{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-mobile-satellite-system-equipment-exemption-regulations-2016/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-mobile-satellite-system-equipment-exemption-regulations-2016/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1074",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Satellite System Equipment) (Exemption) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-mobile-satellite-system-equipment-exemption-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“associated facilities” and “electronic communications network” have the meaning given to them by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003.\n“dBm” means decibels of power referenced to one milliwatt;\n“EchoStar” means EchoStar Mobile Limited, a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with number 426976, whose registered office is situated at 25/28 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland;\n“e.i.r.p.” means equivalent isotropic radiated power;\n“equipment” means a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus;\n“MHz” means megahertz;\n“Inmarsat” means Inmarsat Ventures Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with number 03674573, whose registered office is situated at 99 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AX;\n“mobile satellite system” means an electronic communications network and associated facilities which—\n(a) is capable of providing radio-communications services between a mobile earth station and one or more space stations, or between mobile earth stations by means of one or more space stations; and\n(b) is operated by Inmarsat or EchoStar using the relevant radio frequencies.\n“relevant radio frequencies” means—\n(a) the frequencies from 1980 to 2010 MHz for earth to space communications; and\n(b) the frequencies from 2170 to 2200 MHz for space to earth communications.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.21."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1074/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:18:26.656367+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."
}