The Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) has, on Wednesday 20 August 2014, released a further Consultation Paper, for public comment, on proposed new Radio Apparatus Licence Fees and Procedures.
TRR conducted an earlier consultation on this issue, in May 2013. In the consultation paper released at that time, TRR put forward a proposed new fee structure to replace the existing set of apparatus licence fees. Comments received on that consultation paper were generally opposed to the proposed new fees. After considering the responses received during that previous consultation, TRR has decided to undertake further public consultation on the matter. In particular, TRR has reviewed and assessed the previously proposed set of licence fees after considering public comment feedback received and current market developments, and has now devised a new set of proposed fees for responders to consider and comment on.
In this new consultation paper, TRR discusses the principles applicable to the setting of apparatus licence fees. It considers that the underlying principle for apparatus licence fees should be the need to recover the costs of spectrum management from licensees. The current level of apparatus licence fees falls short of the level required to recover the costs reasonably attributed to activities associated with radio apparatus licensing. Because of this, other licensees effectively cross-subsidise radio apparatus licensees.
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 Consultation on Radio Apparatus Licence Fees and Procedures | 756 kB |