UK Statutory Instrument SI 2020/1199 United Kingdom

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2020

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person10 Applicant2 Director or Officer2

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

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s.008 Subsequent changes to bidder groups Regulated
  • Notify OFCOM if you change your bidder group during the spectrum auctionApplicant
s.015 Additional deposit before the first principal stage round Regulated
  • Pay additional £900,000 deposit to participate in spectrum auctionDirector or Officer
s.017 Recording of existing spectrum holdings Regulated
  • Notify OFCOM of any change in your spectrum holdings after recordingAny Person
s.021 Principal stage form Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • OFCOM must provide principal stage forms to biddersStatutory regulator
s.036 Maximum and minimum number of principal stage bids for 3.6 GHz lots, 700 MHz individual frequency lots and 700 MHz paired frequency lots Regulated
  • Limit your principal stage bids for spectrum lotsAny Person
s.037 Overall bid constraint rule Regulated
  • Do not bid above your overall spectrum constraint in any principal roundAny Person
s.038 Number of principal stage bids following assignment of standing high bid status Regulated
  • Maintain or increase high-standing bid count in next roundDirector or Officer
s.040 Eligibility rule Regulated
  • Do not exceed your eligibility points limit in a principal stage roundAny Person
s.044 Deposit constraint on bidding Regulated
  • Bidder barred from further bidding if deposit not paidAny Person
s.050 Submission of principal stage form to OFCOM Regulated
  • Submit principal stage form to OFCOM by deadline using electronic systemAny Person
s.051 Alternative method for submission of principal stage form Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ofcom must provide alternative submission method if electronic auction failsStatutory regulator
s.065 Assignment stage form Regulated
  • Complete and submit an assignment stage form to OfcomAny Person
s.070 3.6 GHz assignment stage bids Regulated
  • Submit optional assignment-stage bid for specific 3.6 GHz spectrumAny Person
s.078 Submission of assignment stage form to OFCOM Regulated
  • Submit completed assignment stage form to OFCOM on timeAny Person
s.079 Alternative method for submission of assignment stage form Regulated
  • Submit assignment stage form using alternative method if electronic system failsAny Person
s.126 Notification to OFCOM Regulated
  • Notify OFCOM using the specified method when required or choosing toApplicant
s.128 Changes to round times and use of electronic auction system Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • OFCOM must notify bidders of revised round times or alternative auction methodsStatutory regulator
115 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. 3 Applicant/bidder
s.001 Citation, commencement, and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Applications for the grant of a licence
s.004 Application
s.005 Meaning of existing spectrum holdings
s.006 Notification of names of applicants and associates
s.007 Recording of applicant group members
s.009 Changes to existing spectrum holdings
s.010 Fitness to hold a licence
s.011 Qualification to participate in the award process
s.012 Publication of names of qualified applicants
s.013 Withdrawal of an application
s.014 Determination of number of bidders
s.016 Determination of a bidder's eligibility limit for the first principal stage round
s.018 Determination of overall bid constraints
s.019 Principal stage, assignment stage and grant stage
s.020 Principal stage rounds
s.022 Principal stage bids
s.023 Number of principal stage rounds
s.024 Round prices for the first principal stage round
s.025 Determination of round prices for subsequent principal stage rounds
s.026 Round price for 3.6 GHz lots
s.027 Round price for 700 MHz individual frequency lots
s.028 Round price for 700 MHz paired frequency lots
s.029 Assignment of standing high bid status by OFCOM after the end of each principal stage round
s.030 Process for assigning standing high bid status: ranking the bidders
s.031 Process for assigning standing high bid status: ranking the bids
s.032 Process for assigning standing high bid status: assigning standing high bid status to the bids
s.033 Determination of the winning principal stage bids
s.034 Determination of base price
s.035 Determination of total base price
s.039 Request by a bidder to carry forward its eligibility limit
s.041 Determination of a bidder's eligibility limit
s.042 Eligibility points used by a bidder
s.043 Eligibility event
s.045 Notice to be given to bidders before each principal stage round
s.046 Notification of information to bidders after the end of each principal stage round
