# The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1994, Schedule 2: THE SCHEDULE


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Class of licence
The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:
Fixed sums
Variable sums
The prescribed time: Interval of time for payment
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Ground Station (General)
£165
Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)
£25
Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special)
£275
Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)
£50
Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar
£20 for each navigational aid or radar station
Yearly
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)
£20
Yearly
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 licence
Yearly
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 licence
None
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 belongs
Yearly
Scanning Telemetry Link
On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence— £40 for each station
Yearly
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 licence
None
Temporary Fixed Link
As for Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link on issue of the licence
None
Hobby Radio
Amateur Radio (A)
£15
Yearly
Amateur Radio (B)
£15
Yearly
Amateur Radio Novice (A)
£15 for persons aged 21 years and over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years
Yearly
Amateur Radio Novice (B)
£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years
Yearly
Citizens' Band Radio
£15
Yearly
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 Operator
For each base station— £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station
Yearly
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 channel
Yearly
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
£150
Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Road Construction
£750
Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Short Term Hire
As 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 station
Yearly
Maritime
Maritime Business Radio
£180 for each base station using one channel plus £180 for each additional channel
Yearly
Maritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)
£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel
Yearly
Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)
£40 for each navigational aid or radar station using one channel plus £40 for each additional channel
Yearly
Port Operations Radio
£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel
Yearly
Ship Radio
£50
Yearly
Ship Radio (Transportable)
£25
Yearly
Ship Radio (VHF)
£22
Yearly
Paging
Local Communications
£75 for each base station
Yearly
Local Wide Area Paging
£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £6,000
Yearly
National Wide Area Paging
£6,000 for each national channel
Yearly
Radio Paging (Standard)
£25 for each base station
Yearly
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 Monthly
Talk back and sound links for fixed sites— £84 per channel per site
None
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 year
None
Class B
£65 for a period of up to seven days, £220 for a period of eight days up to one year
None
Class C
£85 for a period of up to seven days, £295 for a period of eight days up to one year
None
Satellite Services
Permanent Earth Station
Class I
Stations with a required RF bandwidth not exceeding 100 KHz— £1,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite
Yearly
Class II
Stations 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 satellite
Yearly
Class III
Stations requiring RF bandwidths above 1 MHz— £10,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite
Yearly
Transportable Earth Station
£8,500 for each station
Yearly
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
£200
Yearly
Long Range Alarms
£100 per on-site system
£55 per central station
£50 per alarm station
Yearly
Radar Gauges
£50 for each site
Yearly
RF Tagging
£100 for each site
Yearly
Telemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio
£80 for each station
Yearly
Temporary Use
£250 for each station for a period of up to six months
None
Testing and Development
£150 for each station
Yearly
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/659/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-amendment-regulations-1994/schedule-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

