# The Wireless Telegraphy (Public Fixed Wireless Access Licences) Regulations 2002 S.I. 2002/1911 · made 22 July 2002 These Regulations make provision for a procedure for the grant in each of the regions of the United Kingdom described in Part I of the Schedule by reference to their post codes of wireless telegraphy licences authorising the use of apparatus at specified frequencies for the provision by means of a wireless communications system of Public Fixed Wireless Access wireless communications links over which data may be transmitted and received on demand and whereby end users gain access to other telecommunication systems. Made under: Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (repealed) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-public-fixed-wireless-access-licences-regulations-2002/pdf/uksi_20021911_en.pdf ## Introductory text TELEGRAPHS Made 22nd July 2002 Laid before Parliament 22nd July 2002 Coming into force 12th August 2002 Whereas the Secretary of State has published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes the notice required by section 6(2) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) and no representations were made to her within the time specified in that notice; Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 3 and 6 of the 1998 Act and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations— ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Public Fixed Wireless Access Licences) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 12th August 2002. ## 2 Interpretation In these Regulations— “the licences” means, in respect of each region of the United Kingdom as designated in the first column of Part I of the Schedule hereto and described by reference to the postcode areas and part areas (hereinafter referred to as “sectors”) specified in the second column thereof, the wireless telegraphy licences specified in the third column thereof being licences to establish or use radio transmitting and receiving stations or install or use apparatus for Public Fixed Wireless Access at the frequencies specified in relation to each licence in Part II of the Schedule hereto and to be granted subject to the terms, provisions and limitations specified in a notice issued pursuant to regulation 4; “Public Fixed Wireless Access” means the provision by means of a wireless communications system of wireless communications links over which data may be transmitted and received on demand and whereby end-users gain access to other telecommunication systems; “Radiocommunications Agency’s Internet Website” means the Radiocommunications Agency’s website located at www.radio.gov.uk on the Internet; “telecommunication system” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1984; and “wireless telegraphy licence” means any licence granted under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 other than a television licence as defined in section 1(7) of that Act. ## 3 Application of the Regulations These Regulations shall have effect in relation to applications for, procedures for the grant of, and the provision of refunds of fees payable in accordance with the terms of, the licences. ## 4 Notice (1) Applications for the grant of the licences shall only be made in accordance with a procedure which is set out in a notice issued by the Secretary of State under these Regulations. (2) A notice issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— (a) invite