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• Licensees
  • Independent radio engineers and certifiers available for public work
    • Register of all approved AREs and ARCs
  • Types of licences
    • Aeronautical/Aircraft licences
    • Amateur licences
    • Broadcasting
    • Citizen Band Radio
    • Fixed licences
    • General User Licences
      • Aeronautical model control short range devices
      • Aeronautical purposes
      • Aircraft Cellular Telecommunication Purposes
      • Amateur radio operators
      • Citizen band radio
      • Cordless telephones
      • Emergency transmitters
      • Itinerant differential GPS
      • Low power FM broadcasting
      • Maritime purposes
      • Maritime UHF On-Board Communications
      • Satellite services
      • Short range devices
        • Information on the operation of Wireless LAN and Related Systems in the 2 GHz and 5 GHz Bands
        • dBW / Watts converter
      • Tunnel radio FM systems - form 7 spectrum licence
      • UHF radiomicrophone - form 7 spectrum licence
      • Ultra Wide Band communication devices
      • Vehicular radar short range devices
      • VHF radiomicrophone - form 7 spectrum licence
      • Fixed Radio Link devices
        • Additional information regarding the exclusion of Point-to-Multipoint systems from this licence
        • Information on the operation of wireless LAN and related systems in the 2 GHz and 5 GHz bands
        • Voluntary register of installations for fixed radio links in the 5725 to 5825 MHz bands register
    • Land mobile licences
    • Maritime / Ship licences
    • Meteorological aids licences
    • Paging licences
    • Radiodetermination licences
    • Satellite licences
    • Telemetry / Telecommand
    • MF / HF services
    • Managed spectrum park
      • MSP licence ballots
      • Notification of applications for Managed Spectrum Park licences
      • Allocation rules
      • Park rules
      • Licence agreement
      • Ministerial media statement
    • Other licences
  • Radio operator certificates and callsigns
    • Information for radio operators
    • Register of all approved radio examiners (ARX)
    • Search certificates and callsigns
  • Fees
    • Annual fees
    • RSM engineering certification fees
    • Licensee Interference Investigation Rebate
      • Licensee interference investigation (LII) agreement
      • Questions and answers regarding (LII)
    • Archive
  • Spectrum auctions
    • Auction 11
      • Final auction 11 results
      • Provisional results of the auction and settlement process
      • Auction catalogue
      • Auction 11 archived documents
    • Radio spectrum auction no. 10a
      • Provisional result for Auction 10a
      • Provisional list of registered bidders
      • Auction 10a catalogue [84.7 kB PDF]
      • Auction 10a Q & A
      • Eligibility criteria
      • Statutory declaration template
      • Local commercial FM licence agreement - Auction 10 [64 kB PDF]
    • Radio spectrum auction no. 10
      • Final results of Auction 10 and the settlement process
      • Auction 10 archived documents
        • Post Auction 10 policy update
        • Provisional results of the auction and settlement processes
        • Media statement
        • Radio Spectrum Auction 10 Frequently Asked Questions
        • Table of lots to be offered in Auction 10
        • Eligibility criteria
        • Application form for registration as a bidder - for all lots
        • Statutory declaration template
        • Applicants for registration as a bidder
        • Auction 10 Catalogue
        • Local commercial FM licence agreement - Auction 10
        • Registered bidders for auction 10
        • Composition of lots in Auction 10
    • Allocation of spectrum at 3.5 GHz for broadband wireless access - Round 3
      • Notification of 3.5GHz application
      • Allocation round three: call for applications
        • 3.5 GHz Crown-Retained Spectrum Allocation: round three
      • Extension of implementation period: terms and conditions
      • Allocation round two: full tender data and provisional results
      • Allocation round two: final results
    • Auction 9 - 2.3 and 2.5 GHz auction
      • Questions and answers regarding the 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz radio frequency auction
      • Radio frequency auction: 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands discussion paper
        • Foreword
        • 1. Introduction
          • 1.1 Submissions
        • 2. Background
          • 2.1 Cabinet decisions
          • 2.2 Overall policy settings
          • 2.3 Technical description of 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands
        • 3. Considerations regarding lot design
          • 3.1 Expected technical developments and likely demand
          • 3.2 Size and location of the managed spectrum park or parks
          • 3.3 Pro-competition measures, notably acquisition limits
          • 3.4 Technical considerations for lot design
          • 3.5 Type of auction
