Guide to engineering certification fees

These fees are published as a guide only — RSM no longer provides radio engineering for the New Zealand market.

Who provides radio engineering services

In New Zealand, radio engineering services for all radio and spectrum licence types are provided by:

  • Approved Radio Engineers (AREs), or
  • Approved Radio Certifiers (ARCs).

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Guide to engineering certification fees

These fee tables provide a guide to engineering certification fees for land mobile, broadcasting and other services.

Land Mobile Services (Radio Licences only) & Repeaters (Two-frequency)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Multiple repeaters on a common channel throughout New Zealand with bandwidth 12.5 kHz or less

$613.33

Multiple repeaters on a common channel throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 12.5 kHz

$613.33

Single repeater 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. or less

$613.33

Single repeater more than 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p.

$613.33

 

Simplex (Single-frequency)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth 12.5 kHz or less

$408.89

Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 12.5 kHz but less than or equal to 25 kHz

$408.89

Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 25 kHz

$408.89

Other transmitters (per licence)

$408.89

 

Paging

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand

$408.89

Transmitters 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. or less

$408.89

Transmitters more than 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p., but less than or equal to 14 dBW (25 watts) e.i.r.p.

$408.89

Transmitters more than 14 dBW (25 watts) e.i.r.p.

$408.89

 

Fixed Services (Radio Licences only – per transmitter)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Point-to-point — Frequency less than 1 GHz

$511.11

Point-to-point — Frequency more than 1 GHz

$511.11

Point-to-multipoint and Multipoint-to-point

$817.78

 

Sound broadcasting below 30 MHz (MF/HF)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Transmitters less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 36 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 36 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more

$1,022.22

 

Sound broadcasting above 30 MHz (VHF/UHF)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 20 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 20 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more

$1,022.22

 

Television broadcasting below 300 MHz (VHF)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 50 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 50 dBW e.i.r.p. or more

$1,022.22

 

Television broadcasting above 300 MHz (UHF)

 

Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 50 dBW e.i.r.p.

$1,022.22

Transmitters 50 dBW e.i.r.p. or more

$1,022.22

 

Other services (radio and spectrum licences)

 

Service type Class of radio or spectrum licence RSM engineering fee (incl. GST)

Maritime & Aeronautical (radio licences only)

Ship, aircraft or mobile

$0

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Land (including maritime coast stations)

$408.89

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Repeater (two-frequency)

$408.89

Amateur (radio and spectrum licences)

Beacon, repeater or fixed link

$408.89

Radio Determination (radio licences only)

Radio determination (including radiolocation and radionavigation)

$1,022.22

Satellite (radio licences only)

Fixed-satellite service (per transponder accessed)

$613.33

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Other satellite services (non-shared with fixed services)

$306.67

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Other satellite services (shared with fixed services)

$613.33

Telemetry & Telecommand (radio licences only)

Telemetry and telecommand (including space telecommand)

$306.67

Reception Protection (radio licences only)

Co-channel reception protection from terrestrial transmissions

$613.33

Miscellaneous Services (Radio and Spectrum Licences)

Transmitters less than 20 dBW (100 watts) e.i.r.p.

$613.33

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Transmitters 20 dBW (100 watts) e.i.r.p. or more, but less than 30 dBW (1000 watts) e.i.r.p.

$613.33

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Transmitters 30 dBW (1000 watts) e.i.r.p. or more

$613.33

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General User Licences

$0