any body corporate to make an application to the Secretary of State to bid for a licence, in accordance with a specified procedure; (b) specify criteria by which the Secretary of State shall determine whether an applicant is qualified to participate in a bidding procedure; (c) specify criteria to determine whether a qualified applicant is associated with one or more other qualified applicants; (d) specify criteria to determine whether any qualified applicants who fall within sub-paragraph (c) above shall be entitled to participate in the procedure referred to in sub-paragraph (e) below; (e) specify a procedure by which qualified applicants may submit bids for licences; (f) specify reserve prices for each of the licences; (g) provide for the Secretary of State to determine minimum bids for each of the licences during the bidding procedure referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above; (h) provide for the payment of a deposit on submission of an application and for payment of one or more additional deposits before a qualified applicant may submit a bid for each licence; (i) provide for the payment of interest on the deposit and on any additional deposits; (j) provide for the circumstances in which all, or part, of any deposit, and all, or part, of any interest which accrues to a deposit, is not to be refunded; (k) specify the conditions which must be satisfied before a licence may be issued to a qualified applicant who submits the highest valid bid for a licence; (l) provide for a qualified applicant who submits the highest valid bid for a licence to pay such sum on such date as shall be specified in or determined under the said notice; (m) provide for the qualified applicant referred to in sub-paragraph (l) above to have the option to renew the licence for two successive periods of five years on such terms as shall be specified in or determined under the said notice; (n) provide for the other terms, provisions and limitations subject to which each of the licences is to be issued; and (o) provide for the other conditions with which qualified applicants must comply to participate, or to continue to participate, in the procedures referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above. (3) A notice which is issued pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall be published by the Secretary of State on the Radiocommunications Agency’s Internet Website. ## 5 Refunds The Secretary of State may, in such cases as she thinks fit, refund, in whole or in part, sums which have been paid to her in accordance with any provision of the licences. ## 6 Channel Islands and Isle of Man These Regulations shall not extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. ## Signature Stephen Timms Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd July 2002 ## I THE REGIONS Designation Region of the United Kingdom Licences available Metropolitan Regions Central Scotland EH1 EH19 EH51 G12 G46 G77 PA3 One EH2 EH20 EH52 G13 G51 G78 PA4 EH3 EH21 EH53 G14 G52 G81 PA5 EH4 EH22 EH54 G15 G53 G82 PA6 EH5 EH23 EH55 G20 G60 KY3 PA7 EH6 EH24 FK1 G21 G61 KY4 PA8 EH7 EH25 FK2 G22 G62 KY11 PA9 EH8 EH26 FK3 G23 G64 KY12 PA10 EH9 EH27 FK4 G31 G65 ML1 PA11 EH10 EH28 FK5 G32 G66 ML2 PA15 EH11 EH29 FK6 G33 G67 ML3 PA16 EH12 EH30 FK10 G34 G68 ML4 PA19 EH13 EH33 G1 G40 G69 ML5 G76 EH14 EH34 G2 G41 G71 ML6 PA14 EH15 EH35 G3 G42 G72 ML7 EH16 EH47 G4 G43 G73 ML9 EH17 EH48 G5 G44 G74 PA1 EH18 EH49 G11 