Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005

This document announces the making of new regulations the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005 (the Regulations) in the form of a statutory instrument which comes into force on 13 June 2005. Fees prescribed in the Regulations will apply to new applications and renewals on or after that date. Furthermore, this document addresses comments raised in response to the notice of Ofcom's proposals to make the Regulations, published on 23 February 2005. In total, six responses to that consultation were received by Ofcom.

This document does not contain any new policy proposals. However, it does aim to provide clarity in relation to a number of points highlighted by respondents. These points include:

• some detailed comments regarding the precise drafting of regulation 6 for the definitions in the Bailiwick of Jersey, the extent to which the pricing provisions relating to spectrum trading in the Regulations do not apply to Jersey, and a comment on the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) concerning Jersey which accompanied the draft regulations;
• identification of some missing frequencies in the Business Radio licence classes in Schedule 2 to the Regulations;
• some comments from respondents reiterating their concerns regarding Ofcom's policy decisions to maintain current fee levels and the pricing differential in 2G fees (for 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum);
• Ofcom's decision not to introduce charity discounts for PMSE fees; and
• remarks on the satisfaction of one respondent with Ofcom's policy decision to amend the fixed link pricing algorithm.