        • 4. Proposed lot design
        • 5. Māori interests
        • 6. Terms of sale of management rights
          • 6.1 Detailed auction rules
          • 6.2 Eligibility to acquire lots
          • 6.3 Duration of acquisition limits
          • 6.4 Use or lose provisions
          • 6.5 Financial consequences of non-use
          • 6.6 Settlement
        • 7. Managed spectrum park: proposed allocation
          • 7.1 Introduction
          • 7.2 Core requirements
          • 7.3 Fees and/or resource charges
          • 7.4 Options for implementation
            • Option one – open access with user coordination
            • Option two – application process with ministry-specified user numbers
            • Option three – expressions of interest with user-defined licence specifications
        • 8. Transition Plan for existing licensees in 2.5 GHz band
          • 8.1 Overview
          • 8.2 Principles for transition
          • 8.3 Nature of existing use
          • 8.4 Future needs
          • 8.5 Summary
      • 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz auction: submissions received
        • Alactel-Lucent
        • Auckland City
        • AwaFM Whanganui
        • CallPlus
        • Commspace, Worldnet, KC Internet and PlaNet
        • Environment Bay of Plenty
        • Environment Ngati Awa
        • Ericsson
        • Globalstar
        • Graeme Everton
        • Hautaki Ltd
        • Intel
        • InternetNZ
        • IP Broadband Ltd
        • Kordia™ Group Limited
        • Linkit
        • Netsmart
        • New Zealand Amateur (NZART)
        • Nokia Siemens Networks
        • Nortel
        • North Harbour Amateur Microwave Society
        • NZ Communications Ltd
        • NZ Racing Board
        • Qualcomm
        • Radio Kahungunu
        • Scorch Communications
        • Smartlinx3
        • Sprint Nextel
        • TeamTalk
        • Te Huarahi Tika Trust
        • Telecom New Zealand
        • Te Taura Whiri
        • Tuhoe
        • Tuhoe Waikaremoana Trust Board
        • TVNZ
        • Vodafone
        • WiMax Forum
        • Wireless Communications Association International
        • Woosh Wireless Limited
        • ZL1AVZ
      • Auction 9: Bidder associations
      • Table of lots to be offered in Auction 9
    • Radio spectrum auction no. 7
    • Radio spectrum auction no. 6
      • Results notices
        • Notice: Conclusion of Schedule 2 and Completion of Auction
        • Notice: Conclusion of Schedule 1
        • Notice: Conclusion of Schedule 4
        • Notice: Conclusion of Schedule 3
        • Notice: Withdrawal of Lot from Radio Frequency Auction No. 6
      • Auction Catalogue
      • Bidder's Manual for Electronic Auctions Using the Internet
      • Table of Lots to be offered in the Auction
    • Previous radio tender/auction results & information
      • Closed tender - December 2002/January 2003
      • Auction 5 - July/August 2002
      • Auction 4 - November/December 1998
      • Auction 3 - July 2000/February 2001
      • Auction 2 - January/February 1998
      • Auction 1 - September 1996
      • Tenders
    • Spectrum auction design in New Zealand
      • Spectrum Auction Design in New Zealand Report
        • Disclaimer
        • © Crown Copyright
        • Introduction
        • Spectrum Management in New Zealand
        • Market Based Allocation Methods
        • Spectrum Auctions in New Zealand
        • Overseas Auction Methods
        • Other Auction Types
        • Variables Impacting on Auction Design
        • Future Auction Design in New Zealand
        • Conclusion
        • References
    • Useful links
    • The reallocation of commercial spectrum rights at expiry
    • Bidder's manual for electronic auctions using the internet
  • Licence compliance
    • Licence audits
      • Conformity and compliance requirements
    • Local commercial FM broadcasting licences
      • Local commercial annual compliance report
      • Alignment of Crown Broadcasting Licence Agreements
        • Discussion paper
          • Disclaimer
          • Introduction
          • Background
          • Elements of Crown licence agreements
          • Structure and format
            • Part A: Elements
              • Implementation conditions
              • Records
              • Annual reports
              • Complaints
              • Enforcement procedures
              • Audit
            • Part B: Elements
              • Policy objectives
              • Governance requirements
              • Licence agreement duration
              • Minimum hours of operation
              • Revenue
              • Content specifications
              • Other issues
              • Submissions
          • Appendix 1: Agreement template
          • Appendix 2: Glossary
          • Appendix 3: Annual report template
          • Appendix 4: Analysis of sample licence agreements for crown-reserved and local commercial FM spectrum
          • Alignment of Crown Licence Agreements - A discussion paper [PDF format].
