Regulation 13 Fixed wireless accessF1

The establishment, installation and use of a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus within the frequency band 5725 MHz to 5850 MHz is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—

(a)

it complies with the interface requirements which form part of the publication “IR 2007 – UK Interface Requirement 2007 Fixed Broadband Services operating in the 5725 – 5850 MHz band”, published by OFCOM in April 2026;

(b)

it does not cause or contribute to undue interference to any wireless telegraphy; and

(c)

techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference described in ETSI EN 302 502 (at paragraph 4.2.4 for Transmit Power Control and paragraph 4.2.6 for Dynamic Frequency Selection) are used, or other techniques that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in ETSI EN 302 502 are used.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 11-13 inserted (29.4.2026) by The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/396), regs. 1, 2(5)