This Statement confirms that following a formal consultation process, regulations in connection with recognised spectrum access (“RSA”) for radio astronomy have been made by Ofcom and will come into force on 8 March 2007.
Notice of Ofcom’s proposal to make Regulations in connection with Recognised Spectrum Access for radio astronomy (the “Statutory Notice”) was published on 10 November 2006 and is available electronically on Ofcom’s website http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/rsa/. The Statutory Notice arose from Ofcom’s original consultation and statement on RSA for radio astronomy, both published in 20051. The Statutory Notice proposed four statutory instruments to give effect to RSA in connection with radio astronomy, namely:
- RSA Regulations;
- a Limitations Order applying to the number of grants of RSA;
- Wireless Telegraphy Register Amendment Regulations. These amending Regulations include two non-RSA changes that were the
- subject of separate statutory consultations. More details is provided in section 3; and
- RSA Charges Regulations.
The Statutory Notice closed on 18 December 2006. On 24 November 2006 Ofcom published a short document intended to provide clarification on a specific point raised in the Statutory Notice about the process for setting parameters about interference levels, spectrum quality benchmarks and whether other spectrum users will be involved.