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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-third-generation-licences-regulations-1999/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3162",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Third Generation Licences) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-third-generation-licences-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“GSM” means Global Standard for Mobile Communications, a public pan-European cellular digital mobile communications system as described in Council Directive 87/372/EEC;\n“the licences” means five wireless telegraphy licences to establish or use radio transmitting and receiving stations or instal or use apparatus for the provision of Third Generation at the frequencies specified in the Schedule to these Regulations and to be granted subject to the terms, conditions and limitations specified in a notice issued pursuant to regulation 4;\n“Radiocommunications Agency’s Internet Website” means the Radiocommunications Agency’s website located at http://www.radio.gov.uk on the Internet;\n“Third Generation” means a mobile and wireless communications system capable of supporting innovative multimedia services beyond the capability of GSM, and capable of supporting the characteristics referred to in Annex 1 of the UMTS Decision;\n“UMTS Decision” means Decision No. 128/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th December 1998 on the co-ordinated introduction of a third generation mobile and wireless communications system (UMTS) in the Community; and\n“wireless telegraphy licence” means any licence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 other than a television licence as defined in section 1(7) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3162/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:34:21.411527+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."
}