The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2012

Notice to be given to bidders before primary bid rounds

52.—(1) Before the start of each primary bid round, OFCOM shall notify each bidder of—

(a)the date on which, and the times on that date within which, the primary bid round will take place;

(b)the round price for—

(i)each 800 MHz paired frequency lot;

(ii)each 2.6 GHz paired frequency lot;

(iii)each 2.6 GHz individual frequency lot;

(iv)the 800 MHz coverage obligation lot;

(v)each 2.6 GHz concurrent low power 10 MHz lot;

(vi)each 2.6 GHz concurrent low power 20 MHz lot;

(c)the bidder’s eligibility limit for that primary bid round; and

(d)whether there is more than one opted-in bidder which has an eligibility limit for that primary bid round which is the same as or more than that bidder’s eligibility threshold.

(2) An opted-in bidder’s eligibility threshold is the number equal to the number of eligibility points associated with the valid opt-in bid made by that bidder which, out of all of the valid opt-in bids made by that bidder, has the lowest number of eligibility points associated with it.

(3) The number of eligibility points associated with a valid opt-in bid shall be the number equal to the total of the eligibility points associated with the lots included in the selection of lots specified in that valid opt-in bid.