Broadband Fixed Wireless Licences in the 28GHz Spectrum (Hansard, 28 January 2002)

§ The Earl of Northesk
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many bids for broadband fixed wireless licences in the 28GHz spectrum have been received by the Radiocommunications Agency in the three months since the auction was relaunched by the e-commerce Minister. [HL2352]

§ Lord Sainsbury of Turville
The award process is designed to give companies an opportunity to obtain licences when market conditions appear favourable to them. No bids have been received to date. However, they may apply to obtain licences at any time up to and including 14 October 2002. When an application is received it will be publicised on the agency's website www.radio.gov.uk.

§ The Earl of Northesk
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the reserve limit for bids for broadband fixed wireless licences in the 28GHz spectrum. [HL2353]

§ The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
The reserve prices for the twenty-six licences available are as follows:

Region D (Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £2,000,000;

Region E (Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £2,000,000

Region F (Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £2,000,000;

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Region G (Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (other than the Local Authorities of North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire), Leicestershire, each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £2,000,000;

Region H (Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £2,000,000;

Region I (East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the Local Authorities of North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire), the WT Act Licence (1 Licence available) £2,000,000;

Region J (Tyne and Wear, Durham, Northumberland, Cumbria and Lancashire), each WT Act Licence (2 Licences available) £1,000,000;

Region K (Bristol, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £1,000,000;

Region L (Scotland), each WT Act Licence (2 Licences available) £1,000,000;

Region M (Wales), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available) £1,000,000

Region D	(Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£2,000,000;
Region E	(Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£2,000,000
Region F	(Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£2,000,000;

Region G	(Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (other than the Local Authorities of North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire), Leicestershire, each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£2,000,000;
Region H	(Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£2,000,000;
Region I	(East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the Local Authorities of North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire), the WT Act Licence (1 Licence available)	£2,000,000;
Region J	(Tyne and Wear, Durham, Northumberland, Cumbria and Lancashire), each WT Act Licence (2 Licences available)	£1,000,000;
Region K	(Bristol, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£1,000,000;
Region L	(Scotland), each WT Act Licence (2 Licences available)	£1,000,000;
Region M	(Wales), each WT Act Licence (3 Licences available)	£1,000,000