Statement: Annual Licence Fees for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands - Ofcom

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Spectrum Frequencies Consultations and statements

Published: 8 June 2018

Consultation closes: 3 August 2018

Status: Closed (statement published)

Statement published 17 December 2018

This document contains Ofcom’s decision on the level of annual licence fees we have set for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum used by mobile network operators.

Main documents

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Statement: Annual licence fees for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz • PDF • 947.59 KB • 4 October 2023

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Annexes 1-6 • PDF • 1.68 MB • 4 October 2023

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TAF-calculation-model-December-2018 • XLS • 127 KB • 4 October 2023

Supporting documents

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Consultation: Annual Licence Fees for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands • PDF • 1.4 MB • 4 October 2023

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taf-calculation-model • XLSM • 57.35 KB • 4 October 2023

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auction-benchmarks • XLSX • 112.11 KB • 4 October 2023

Responses

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BT • PDF • 1.05 MB • 29 January 2024

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Telefónica UK Ltd • PDF • 1.38 MB • 29 January 2024

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Three • PDF • 1002.57 KB • 29 January 2024

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Vodafone • PDF • 687.69 KB • 29 January 2024

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Telefónica UK Ltd - Annex • PDF • 821.91 KB • 29 January 2024

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