s.047 Publication of information at the end of each day during the principal stage
s.048 Notification of results of the principal stage to bidders
s.049 Publication of results of the principal stage
s.052 Incomplete or defective principal stage form
s.053 Notification that principal stage form is not valid
s.054 Deposits during the principal stage
s.055 Required final principal stage deposit
s.056 No assignment stage if there are no winning principal stage bidders
s.057 Assignment stage process
s.058 Assignment of numbered 3.6 GHz lots without bidding
s.059 Assignment of 700 MHz individual frequency lots without bidding.
s.060 Assignment of 700 MHz paired frequency lots without bidding
s.061 Assignment of 3.6 GHz lots by bidding
s.062 Assignment of numbered 700 MHz individual frequency lots by bidding
s.063 Assignment of numbered 700 MHz paired frequency lots by bidding
s.064 Assignment stage round
s.066 Valid assignment stage form
s.067 Notification that an assignment stage form is not valid
s.068 Bidding for numbered 3.6 GHz lots in the assignment stage
s.069 Preparing a 3.6 GHz assignment stage option list for each bidder
s.071 Bidding for numbered 700 MHz individual frequency lots in the assignment stage
s.072 Preparing a 700 MHz individual frequency lot assignment stage option list for each bidder
s.073 700 MHz individual frequency lot assignment stage bids
s.074 Bidding for numbered 700 MHz paired frequency lots in the assignment stage
s.075 Preparing a 700 MHz paired frequency lot assignment stage option list for each bidder
s.076 700 MHz paired frequency lot assignment stage bids
s.077 Notice to bidders before the assignment stage round
s.080 Incomplete or defective assignment stage form
s.081 Required assignment stage deposit
s.082 Full adjacency agreement
s.083 Partial adjacency agreement
s.084 Notice to bidders before the negotiation period
s.085 Notice to OFCOM of bidders' desire to participate in the negotiation period
s.086 Valid full adjacency agreement
s.087 Valid partial adjacency agreement
s.088 Additional required bids in the case of a partial adjacency agreement
s.089 Consequence of additional required bids
s.090 Rejection of full adjacency agreement forms submitted to OFCOM at a time outside the first phase and second phase of the negotiation period
s.091 Rejection of partial adjacency agreement forms submitted to OFCOM at a time outside the second phase of the negotiation period
s.092 Only one valid adjacency agreement
s.093 First form delivered within a negotiation phase by a winning bidder for 3.6 GHz lots to be used by OFCOM
s.094 Incomplete or defective adjacency agreement forms
s.095 The end of the first phase of the negotiation period
s.096 Determination of assignment of 3.6 GHz lots where there is a valid full adjacency agreement
s.097 Determination of the winning 3.6 GHz assignment stage bids where there are one or more valid partial adjacency agreements
s.098 Determination of the winning 3.6 GHz assignment stage bids where there is no valid full adjacency agreement and no valid partial adjacency agreement
s.099 Determination of 3.6 GHz lot additional prices where there is a valid full adjacency agreement
s.100 Determination of 3.6 GHz lot additional prices where there is one or more valid partial adjacency agreements
s.101 Determination of 3.6 GHz lot additional prices where there is no adjacency agreement
s.102 Determination of the winning 700 MHz individual frequency lot assignment stage bids
s.103 Determination of 700 MHz individual frequency lot additional prices
s.104 Determination of the winning 700 MHz paired frequency lot assignment stage bids
s.105 Determination of 700 MHz paired frequency lot additional prices
s.106 Notification of results of the assignment stage
s.107 Interpretation
s.108 Determination of licences, licence fees and frequencies associated with particular licences
s.109 Licences which may be granted under this award process
s.110 Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 3.6 GHz licence
s.111 Licence fee payable by a winning bidder for a 700 MHz licence
s.112 Particular frequencies to be included in 3.6 GHz licence granted to a winning bidder
s.113 Particular frequencies to be included in 700 MHz lot licence granted to a winning bidder
s.114 Determination of the total auction sum payable by winning bidders to OFCOM
s.115 Notification of the total auction sum payable by winning bidders to OFCOM
s.116 Further payment where the amount of a winning bidder's deposit is less than its total auction sum
s.117 Entitlement to the grant of licences
s.118 Grant of licences
s.119 Refunds
s.120 Notification to bidders following the grant of licences
s.121 Completion of the award process
s.122 Forfeit of deposit and exclusion from award process
s.123 Bids made by an excluded bidder
s.124 Events
s.125 General power of exclusion
s.127 Changes to timing or location
s.129 Rerunning rounds
s.130 Refunds
s.131 Deposits
Schedules

