Ministry of Economic Development Home
Header Image Enlarge +
Sugarloaf radio site
Document Actions

Discussion paper

December 2006

Radio Spectrum Policy and Planning Group

Energy and Communications Branch

  • ISBN 978-0-478-30464-0 (HTML version)

  • ISBN 978-0-478-30465-7 (PDF version)

© Crown copyright


Permission to reproduce: the copyright owner authorises reproduction of this work, in whole or in part, so long as no charge is made for the supply of copies, and the integrity and attribution of the work as a publication of the Ministry of Economic Development is not interfered with in any way.


Also available as: Radio Licences: Security of Tenure - Discussion Paper [75 kB PDF]  

(instructions for obtaining a PDF reader)

1. The radio licence regime

The Radiocommunications Act 1989 (the Act) establishes two separate regimes for management of the radio frequency spectrum in New Zealand.

Read more…

2. The issues

Issues of investments in infrastructure and security of tenure.

Read more…

3. Options for change

The remainder of this discussion paper discusses possible options for the radio licence regime to offer greater security of tenure in isolation of any other changes to the regime. It does not consider other possible reforms.

Read more…

4. Request for comments

Comments on the proposals contained in this paper and on any related issues, are invited from interested parties (see Appendix 1).

Read more…

5. Appendix 1: Submissions

Submissions are to be made in the following format.

Read more…

Last updated 9 April 2008