Summary of submissions and outcomes

Summary of Submissions: Proposals for operation of the Managed Spectrum Park in 2.5 GHz

The Ministry of Economic Development has released a report summarising the submissions received on its discussion paper Proposals for operation of the Managed Spectrum Park in the 2.5 GHz band, following a public consultation process. The report summarises the submissions received from diverse interests including iwi groups, local and regional councils, small-to-medium internet service providers, infrastructure providers and incumbent service operators.

Following consideration of the submissions, the following changes to the rules have been decided:

• The maximum area of a MSP licence has been increased from 10 contiguous territorial local authorities (TLAs) to 15 contiguous or non-contiguous TLAs, provided that only one main centre is included.
• The time for the initial application round has been extended from 3 to 6 months. This is to allow applicants more time to develop their business plans and secure investment funding.

The Ministry of Economic Development will now finalise the rules and application documentation with a view to inviting applications by the end of 2008.

The detailed timetable is available here.

For enquiries, contact the Ministry’s Radio Spectrum Policy and Planning group at radiospectrum@med.govt.nz.