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Schedule 2 THE SCHEDULE

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Class of licenceThe prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:
Fixed sumsVariable sumsThe prescribed time: Interval of time for payment
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Ground Station (General)£165Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)£25Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special)£275Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)£50Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar£20 for each navigational aid or radar stationYearly
Aircraft

£30 for each aircraft which has approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg

£250 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg

£550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg

Yearly
Aircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)£20Yearly
Broadcasting Services
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A-Freely Radiating)

For each medium wave band frequency —

  • £225 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP

  • £500 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but does not exceed 1 W ERP

For each VHF band frequency —

  • £850 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP

  • £1,810 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP

None
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class B-Radiating Cable)

On issue—

  • £600 for each channel in the medium wave band

  • £1,200 for each channel in the VHF band

None

On each anniversary of issue of the licence—

  • £100 for each channel

Yearly
Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services

Any number of transmitters in the medium wave band—

  • coverage of less than 100,000 people-£200

  • coverage of 100,000 people or more-£300 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded

Any number of transmitters in the VHF band—

  • coverage of less than 100,000 people— £300

  • coverage of 100,000 people or more— £450 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded

Yearly
Fixed Services
Fixed 58 GHz Band Radio-Relay Link£75 for each fixed link on issue of the licence; and £50 for each fixed link on each anniversary of the issue of the licenceYearly
Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link

For each bi-directional fixed link—

  • On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £255 for each Class 1 link

  • £380 for each Class 2 link

  • £465 for each Class 3 link

  • £695 for each Class 4 link

  • £720 for each Class 5 link

  • £885 for each Class 6 link

  • £925 for each Class 7 link

  • £1,030 for each Class 8 link

  • £1,155 for each Class 9 link

  • £1,280 for each Class 10 link

For each uni-directional fixed link—

  • 75 per cent of the prescribed sum for the bi-directional link for the class of link to which the uni-directional link belongs

Yearly
On issue of each additional bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link after the issue of the licence such sum as represents one twelfth of the prescribed sum on issue of the licence for the class of link to which the additional link belongs multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the issue of the additional link to the next anniversary of the issue of the licenceNone
Where a licensee is given authority to self-manage an exclusive allocation of spectrum in a new fixed services band such sum as represents 50% of the prescribed sum for the class and type of link to which the link belongsYearly
Scanning Telemetry LinkOn issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence— £40 for each stationYearly
On allocation of each station after the issue of the licence such sum as represents one twelfth of the prescribed sum on issue of the licence multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the allocation of the additional station to the next anniversary of the issue of the licenceNone
Temporary Fixed LinkAs for Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link on issue of the licenceNone
Hobby Radio
Amateur Radio (A)£15Yearly
Amateur Radio (B)£15Yearly
Amateur Radio Novice (A)£15 for persons aged 21 years and over; no charge for persons aged under 21 yearsYearly
Amateur Radio Novice (B)£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 yearsYearly
Citizens' Band Radio£15Yearly
Land Mobile Radio
Band III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service

£2,000 per national channel

£500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000

£750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000

£1,000 for each regional channel on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000

Yearly
Band III Private Mobile Radio Regional Trunked Service

£500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence

£750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence

£1,000 for each regional channel on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence

Yearly
Common Base Station OperatorFor each base station— £750 for each channel designated for use by that base stationYearly
National Public Data Network Service

On issue—

  • £1,000 per national channel

  • £400 per other channel

On the first and second anniversaries of issue of the licence—

  • £2,000 per national channel

  • £800 per other channel

On the third and fourth anniversaries of issue of the licence—

  • £3,000 per national channel

  • £1,200 per other channel

On the fifth and sixth anniversaries of issue of the licence—

  • £4,000 per national channel

  • £1,600 per other channel

On the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of issue of the licence—

  • £6,000 per national channel

  • £2,000 per other channel

Yearly

National Public Radio-telephone System,

  • 872.0-888.0 MHz, 890.0-905.0 MHz, 917.0-933.0 MHz and 935.0-950.0 MHz Bands

£4,000 per channelYearly
  • 905.0-915.0 MHZ and 950.0-960.0 MHz Bands

On issue—

  • £4,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £8,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £12,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £16,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £24,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £32,000 per 200 KHz channel

