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2003 No. 1902

Articles 3 and 4

SCHEDULE 4 PUBLIC ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

PART 1 FREQUENCIES ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS USE

Common Base Station Operator
55.75–87.5 MHz	165–173 MHz	425–449MHz
157.0–165.0 MHz	177–192 MHz

Remote Meter Reading Operator (National Exclusive)
Remote Meter Reading Operator (National Shared)
Remote Meter Reading Operator (Regional Shared)
183.5–184.5 MHz

Public Mobile Operator for digital TETRA (Public Access Mobile Radio)
Public Mobile Operator for digital TETRA 2 (Public Access Mobile Radio)
410–430 MHz	872–876 MHz	917–921 MHz

Public Mobile Operator for Public Wide-Area Paging
130–155 MHz	449–450 MHz	870–870.6 MHz
169–170 MHz	450–470 MHz

Public Mobile Operator for Public Mobile Data, Non-Voice only Operation
133–134 kHz	158–165 MHz
146–147 kHz	425–470 MHz

Public Mobile Operator for CDMA Spread Spectrum Data/Asset Tracking Systems
174–225 MHz	866–868 MHz

Public Mobile Operator for Public Access Mobile Radio
174–225MHz

Public Mobile Operator for Cellular Radiotelephones
880–915 MHz	1710–1785 MHz	1899.9–1980 MHz
925–960 MHz	1805–1880 MHz	2110–2170 MHz

Fixed Wireless Access (including point-to-multipoint systems)
3480–3500 MHz	3605–4200 MHz	10.475–10.575 GHz
3580–3600 MHz	10.125–10.225 GHz

1.  The following classes of licence are no longer available for new applications:

(a) Remote Meter Reading Operator (National Exclusive);

(b) Public Mobile Operator for digital TETRA (Public Access Mobile Radio) and Public Mobile Operator for digital TETRA 2 (Public Access Mobile Radio);

(c) Public Mobile Operator for Public-Wide Area Paging;

(d) Public Mobile Operator for Public Mobile Data, Non-Voice only Operation;

(e) Public Mobile Operator for CDMA Spread Spectrum Data/Asset Tracking Systems;

(f) Public Mobile Operator for Public Access Mobile Radio;

(g) Public Mobile Operator for Cellular Radiotelephones; and

(h) Fixed Wireless Access (including point-to-multipoint systems).

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

2.  An applicant cannot be a person whose entitlement to provide electronic communications networks or electronic communications services, or to make associated facilities available is suspended or restricted under the Communications Act 2003(1).

3.  Applicants for Remote Meter Operator (National Shared) Licences and Remote Meter Reading (Regional Shared) Licences must be engaged in activities in support of gas, electricity or water supplier related operations.

PART 3 CRITERIA LIMITING NUMBER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY LICENCES

4.  The availability of Common Base Station Operator Licences is limited in any particular location at these frequencies by the technical frequency assignment criteria set out in Common Base Stations (Including Technical Frequency Assignment Criteria) published by the RA(2).

5.  All applications for licences are considered (and any technical frequency assignment criteria applied) in the order of receipt of each correctly completed application form.

(1)

2003 c. 21.

(2)

Reference RA307 (June 2003).