Consultation: Updating Wireless Telegraphy Licence Exemptions
Published: 17 January 2025
Wireless communications have become an integral part of modern life, enabling a wide range of applications from mobile phones and Wi-Fi networks to satellite communications and car key These technologies rely on the use of radio frequencies, which are a finite resource.
Licensing updates
Published: 21 February 2024
Last updated: 14 January 2025
To update Stakeholders on the latest Ofcom policy and licensing system implementation
Fixed terrestrial links
Published: 20 June 2023
Last updated: 9 January 2025
Fixed Terrestrial Links or Fixed Wireless Systems (FWS) refer to terrestrial based wireless systems, operating between two or more fixed points.
Statement: Notice of proposals to make the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Published: 12 February 2024
Last updated: 12 December 2024
Published statement following our consultation on regulations to update the fees for Wireless Telegraphy Act licences.
Apply for a business radio licence
Published: 9 October 2023
Last updated: 5 December 2024
If you use a radio system for your business then you will need a licence from Ofcom. Business radio users range from taxi companies and factories, to hospitals, care homes, industrial sites and transport operators. This section provides Downloadable Forms and Resources
Consultation: Notice of proposals to amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2012
Published: 31 October 2024
This document consults and seeks representations on draft regulations entitled the ‘Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading and Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2024’ (the “Proposed Regulations”) which are intended to implement previous policy decisions.
Emergency services
Published: 29 July 2022
Last updated: 1 August 2024
Information on the Airwave shares’ list and the Public Safety Spectrum Policy Group (PSSPG).
Annual licence fees for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum
Published: 10 October 2013
Last updated: 23 July 2024
A consultation on revising annual licence fees for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum bands, currently used by mobile network operators.
Ofcom at Glastonbury 2024
Published: 5 July 2024
The Glastonbury festival is one of the UK’s biggest cultural events – this year 210,000 people attended the event, which was headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA.
Local Access licences
Published: 29 January 2024
Last updated: 3 July 2024
A local access licence allows the sharing of spectrum that is already licensed, where a particular frequency is not being used.