        • Submissions
        • Crown licence agreement for broadcasting
      • Policy update - post Auction 10
      • VHF-FM broadcasting: Frequency availability and allocation
      • Media statements
      • Cabinet policy committee - Minute of decision 26 July 2006
  • How do I?
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    • View or Change your SMART user logon details
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  • Register of radio frequencies
    • Searching the Register
• Policies & Planning
  • Spectrum policy overview
    • Legislation
      • Acts and regulations
        • Radiocommunications Regulations 2001
        • The Radiocommunications Environment in New Zealand
        • A Guide to the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001
        • A Guide to the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000
        • Radiocommunications Act 1989
      • Fees schedules
        • Radio Spectrum Licence fees from 1 February 2008
      • Gazette notices
        • General user licences
        • Product compliance
          • Prohibited equipment notices
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Prohibited Equipment - Radio Jammer Equipment) Notice 2011
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Prohibited Equipment – Dog Tracking Devices) Notice 2012
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Prohibited Equipment - Decorative Lighting) Notice 2006
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Prohibited Equipment) Notice 2002
          • Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2013, incorporating the Radiocommunications (Compliance) Amendment Notice 2013 (4 April 2013)
          • Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2010
          • Radiocommunications (EMC Standards) Notice 2004 No. 2
          • Mutual recognition notices
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: Accredited Testing Body Notice 2008)
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: Australia) Notice 2008
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: People's Republic of China) Notice 2008
        • Prohibited equipment notices
        • Archive
          • Archived Gazette notices
            • Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2011
            • Radiocommunications (UHF Radiomicrophone) Notice 2009
            • Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2008
            • Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2008
            • Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2007
            • Radiocommunications (Regulatory Harmonisation) Notice 2005
            • Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004
      • Ministerial directives
        • Statement of Government Policy and Directions to Chief Executive of Ministry of Economic Development (08 May 2008)
        • Archived Ministerial directives
    • PIB 21 - Table of Radio Spectrum Usage in New Zealand
    • Radio Spectrum Five Year Outlook 2012-2016
    • Archived Policy and Planning
      • Review of radio spectrum policy in New Zealand 2005
        • Report
          • Glossary
          • Executive Summary
          • 1. The New Zealand Spectrum Policy Environment
          • 2. The New Zealand Spectrum Management Environment
          • 3. The New Zealand Radiocommunications Industry
          • 4. Economic Outcomes
          • 5. Social and Cultural Outcomes
          • 6. The Impact of Technology
          • 7. Themes, Issues and Priorities
          • Appendix: Spectrum Management in Other Jurisdictions
      • Competition Study of Audio-Visual Broadcasting Markets
      • Broadcasting Policy in New Zealand
      • Digital television
        • Industry Group to Plan for and Promote Digital Television
        • Digital Television backgrounder
        • Cabinet Papers
          • Digital Television - Platforms and standards (Paper B)
          • Digital Terrestrial Television - Spectrum Allocation
          • Digital Satellite Television - Spectrum Management
          • Cabinet Paper
        • Cabinet Minutes of Decisions
          • Digital Television - Platforms and Standards
          • Digital Terrestrial Television - Spectrum Allocation
          • Digital Satellite Television - Spectrum Management
        • Media Statements
          • Way Forward on Digital Television Outlined - 28 August 2003
          • Government Signals Digital Future for Public Television - 17 February 2003
          • Digital Television Discussion Document - 21 December 2001
        • Hui Programme: Radio Spectrum for Digital Television
        • Seminar: Digital Television: Radio Spectrum and Technology Issues
        • Summary of Submissions on Discussion Document
        • Discussion Document
      • Maori Broadcasting
        • Māori Television: A Summary of Views
        • Maori Broadcasting: Radio Services
  • Projects
    • TV white space spectrum availability in New Zealand
    • Intelligent Transport Systems in the 5.9 GHz band
    • Digital dividend: Planning for new uses of the 700 MHz band
      • Digital switchover
        • Media release on DSO date September 2010
        • Report on the potential economic benefits of the digital dividend spectrum
      • Digital dividend FAQs
      • Earlier consultation - August 2011
        • Digital dividend discussion document [683 kB PDF].