G45 G75 PA2 Greater London Areas AL KT SW CR IG TW SM BR NW UB DA N WC HA E SE W EC SL WD EN Sectors CM12 GU1 GU15 GU23 HP6 HP15 ME1 One CM13 GU2 GU16 GU24 HP7 LU1 ME2 CM14 GU4 GU17 GU25 HP8 LU2 ME3 RM9 CM15 GU9 GU18 GU46 HP9 LU3 ME4 RM10 CM16 GU11 GU19 GU47 HP10 LU4 ME5 RM11 CM18 GU12 GU20 HP1 HP11 LU5 ME6 RM12 CM19 GU13 GU21 HP2 HP12 RH1 ME7 RM13 CM20 GU14 GU22 HP3 HP13 RH2 ME8 RM14 RG1 RG30 RM1 SS0 TN13 RH3 ME14 RM15 RG2 RG31 RM2 SS1 TN14 RH4 ME15 RM16 RG4 RG40 RM3 SS2 TN15 RH8 ME16 RM17 RG5 RG41 RM5 SS6 TN16 RH9 ME19 RM18 RG6 RG42 RM6 SS7 SS11 SS14 ME20 RM19 RG10 RG45 RM7 SS8 SS12 SS15 SS17 RM20 RG12 RM8 SS9 SS13 SS16 Midlands B1 B23 B46 B78 CV13 DY5 NG8 WS11 One B2 B24 B47 B79 DE1 DY6 NG9 WS12 B3 B25 B48 B90 DE3 DY8 NG10 WS13 B4 B26 B60 B91 DE5 LE3 NG11 WS14 B5 B27 B61 B92 DE7 LE4 NG15 WV1 B6 B28 B62 B93 DE11 LE5 NG16 WV2 B7 B29 B63 B94 DE12 LE6 NG17 WV3 B8 B30 B64 B97 DE14 LE9 NG18 WV4 B9 B31 B65 B98 DE15 LE11 NG19 WV5 B10 B32 B66 CV1 DE21 LE12 ST19 WV6 B11 B33 B67 CV2 DE22 LE18 WS1 WV7 B12 B34 B68 CV3 DE23 LE65 WS2 WV8 B13 B35 B69 CV4 DE24 LE67 WS3 WV9 B14 B36 B70 CV5 DE72 NG1 WS4 WV10 B15 B37 B71 CV6 DE74 NG2 WS5 WV11 B16 B38 B72 CV7 DE75 NG3 WS6 WV12 B17 B40 B73 CV9 DY1 NG4 WS7 WV13 B18 B42 B74 CV10 DY2 NG5 WS8 WV14 B19 B43 B75 CV11 DY3 NG6 WS9 LE1 B20 B44 B76 CV12 DY4 NG7 WS10 LE2 B21 B45 B77 Northern Areas L M OL WF WN Sectors DN1 LS1 PR1 S32 CH1 SK7 WF15 One DN2 LS2 PR2 S33 CH2 SK8 WF16 DN3 LS3 PR4 S35 CH4 SK9 WF17 DN4 LS4 PR5 S36 CH41 SK10 BB1 DN5 LS5 PR6 S40 CH42 SK12 BB2 DN6 LS6 PR7 S41 CH43 SK13 BB3 BD16 DN11 LS7 PR8 S60 CH44 SK14 BB4 BD17 FY1 LS8 PR9 S61 CH45 SK15 BB5 BD18 FY2 LS9 S1 S62 CH46 SK16 BB6 BD19 FY3 LS10 S2 S63 CH47 SK22 BB8 BD20 FY4 LS11 S3 S64 CH48 SK23 BB9 BD21 FY5 LS12 S4 S65 CH49 WA1 BB10 BD22 FY7 LS13 S5 S66 CH60 WA2 BB11 BL0 FY8 LS14 S6 S70 CH61 WA3 BB12 BL1 HD1 LS15 S7 S71 CH62 WA4 BB18 BL2 HD2 LS16 S8 S72 CH63 WA5 BD1 BL3 HD3 LS17 S9 S73 CH65 WA6 BD2 BL4 HD4 LS18 S10 S74 CH66 WA7 BD3 BL5 HD5 LS19 S11 S75 BD11 WA8 BD4 BL6 HD6 LS20 S12 SK1 BD12 WA9 BD5 BL7 HD7 LS26 S13 SK2 BD13 WA10 BD6 BL8 HD8 LS27 S14 SK3 BD14 WA11 BD7 BL9 HX1 LS28 S17 SK4 BD15 WA12 BD8 HX5 HX2 LS29 S18 SK5 DN12 WA13 BD9 HX6 HX3 S26 S20 SK6 WA15 WA14 BD10 HX7 HX4 S25 Severnside BS1 BS6 BS11 BS20 BS31 CF10 CF24 NP10 One BS2 BS7 BS13 BS21 BS32 CF11 CF38 NP18 BS3 BS8 BS14 BS22 BS34 CF14 CF62 NP19 BS4 BS9 BS15 BS23 CF3 CF15 CF63 NP20 BS5 BS10 BS16 BS30 CF5 CF23 CF64 NP26 South Coast BN9 BN41 PO8 PO19 SO18 SO52 BH9 BH23 One BN10 BN42 PO9 PO20 SO19 SO53 BH10 BH24 BN11 BN43 PO10 PO21 SO30 BH1 BH11 BH25 BN12 PO1 PO11 PO22 SO31 BH2 BH12 BN1 BN13 PO2 PO12 RH15 SO40 BH3 BH13 BN2 BN14 PO3 PO13 RH16 SO41 BH4 BH14 BN3 BN15 PO4 PO14 SO14 SO42 BH5 BH15 BN6 BN16 PO5 PO15 SO15 SO43 BH6 BH17 BN7 BN17 PO6 PO16 SO16 SO45 BH7 BH18 BN8 BN18 PO7 PO18 SO17 SO50 BH8 BH22 PO30 PO33 PO35 PO39 PO31 PO32 PO40 PO41 PO34 PO36 PO37 PO38 Tyne-Tees DH1 DL5 NE7 NE23 NE34 SR1 TS4 TS19 One DH2 DL14 NE8 NE24 NE35 SR2 TS5 TS20 DH3 DL15 NE9 NE25 NE36 SR3 TS6 TS21 DH4 DL16 NE10 NE26 NE37 SR4 TS7 TS22 DH5 DL17 NE11 NE27 NE38 SR5 TS8 TS23 DH6 NE1 NE12 NE28 NE39 SR6 TS10 TS24 DH7 NE2 NE15 NE29 NE40 SR7 TS11 TS25 DH9 NE3 NE16 NE30 NE41 SR8 TS12 TS26 DL1 NE4 NE17 NE31 NE62 TS1 TS14 TS27 DL3 NE5 NE21 NE32 NE63 TS2 TS17 TS28 DL4 NE6 NE22 NE33 NE64 TS3 TS18 TS29 TS13 Provincial Regions Midlands and Mid Wales Areas LE WS TF B WR DE One NN DY ST WV CV NG SY LD HR Except the postcodes in the Midlands Metropolitan Region Northern Ireland Area BT One