# The Wireless Telegraphy (Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Licences) Regulations 2000, Regulation 4: Notice


(1) Applications for the grant of the licences shall only be made in accordance with a procedure which is set out in a notice issued by the Sectretary of State under these Regulations.
(2) A notice issued pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall—
(a) invite any body corporate to make an application to the Secretary of State to bid for a licence, in accordance with a specified procedure;
(b) specify criteria by which the Secretary of State shall determine whether an applicant is qualified to participate in a bidding procedure;
(c) specify criteria to determine whether a qualified applicant is associated with one or more other qualified applicants;
(d) specify criteria to determine whether any qualified applicants who fall within sub-paragraph (c) above shall be entitled to participate in the procedure referred to in sub-paragraph (e) below;
(e) specify a procedure by which qualified applicants may submit bids for licences;
(f) specify reserve prices for each of the licences;
(g) provide for the Secretary of State to determine minimum and maximum bids for each of the licences during the bidding procedure referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above;
(h) provide for payment of a deposit on submission of an application and for payment of one of or more additional deposits before a qualified applicant may submit a bid for a licence;
(i) provide for the payment of interest on the deposit and on any additional deposits;
(j) provide for the circumstances in which all, or part, of any deposit, and all, or part, of any interest which accrues to a deposit, is not to be refunded;
(k) specify the conditions which must be satisfied before a licence may be issued to a qualified applicant who submits the highest valid bid for a licence;
(l) provide for a qualified applicant who submits the highest valid bid for a licence to elect whether he wishes to pay such sum—
(i) as a single cash sum on issue of the licence; or
(ii) as one half of such sum on issue of the licence with the balance payable as periodic sums calculated in accordance with a specified formula;
(m) specify a guarantee which a qualified applicant who elects to pay the licence fee other than as a single cash sum is to provide to the Secretary of State on issue of the licence;
(n) provide for the other terms, provisions and limitations subject to which each of the licences is to be issued; and
(o) provide for the other conditions with which qualified applicants must comply to participate, or continue to participate, in the procedures referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above.
(3) A notice which is issued pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall be published by the Secretary of State on the Radiocommunications Agency’s Internet Website.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2039/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-broadband-fixed-wireless-access-licences-regulations-2000/regulation-4
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