        • Submissions
      • Background paper April 2011
      • Initial 2009 spectrum decisions
        • Media release December 2009
        • Cabinet papers
        • Discussion paper
          • Discussion paper - published August 2009
            • View in PDF format
            • Disclaimer
            • 1. Purpose
              • 1.1 Making a Submission
              • 1.2 Publication and Public Release of Submissions
            • 2. Scope
            • 3. Introduction
              • 3.1 Background
              • 3.2 Current position
                • 3.2.1 Management rights and analogue licences
                • 3.2.2 Current digital licences
            • 4. Outcomes sought
              • 4.1 Post-DSO spectrum allocation
              • 4.2 Regional broadcasters
            • 5. Post-DSO spectrum allocation
              • 5.1 VHF spectrum
                • 5.1.1 International allocations and use: 44-54 MHz
                • 5.1.2 Potential new users: 54-68 and 174-320 MHz
              • 5.2 A basic UHF frequency plan
                • 5.2.1 Dimensioning a nationwide block for mobile broadband and other new uses – Block D
                • 5.2.2 Geographic mixed-use potential - Blocks B and C
                • 5.2.3 A television frequency plan
                • 5.2.4 Placement of the nationwide spectrum block – Block D
                • 5.2.5 Structure of the mixed-use block: Blocks B and C
              • 5.3 Other UHF band issues
                • 5.3.1 Māori television service
                • 5.3.2 Amateur radio service
                • 5.3.3 Additional transition licences
                • 5.3.4 Radio Microphones
              • 5.4 Allocation of the released spectrum
                • 5.4.1 Planning for use of the "Nationwide" spectrum - Block D
                • 5.4.2 Planning and allocation of the "Geographic" spectrum - Blocks B and C
                • 5.4.3 Māori interests
            • 6. Regional television services
              • 6.1 Introduction
                • 6.1.1 Context - The world is moving to digital television
              • 6.2 Current position
              • 6.3 Adopting digital
                • 6.3.1 International approaches
                • 6.3.2 Terrestrial transmission
                • 6.3.3 Satellite transmission
                • 6.3.4 Content aggregation
                • 6.3.5 Stand-alone terrestrial transmission
                • 6.3.6 Other possibilities
                • 6.3.7 Broadband opportunities
                • 6.3.8 Other issues
            • 7. Summary of questions
            • Appendix 1: United States band plan
            • Appendix 2: Regional television policies
              • A. Regional and community broadcasting policy framework
              • B. Non-Commercial licence allocation for regional television
              • C. NZ On Air's Regional Television Programme Fund
            • Appendix 3: Digital terrestrial television coverage
            • Digital futures - Planning for digital television and new uses [331 kB PDF]
    • Digital switchover
    • Proposed changes for AM Broadcasting certification rules
    • Recently completed work
      • Power Drive Systems - Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
      • Changes to digital television frequencies affecting Freeview|HD® viewers
        • How to retune your Freeview|HD® equipment
        • Having problems after retuning?
