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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-wireless-telegraphy-act-2006-directions-to-ofcom-order-2010-ukdsi-2010-9780111495650/article-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111495650",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2010",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Auction regulations",
  "text": "(1) OFCOM must use their powers to make regulations under section 14 of the Act to provide for—\n(a) an auction of the frequencies between 2570MHz and 2620MHz as a single lot; and\n(b) the Combined Auction;\n(c) (where necessary) any subsequent auction in which any frequencies unsold in the Combined Auction are included.\n(2) The regulations for the Combined Auction must (among other matters) make provision for—\n(a) the lots of spectrum available and the minimum and maximum number of lots for which a person may bid, as set out in article 8;\n(b) the limits on the amount of spectrum which may be held if a person applies for a licence set out in article 9;\n(c) OFCOM to refuse to accept a bid from a person for a licence including frequencies in the same frequency band in which that person has been required to commit to surrender frequencies in order to comply with the limits set out in article 9.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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