Schedules

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66 other schedules
s.sch001 In these Regulations— (a) “3.6 GHz lot” means any of...
s.sch002 Contact telephone number
s.sch002 Contact mobile telephone number
s.sch002 Contact electronic mail address
s.sch002 2. Authorised persons
s.sch002 Provide details of the name and position in the applicant...
s.sch002 3. Directors or members of managing body
s.sch002 Provide the name and job title of each of the...
s.sch002 4. Applicant group
s.sch002 Provide the names of the applicant's associates (as defined in...
s.sch002 Provide the names of all other members of the applicant...
s.sch002 5. Qualification to bid
s.sch002 In relation to the determination by the Office of Communications...
s.sch002 6. Other information
s.sch002 Provide a brief description of the substance of—
s.sch002 7. Existing spectrum holdings
s.sch002 Confirm that the applicant has provided the details of existing...
s.sch002 8. Warranty
s.sch002 Provide the following warranty—
s.sch002 “[Insert name of applicant] (the “applicant”) represents and warrants to...
s.sch002 1. Details of the applicant
s.sch002 Provide the following details for the applicant—
s.sch002 Applicant's full name
s.sch002 Registered number of company
s.sch002 Registered office of company
s.sch002 Bank sort code and account number
s.sch002 Name of individual contact within applicant
s.sch002 Contact address (if different from registered office)
s.sch003 [Insert name of applicant or bidder] (the “applicant/bidder”) wishes to...
s.sch003 Under regulation 11 of the Regulations an applicant shall not...
s.sch003 Applicant/bidder
s.sch003 The applicant/bidder undertakes to inform OFCOM immediately if it becomes...
s.sch003 [Insert name of person to be included in applicant or bidder group who is not an associate]
s.sch003 [Insert name of person to be included in applicant or...
s.sch004 Additional price
s.sch004 First requirement
s.sch004 Second requirement
s.sch004 Third requirement
s.sch004 Fourth requirement
s.sch004 Interpretation
s.sch005 Additional price
s.sch005 First requirement
s.sch005 Second requirement
s.sch005 Third requirement
s.sch005 Fourth requirement
s.sch005 Interpretation
s.sch006 Additional price
s.sch006 First requirement
s.sch006 Second requirement
s.sch006 Third requirement
s.sch006 Fourth requirement
s.sch006 Interpretation
s.sch008 [Insert name of bidder] is party to a partial adjacency...
s.sch008 The parties to the agreement are [Insert names of each...
s.sch008 [Insert name of bidder] has agreed with the other parties...
s.sch008 The bidders that are party to the partial adjacency agreement...
s.sch008 The party to be assigned the lowest frequency block of...
s.sch008 The party to be assigned the highest block of 3.6...
s.sch008 The order of any parties to be assigned frequency blocks...
s.sch008 [Insert name of bidder] hereby makes the additional required bids...
s.sch008 [Signed by two authorised persons]
s.sch009 [Insert name of bidder] is party to a full adjacency...
s.sch009 The parties to the agreement are [Insert names of each...
s.sch009 [Insert name of bidder] has agreed with the other parties...
s.sch009 Where in any row in the table the box provided...
s.sch009 [Signed by two authorised persons]

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