        • Information for users of MyFreeview|HD digital television recorders
        • Timing and channel information
        • Frequently asked questions
      • Proposed power increase for short range devices in the 9-190 kHz band
        • Summary of submissions
        • Submissions
        • The proposal
          • Appendix A
          • Appendix B
      • Proposal for 56 Mhz channels in fixed service bands
        • Summary of submissions
        • Submissions
        • The proposal
      • Radio licence certification rules (PIB 58)
        • PIB 58 - Radio Licence Policy Rules
        • Summary of comments and feedback
        • Submitted comments and feedback
        • PIB 58: Radio Licence Policy Rules (DRAFT)
        • List of operational policy replaced by PIB 58
      • LPFM GUL consultation 2010
        • LPFM Report on Consultation submissions and conclusions - June 2010
        • LPFM GUL Consultation paper - March 2010
          • Disclaimer
          • Executive summary
          • Glossary
          • 1. Purpose
          • 2. Background
          • 3. Progress on broadcasting projects
          • 4. Protection to other services
          • 5. Summary of proposals and impacts
          • 6. Submissions
          • 7. List of questions
          • Attachment A - Available LPFM frequencies during the transition period
          • Attachment B - Proposed new LPFM GURL
          • Attachment C - Proposed LPFM GUSL
        • LPFM consultation 2010 - Questions & answers
        • LPFM consultation 2010 - Maps of proposed LPFM exclusion zones
      • Conversion of the 614-646 MHz (UHF-TV band) to a management right
      • Radio Licence Certification Rules (PIB 38) Review
        • Summary of comments and feedback
        • Submitted comments and feedback
        • PIB 38 - Radio Licence Certification Rules (DRAFT issue 7) [3.2 MB PDF]
      • 806-960 MHz band replanning
        • Summary of changes
        • 806-960 MHz band replanning options - Summary of Submissions and Conclusions
        • 806-960 MHz band replanning options - a discussion paper
          • View whole document in PDF format
          • Disclaimer
          • 1. Purpose
            • 1.1 Making a submission
            • 1.2 Publication and public release of submissions
          • 2. Introduction
            • 2.1 Background
            • 2.2 Replanning objectives
            • 2.3 Inputs
              • 2.3.1 Recent projects
              • 2.3.2 International considerations
              • 2.3.3 Spectrum management considerations
          • 3. Current allocations
            • 3.1 Band plan
            • 3.2 Utilisation of allocations
              • 3.2.1 Cellular applications
              • 3.2.2 Fixed links, including studio-to-transmitter links
              • 3.2.3 Land mobile radio
              • 3.2.4 Short-range devices
            • 3.3 Summary
          • 4. Proposal for replanning
            • 4.1 Base proposal
              • 4.1.1 New fixed link band at 841-849 MHz and long-term SRD harmonisation at 915-929 MHz
              • 4.1.2 Licensing arrangements for 915-921 MHz band
              • 4.1.3 Management of 841-849 MHz band
                • 4.1.3.1 High level options
                • 4.1.3.2 Proportions of Crown and private management rights
                • 4.1.3.3 Lot sizes and boundary conditions
                • 4.1.3.4 Competition issues
              • 4.1.4 Impacts
            • 4.2 Variations
              • 4.2.1 Variation 1 - simplex land mobile radio relocation
                • 4.2.1.1 Impacts
              • 4.2.2 Variation 2 - Alternative use of 819-824 MHz SRD band
              • 4.2.3 Variation 3 - Reuse of "orphan" cellular spectrum
            • 4.3 Illustrations of replanning proposal and variation 1
          • 5. Summary of questions
          • 6. Glossary
        • Interference analyses
          • Interference analysis
          • Supplementary interference analysis
          • Interference analysis for 840 MHz interface (STLs into cellular BS)
          • Interference analysis for 840 MHz (STLs into W-CDMA BS)
          • Interference analysis for 1 W SRDs in 900 MHz band
        • Workshops
        • Submissions
      • Review of 3G Spectrum Cap – Cabinet Decisions
        • Background paper: Review of the 3G Spectrum Cap
        • Review of 3G spectrum cap
        • Consultation on Extension of 3G Spectrum Cap
        • Media statements
          • David Cunliffe announces further extension on the 3G Spectrum Cap - 9 February 2007
          • David Cunliffe Announces Extension on the 3G Spectrum Cap - 27 January 2004
          • Review of 3G Spectrum Cap
      • Digital television
        • Discussion paper
        • Submissions
        • Cabinet minute: Review of Digital Conversion Policy for the UHF-TV Band
        • Media release
      • Managed Spectrum Park
      • The reallocation of commercial spectrum rights at expiry
        • AM/FM Renewal
          • Confirmation of offer responses
            • AM offer responses - Purchaser details
            • FM offer responses - Purchaser details
            • Offer responses - Offer rejected
          • Ongoing use test - Statutory declaration template
          • Project updates
            • Update May 2008
            • Update May 2007
            • Update December 2006
            • Update May 2006
          • Terms and conditions
          • Technical planning of VHF-FM frequencies