North of England Areas DL CA TS DH LA NE One Except the postcodes in the Tyne-Tees Metropolitan Region North West, Yorkshire and North Wales Areas LL SK S HU FY BB One CH WA YO PR DN LN HX CW BD LS HD HG BL Except the postcodes in the Northern Metropolitan Regions Scotland Areas ML TD PA KY DD HS One EH KA G FK AB KW PH IV ZE DG Except the postcodes in the Central Scotland Metropolitan Region South East Areas PE HP TN CO SG MK One NR LU ME CM RG RM IP OX CT CB GU RH Except the postcodes in the Greater London and South Coast Metropolitan Regions and the Southern Provincial Region Southern Areas DT SP PO BN One Except the postcodes in the South Coast Metropolitan Region Plus Sectors RH13 GU32 TN22 TN21 TN34 TN39 RH14 RH17 GU36 TN20 TN19 TN35 TN40 RH20 GU24 GU31 TN37 TN32 TN36 GU29 GU27 GU28 TN31 TN33 TN38 South West and South Wales Areas TR TA SN CF NP EX One TQ BA GL SA BS PL Except the postcodes in the Severnside Metropolitan Region ## II THE FREQUENCEIS FOR EACH OF THE LICENCES IN EACH OF THE REGIONS SPECIFIED IN PART I 3480–3500 MHz and 3580–3600 MHz ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make provision for a procedure for the grant in each of the regions of the United Kingdom described in Part I of the Schedule by reference to their post codes of wireless telegraphy licences authorising the use of apparatus at specified frequencies for the provision by means of a wireless communications system of Public Fixed Wireless Access wireless communications links over which data may be transmitted and received on demand and whereby end users gain access to other telecommunication systems. Regulation 4(1) provides that applications for the grant of the licences shall only be made in accordance with a procedure which is set out in a notice issued by the Secretary of State. Regulation 4(2) provides for the matters which such notice shall contain, including: a procedure for a body corporate to make an application to participate in a bidding procedure; criteria for determining whether an applicant is qualified to participate in a bidding procedure; criteria for determining whether a qualified applicant is associated with any other qualified applicants and if so whether they may participate in a bidding procedure; provision for payment of deposits and the circumstances in which such deposits may not be refunded; procedures for submitting bids for the licences, including the determination of reserve prices and minimum bids; further conditions which, following completion of the bidding procedures, must be satisfied before a licence is issued; payment for the licences; an option to successful qualified applicants to renew the licences for two successive periods of five years; provision for other terms, provisions and limitations subject to which the licences are to be issued; and provision for the other conditions with which participants must comply to participate, or continue to participate, in the procedures specified in the notice. Regulation 4(3) provides for publication of the notice on the Radiocommunications Agency’s Internet website. Regulation 5 provides that the Secretary of State may, in such cases as she thinks fit, refund fees paid to her for one or more of the licences. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1911 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-public-fixed-wireless-access-licences-regulations-2002 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.