Radiocommunications Agency Publishes 1999/2000 Annual Report and Accounts

RA Press Release - 20 July 2000

The Radiocommunications Agency has published today its Annual Report and Accounts for 1999/2000. (HC 620)

The Annual Report summarises the Agency’s activities in 1999/2000. For the first time the information in the Report has been arranged in chapters corresponding to the Agency’s eight objectives. This will enable our audience to see clearly how far the Agency has succeeded in meeting these objectives.

The Agency’s Accounts have been given a clean audit report by the National Audit Office.

The Annual Report and Accounts may be downloaded from the Radiocommunications Agency website at www.radio.gov.uk

Copies may also be obtained free of charge from the Agency’s Information and Library Service:

Tel: 0207 211 0502/05; fax: 0207 211 0507; e-mail: library@ra.gsi.gov.uk

Notes for Editors

1. The Radiocommunications Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry and its main functions are:

Formulating policy on the planning and management of the UK radio spectrum;
Co-ordinating UK views and participating in international negotiations on the use of radio;
Authorising use of radio by licensing or exemption;
Formulating technical and operating standards for radio;
Enforcement of legislation on the use of radio equipment and investigation of radio interference.

Press Enquiries: 020 7211 0500

(Out of hours: 020 7215 5600/5110)

Public Enquiries: 020 7211 0502/05

Textphone (for people with hearing impairments): 020 7215 6740

E-mail: library@ra.gsi.gov.uk

Website: www.radio.gov.uk

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