The Authorisation of Frequency Use for the Provision of Mobile Satellite Services (European Union) Regulations 2010

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Authorisation of Frequency Use for the Provision of Mobile Satellite Services (European Union) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 31st March 2010.

(2) In these Regulations—

“an authorisation” means an authorisation granted under regulation 3, subject to the conditions contained in regulation 4;

“the Commission Decision” means Decision 2009/449/EC of the Commission on the selection of operators of pan-European systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS)(1);

“electronic communications network” and “associated facilities” have the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003(2);

“the EU Decision” means Decision 626/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS)(3);

“mobile satellite services” means radio communication services provided by an electronic communications network and associated facilities capable of providing radio communication services between a mobile earth station in the United Kingdom and one or more space stations, or between mobile earth stations in the United Kingdom by means of one or more space stations;

“OFCOM” means the Office of Communications as established by the Office of Communications Act 2002(4);

“the selected applicants” means Inmarsat Ventures Limited(5) and Solaris Mobile Limited(6)which are identified as the eligible applicants under Article 2 of the Commission Decision;

“the Tribunal” means the Competition Appeal Tribunal; and

“Tribunal rules” means rules made under section 15 of the Enterprise Act 2002(7).

(1)

OJ No L 149, 12.6.2009, p 65.

(2)

2003 c.21.

(3)

OJ No L 172, 2.7.2008, p 15.

(4)

2002 c.11.

(5)

A company incorporated in England and Wales with number 03674573.

(6)

A company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with number 426976.

(7)

2002 c.40.