            • FM Block and Group Plan
            • Archived documents
          • Engineering assessment
          • Calculation of offer prices
            • Offer prices calculation decision
          • Data on offer 4 of licences
            • Data on offers of licences - MF-AM
            • Data on offers of licences - VHF-FM
        • Cabinet documents
          • Radio spectrum: Expiry of rights implementation and offers
            • Proposal
            • Executive summary
            • Policy development and implementation
            • Previous decisions
            • Consultation
            • Fiscal implications
            • Human rights and legislative impacts
            • Regulatory impact and compliance cost statement
            • Publicity
            • Recommendations
          • Radio spectrum: Expiry of rights
            • Proposal
            • Executive summary
            • Background
            • Comment
            • Public broadcasters - Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and Television New Zealand (TVNZ)
            • Non-commercial and other special purpose broadcasters
            • Maori broadcasting
            • Consultation
            • Fiscal implications
            • Human rights
            • Legislative implications
            • Regulatory impact and compliance cost statement
            • Publicity
            • Recommendations
          • Radio spectrum: Rights at expiry
            • Proposal
            • Executive summary
            • Background
            • Comment
            • Consultation
            • Fiscal implications
            • Human rights implications
            • Legislative implications
            • Regulatory impact and compliance cost statement
            • Publicity
            • Recommendations
          • Expiry of rights implementation and offers: Minutes
          • Expiry of rights: Minutes
        • Request for proposals (RFP)
        • Background information
        • Consultant's report for public comment
          • Review of proposed radio spectrum price setting formulae
            • Introduction
            • The covec approach
            • Review
          • Development of price setting formulae for commercial spectrum rights at expiry
          • Price calculation spreadsheet
        • Initial value of VHF licences
        • Averaging of renewal prices
          • Introduction
          • Starting point
          • Defining the averaging problem
          • Averaging Methodology
          • Changed coverage characteristics
          • Nationwide licences
          • Precision of calculation of renewal prices
          • Potential licensee criticisms of averaging methodology
          • Population growth rate assumptions
          • Data requirements
          • Conclusion: Averaging process
          • Annex 1
        • Pricing radio and television spectrum licences
          • Preface
          • Authorship
          • Executive summary
          • 1. Introduction
          • 2. Background
          • 3. Covec's estimate of z
          • 4. Initial NZIER estimates of z
          • 5. Re-estimation of NZIER model
          • 6. Final results and recommendations
          • Appendix A
        • Update to UHF-TV case-by-case review
        • Implementation of a price-setting formula for reallocation of commercial spectrum rights: discussion paper
          • Disclaimer
          • 1. Context
          • 2. Process for the reallocation of commercial rights
            • Text description of image
          • 3. Case-by-case reviews - process
          • 4. Case-by-case review - rights expiring to April 2011
          • 5. Other rights
          • 6. Requests for comments
          • Appendix 1: Management rights as at March 2004
          • Appendix 2: Averaging spectrum licences
          • Appendix 3: Averaging groups by region
        • Media statements
          • Government to make offer on UHF TV licences - 7 December 2004
          • Expiry of rights discussion paper released - 2 June 2004
          • Comments wanted on spectrum price-setting formula - 14 November 2003
          • Certainty for commercial radio licence holders - 10 May 2003
        • UHV-TV licence renewal project
          • Offer terms and conditions
          • Engineering assessment
          • Calculation of offer prices
          • Final offer prices - individual licences and nationwide sets
          • Update on offer documents - 5 April 2005
          • Update on UHF-TV licence renewals - 24 March 2005
          • Information on offer timings and minimum charge - 10 March 2005
          • Update to engineering and sites
      • Renewal of 800/900 cellular rights
        • Telecom's renewal offer
        • Vodafone's renewal offer
        • 2degrees' renewal offer
        • Network strategies report
        • PWC review
        • Questions and answers
        • Past consultation and documents
          • Submissions
            • Cross submissions
              • Cross submission No. 01: Telecom New Zealand Limited
                • 1. Background: Mobile technology evolution
                • 2. Outline of the issues facing Telecom should the Ministry not allow Telecom to renew all of its currently held 850MHz management rights
                  • A. The impacts of reduced bandwidth on CDMA (which has flow on effects on Telecom and its customers).
