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What is the purpose of these guidance notes?

These guidance notes aim to provide a practical user guide to Ofcom’s policy on spectrum trading and the processes put in place to conduct trades. They serve as a first port of call for those who want to understand the possibilities of trading Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (‘WT Act’) licences. Regular updates keep these guidance notes in line with policy developments and the progressive roll-out of trading.

These guidance notes focus on spectrum trading and transfers only. Ofcom has published separate guidance notes on spectrum liberalisation and licence variations which are available on Ofcom’s spectrum trading and liberalisation homepage. (see related items)

How are these guidance notes structured?

The guidance notes are written in a Q&A format, to providing straightforward and clear answers to a wide range of questions on Ofcom’s policy on spectrum trading and the procedures put in place to enable licence transfers. Links to further relevant documentation will be provided in the answers where appropriate, providing more details in specific areas.

Has Ofcom published other documents relevant to trading?

A range of documents providing background to Ofcom’s policies on spectrum trading and other information that would be helpful to those interested in trading have been published. These are available from the spectrum trading and liberalisation page of Ofcom’s website, available from [provide link].

If there are any specific questions about spectrum trading that cannot be answered by these guidance notes, then please direct them to the Spectrum Trading Desk at 020 7981 3083 or spectrum.tradingdesk@ofcom.org.uk.

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