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Details from Cabinet Papers covering the implementation and offers on Expiry of Rights with regards to the Radio Spectrum, including general broadcasting issues, plus fiscal, leglislative and human rights implications with Rights at Expiry.

Radio spectrum: Expiry of rights implementation and offers

This paper seeks agreement to a process for implementing agreed policy on expiry of commercial radio spectrum rights. It then applies the process to spectrum rights used for UHF television and spectrum rights in the 2.3GHz spectrum band. [Published 01 December 2004].

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Radio spectrum: Expiry of rights

This paper recommends adoption of a price-setting formula for the renewal of commercial spectrum rights, release of a discussion paper as a basis for further consulation with industry, and agreement on policy proposals for dealing with non-commercial spectrum rights when they expire [Published 1 May 2004].

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Radio spectrum: Rights at expiry

This paper recommends that interim decisions on the policy for the reallocation of commercial spectrum rights established under the Radiocommunications Act 1989 ("the Act") and expiring from 2010 be confirmed. [Published 12 May 2003].

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Expiry of rights: Minutes

Minute of decision [26 May 2004].

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Last updated 4 April 2008