                  • B. Technical issues
                • 3. Spectrum requirements for a new entrant
                • 4. Telecom’s key recommendations
                • Appendix A
                • Appendix B
                • Appendix C
                • Appendix D
                • Appendix E
                • Appendix F
                • Appendix G
              • Cross submission No. 02: Econet Wireless New Zealand Limited
                • Introduction
                • Spectrum re-allocation
                • Regulation of spectrum licensing
                • Conclusion
                • Diagram 1 - Current allocation
                • Diagram 2
              • Cross submission No. 03: TelstraClear Limited
                • 1. Introduction
                • 2. TelstraClear responses to submissions by other parties
                • 3. Full listing of TelstraClear’s recommendations
              • Cross submission No. 04: Vodafone New Zealand Limited
                • Contents
                • 1. Summary
                • 2. Introduction
                • 3. Future demand for 900 MHz spectrum
                • 4. The focus should be on how to maximise the value of this spectrum to New Zealand
                • 5. There are dangers in the MED directly influencing spectrum allocation
                • 6. Responses to claims made by others
                • 7. Conclusions
            • Cross submissions invitation
            • Discussion paper submissions
              • Submission No. 01: Vodafone New Zealand Ltd
                • 1. Summary
                • 2. Introduction
                • 3. Incremental optimised deprival valuation (ODV)
                • 4. Case by case review
                • 5. Process and terms of renewal
                • 6. Auction alternative
                • Appendix A
                • Appendix B: Regression analysis output
              • Submission No. 02: Econet Wireless New Zealand
                • Introduction
                • Harbour concept
                • 1. Case by case review of cellular rights
                • 2. The recommended pricing approach
                • 3. Process and terms of renewal
                • 4. The auction alternative
                • Appendix
                  • Appendix 1: Raising rivals’ costs
                  • Appendix 2
                  • Appendix 3
                  • Appendix 4
                  • Appendix 5
                  • Appendix 6: Spectrum regulation in selected OECD countries
              • Submission No. 03: Telecom New Zealand Limited
                • Executive summary
                • 1. Case-by-case review
                • 2. The recommended pricing approach
                • 3. Process and terms of renewal
                • 4. The auction alternative
                • 5. Appendix 1: Telecom’s 18 month forecast of spectrum-related investment
                • Appendix 2 – Telecom’s annual mobile capital expenditure
              • Submission No. 04: TelstraClear Limited
                • 1. Introduction
                • 2. Response to questions in discussion document
                  • 1. Case-by-case review
                  • 2. The recommended pricing approach
                  • 3. Process and terms of renewal
                  • 4. The auction alternative
                • 3. Full listing of TelstraClear’s recommendations
          • Updates
            • 3 August 2006
            • Update 25 June 2007 – Consultant appointed to calculate the renewal price for 800/900 MHz cellular spectrum
          • Discussion paper
            • Disclaimer
            • 1. Executive summary
            • 2. Expiry of rights policy
            • 3. Case by case review
            • 4. The incremental OBV based approach
            • 5. Process and terms of renewal
            • 6. Auction alternative
            • 7. Request for comments
            • Appendix 1
          • PWC -NZIER report
            • Glossary of terms
            • 1. Introduction
            • 2 Objectives of the renewal process
            • Context for the renewals process
            • 4. Perspectives on value
            • 5 Potential valuation approaches
            • 6. Assessment of valuation approaches
            • 7. Recommended methodology
            • Appendix A: Summary evaluation
            • Appendix B: Possible benchmarking approaches
          • CRA International peer review
            • 1. Introduction
            • 2. The Crown's objectives
            • 3. Fair market value and scarcity of spectrum
            • 4. Optimal deprival value
          • Network Strategies Report
            • 0 Executive summary
            • 1. Introduction
            • 2. Modelling optimal spectrum quantities
            • 3. Current utilisation of spectrum
            • 4 Frequency allocation: a comparison with other countries
            • 5. Summary
            • Annex A: Detailed data for selected countries
              • A.1 New Zealand
              • A.2 Denmark
              • A.3 Finland
              • A.4 Hong Kong
              • A.5 Ireland
              • A.6 The Netherlands
              • A.7 Norway
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          • Appendix 1 - Comparison of cellular spectrum holdings
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          • Cellular spectrum renewals completed [Published 29 March 2012]
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        • Review of Radio spectrum Policy in New Zealand - Completed 2005
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          • Summary of submissions and conclusions
            • View whole document in PDF format
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            • Executive summary