Yearly
Personal Communications Network

On issue—

  • £4,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £8,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £12,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £16,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £20,00 per 200 KHz channel

On the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £24,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £28,000 per 200 KHz channel

On the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—

  • £32,000 per 200 KHz channel

Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Parking and Demonstration£150Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Road Construction£750Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Short Term HireAs for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)Yearly
Private Mobile Radio (Standard)

For national channels apart from 5 KHz channels— £6,000 for each channel

For 5 KHz national channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for national channels

For other channels apart from 5 KHz channels—

  • £120 for up to 10 mobile stations

  • £250 for 11-25 mobile stations

  • £500 for 26-60 mobile stations

  • £1,000 for 61-100 mobile stations

  • £1,750 for 101-200 mobile stations

  • £3,500 for 201-500 mobile stations

  • £7,000 for 501-1,000 mobile stations

  • for more than 1,000 mobile stations— £7,000 for the first 1,000 plus £5,000 for each successive group of 500 and £5,000 for any final group of less than 500

For 5 KHz other channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for other channels

Yearly
Radiating Cable£50 for each base stationYearly
Maritime
Maritime Business Radio£180 for each base station using one channel plus £180 for each additional channelYearly
Maritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channelYearly
Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)£40 for each navigational aid or radar station using one channel plus £40 for each additional channelYearly
Port Operations Radio£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channelYearly
Ship Radio£50Yearly
Ship Radio (Transportable)£25Yearly
Ship Radio (VHF)£22Yearly
Paging
Local Communications£75 for each base stationYearly
Local Wide Area Paging£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £6,000Yearly
National Wide Area Paging£6,000 for each national channelYearly
Radio Paging (Standard)£25 for each base stationYearly
Programme Making and Special Events
Independent Programme Maker's

Low power video links for fixed sites— £250 per channel per site

£130 for each multi-channel radio microphone

£110 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP

Sound links for non-fixed sites— £250 per channel

Talk back and sound links for fixed sites— £178 per channel per site

None
Independent Programme Maker’s Four MonthlyTalk back and sound links for fixed sites— £84 per channel per siteNone
Independent Programme Maker’s Seven Day

Talk back and sound links for specific sites—

  • Ordinary rate— £45 per channel per site

  • Premium rate— £158 per channel per site

Vision links—

  • Ordinary rate— £80 per channel per site

  • Premium rate— £195 per channel per site

None
Radio Broadcaster’s Programme Making

£15 per talk-back channel

£15 per radio microphone channel

£30 per programme audio channel

£60 per airborne link channel

£60 per terrestrial link channel

On 1st January in each year
Radio Microphone
Class A£45 for a period of up to seven days, £145 for a period of eight days up to one yearNone
Class B£65 for a period of up to seven days, £220 for a period of eight days up to one yearNone
Class C£85 for a period of up to seven days, £295 for a period of eight days up to one yearNone
Satellite Services
Permanent Earth Station
Class IStations with a required RF bandwidth not exceeding 100 KHz— £1,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satelliteYearly
Class IIStations with a required RF bandwidth greater than 100 KHz but not exceeding 1 MHz— £5,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satelliteYearly
Class IIIStations requiring RF bandwidths above 1 MHz— £10,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satelliteYearly
Transportable Earth Station£8,500 for each stationYearly
Very Small Aperture Terminal

£1,000 for up to 20 terminals

£3,000 for 21-100 terminals

£6,000 for 101-300 terminals

£10,000 for 301-500 terminals

£20,000 for 501-1,000 terminals

£2,000 for each additional group of 100 terminals or part thereof above 1,000 terminals

Yearly
Other Licences
Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio£200Yearly
Long Range Alarms

£100 per on-site system

£55 per central station

£50 per alarm station

Yearly
Radar Gauges£50 for each siteYearly
RF Tagging£100 for each siteYearly
Telemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio£80 for each stationYearly
Temporary Use£250 for each station for a period of up to six monthsNone
Testing and Development£150 for each stationYearly

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