{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-direct-to-device-satellite-communications-exemption-regulations-2026/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-direct-to-device-satellite-communications-exemption-regulations-2026/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/139",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Direct to Device Satellite Communications) (Exemption) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-direct-to-device-satellite-communications-exemption-regulations-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations set out the circumstances in which wireless telegraphy apparatus (including mobile phones) which are established, installed or used for direct to device services will be exempt from the requirement to be licensed under section 8(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006.\nRegulation 3(2) describes direct to device services for the purposes of these Regulations.\nRegulations 3(1) and 3(3) provide that the exemption will not apply where the wireless telegraphy apparatus is (or forms part of) a commercial multi-user gateway device. Regulation 3(4) describes what a commercial multi-user gateway device is.\nRegulation 4(1) sets out terms, provisions and limitations to which the exemption is subject. In particular, Regulation 4(5) sets out the radio frequency bands on which the wireless telegraphy apparatus must be operated (for direct to device services).\nRegulations 4(7) lists the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published standards with which the wireless telegraphy apparatus must operate, as required by regulation 4(6). These standards are available online from the ETSI website at https://www.etsi.org/. ETSI has published different versions of these standards and regulation 4(7) references the specific version to be complied with for the purposes of these Regulations.\nRegulations 4(8) and 4(9) set out the power transmission limitations that must not be exceeded by the wireless telegraphy apparatus.\nA full regulatory impact assessment of the effect of these Regulations is available on OFCOM’s website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Hard copies of this assessment can be obtained free of charge by writing to OFCOM at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA (tel. 020 7981 3000). Copies of this assessment have also been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/139/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:06:05.367321+00:00"
  },
  "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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