            • 1. Introduction
            • 2. Background
              • 2.1 Demand pressure on Spectrum
              • 2.2 Submissions
            • 3. Objectives of spectrum management
              • 3.1 Reactions to the objectives
                • 3.1.1 Technical and productive versus allocative efficiency
                • 3.1.2 Competition
                • 3.1.3 Maori interests
            • 4. Problem and status quo
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              • 4.2 Technical planning
              • 4.3 Costs and benefits of status quo
            • 5. Remedial options
              • 5.1 Considerations
                • 5.1.1 Local issues
                • 5.1.2 Competition safeguards for downstream services
                • 5.1.3 Transitional issues
              • 5.2 Option 1: Enhancements to the status quo
                • 5.2.1 Devolution
                • 5.2.2 Improved technical planning
                • 5.2.3 Access seeker regime
              • 5.3 Option 2: Management rights
                • 5.3.1 Government's initial aims for MRR
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                • 5.3.3 Wholesale conversion versus case-by-case consideration
              • 5.4 Option 3: Administrative incentive pricing
                • 5.4.1 Reactions to AIP
                • 5.4.2 Using AIP to promote technical efficiency
            • 6. Conclusion and next steps
              • 6.1 Technical planning
                • 6.1.1 Tighter rules
                • 6.1.2 Facilitating more spectrally efficient technology
                • 6.1.3 Proactive forecasting
              • 6.2 Tools for managing congestion, incumbency, hoarding, and non-use
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        • High Capacity Short Haul Point to Point Linking in the 70-90 GHz band
          • Summary of submissions and conclusions
            • Disclaimer
            • Executive summary
            • 1. Purpose
            • 2. Background
            • 3. Submissions
            • 4. Analysis
              • 4.1 Spectrum allocation and channel plan
              • 4.2 Technical standards and operating parameters
              • 4.3 Appropriate licensing mechanism
                • 4.3.1 Option 1: Individual administrative licensing
                • 4.3.2 Option 2: Non-exclusive administrative licensing
                • 4.3.3 Option 3: General user licence
              • 4.4 Other issues
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          • Discussion paper
            • Summary
            • Invitation for submissions
            • Posting and release of submissions
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            • Glossary of terms and acronyms
            • 1. Introduction
            • 2. Frequency allocations
              • 2.1 ITU and proposed New Zealand allocations
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              • 2.3 Coordination with the space science services
              • 2.4 Recommendation
            • 3. Usage of the 70-90 GHz band for high capacity fixed linking in other countries
            • 4. Technology and standards
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              • 4.3 Summary
              • 4.4 Antenna Off-axis performance
              • 4.5 Recommended technical standards for New Zealand
            • 5. Licensing
              • 5.1 The current New Zealand licensing arrangements for the fixed service
              • 5.2 Licensing procedures adopted in other countries for this spectrum
              • 5.3 Options for licensing
            • 6. Consultation
            • Appendix 1: Possible implementation framework for option 2 - Non exclusive licensing
            • Appendix 2: Comparison of key features of band management options
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            • Spectrum Options for Control Channels in Wireless Television Outside Broadcast Cameras
            • Disclaimer
            • Executive summary
            • 1. Purpose
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              • 3.1 General questions
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              • 3.3 Conclusions
            • Appendix A
            • Report on outcomes - PDF version [92 kB PDF]
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            • Executive brief
            • 1. Purpose
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            • 4. Analysis
              • 4.1 Recommendation 1
              • 4.2 Recommendation 2
              • 4.3 Recommendation 3
              • 4.4 Recommendation 4
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              • 5.1 General
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            • Disclaimer
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            • 1. Purpose
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            • Disclaimer
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              • Migration of narrow band licences from 900 to 400 MHz
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            • Disclaimer
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            • 1. Purpose
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            • 5. Summary of Issues
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            • Appendix A: Proposed Emission Limits for Digital STLs
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          • Summary of submissions and conclusions
            • Disclaimer
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            • Disclaimer
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            • 5. The Issues
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