The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Satellite System Equipment) (Exemption) Regulations 2016

• Citation: S.I. 2016/1074
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

The Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Satellite System Equipment) (Exemption) Regulations 2016 and shall come into force on 29th November 2016.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“associated facilities” and “electronic communications network” have the meaning given to them by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 .

“dBm” means decibels of power referenced to one milliwatt;

“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;

“e.i.r.p.” means equivalent isotropic radiated power;

“equipment” means a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus;

“ MHz ” means megahertz;

“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;

“mobile satellite system” means an electronic communications network and associated facilities which—

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

is operated by Inmarsat or EchoStar using the relevant radio frequencies.

“relevant radio frequencies” means—

the frequencies from 1980 to 2010 MHz for earth to space communications; and

the frequencies from 2170 to 2200 MHz for space to earth communications.

Section 3 Exemption

The establishment, installation and use of equipment complying with the terms, provisions and limitations in regulation 4 is hereby exempted from the provisions of section 8(1) of the 2006 Act.

Section 4 Terms, provisions and limitations

(1) The exemption provided in regulation 3 shall apply to equipment which complies with both the requirements in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The equipment must—

(a) only connect to a space station which forms part of a mobile satellite system;

(b) not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy;

(c) transmit on the relevant frequencies; and

(d) only emit transmissions which, when measured in any direction—

(i) have a maximum mean e.i.r.p. density no greater than 45 dBm per 200 kHz, for equipment that operates with a bandwidth of less than 1 MHz;

(ii) have a maximum mean e.i.r.p. density no greater than 47 dBm per 5 MHz, for equipment that operates with a bandwidth of 1 MHz or greater.

(3) Use of the equipment shall not be airborne.