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Licence Details, Enquiry Points and Organisational Structure |
RA 2 is also
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Radiocommunications
Agency
Wyndham House
189 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SX
Tel. 020 7211 0211
| The four digit numbers below are preceded by the dialling code 020 7211 | ||||
| Licence class | Current fees | Interval of time for payment | Fee enquiries | General licence enquiries |
| AERONAUTICAL | 0224 | 0223/4 | ||
| Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control) | £150 | Yearly | * * | * * |
| Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service) | £100 | Yearly | * * | * * |
| Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control) | £250 | Yearly | * * | * * |
| Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation) | £25 | Yearly | * * | * * |
| Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar | £20 for each navigational aid or radar station | Yearly | * * | * * |
| Aircraft | £20 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg | None | * * | * * |
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£150 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20. |
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| £350 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20 | ||||
| Aircraft (Transportable) | £15 | None | * * | * * |
| (**Enquiries concerning individual licences should be made to the CAA Radio Licensing Section Tel: 020 7453 6555) | ||||
| AMATEUR AND CITIZENS' BAND RADIO | ||||
| Amateur | £15 for each person aged 21years or over, no charge for persons under 21 years or aged 75 years or over | Yearly | * * | * * |
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Citizens' Band Radio £15 for each person aged years or over, no charge for persons under 21 years oraged 75 years or over |
Yearly | * * | * * | |
(**Enquiries concerning individual Amateur Radio and C.B. Licences and Fees should be made to the Radio Licensing Centre Tel: 0117 9258333)
| Licence class | Current fees | Interval of time for payment | Fee enquiries | General licence enquiries |
| BROADCASTING SERVICES | 0324 | 0325 | ||
| Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A - Freely Radiating) |
For each medium wave broadcasting band frequency - £15 per day; For each VHF broadcasting band frequency - £25 per day where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP; £40 per day when the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP |
As required | * | * |
| Restricted
Radio Services Transmission (Class B - Radiating Cable) and (Class C - Freely Radiating Very Low Power) |
£100 for each channel | 1 Year | * | * |
| Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services |
Any number of transmitters in the medium wave broadcasting band - coverage of less than 100,000 people - £226 coverage of 100,000 people or more - £339 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded Any number of transmitters in the VHF broadcasting band - coverage of less than 100,000 people - £339; coverage of 100,000 people or more - £509 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded |
1 Year | ||
(* Enquiries should be made to the Radio Authority - Tel: 020 7430 2724)
| SATELLITE SERVICES | ||
| Permanent
Earth Station |
For each site (the area contained within a circle of a radius of 500 metres centred on a point defined by the licensee), the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the algorithm set out in Table A Part I and taking into account the appropriate Modifier Value referred to in Table A Part II | Yearly |
| TABLE A: PERMANENT AND TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION ALGORITHM (PART I) | |
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| Interpretation | |
| In this Schedule: | |
| "i" | means the number of Earth Station terminals on a site; |
| "j" | means the number of satellites; |
| "k" | means the number of transmission paths; |
| "BWijk" | means Transmit Authorised bandwidth (in MHz); |
| "MODijk" | means Modifier Value as specified in the table set out in Part III or IV as appropriate; and |
| "Pijk" | means Transmit Peak power (in Watts). |
| PART II MODIFIER VALUE FOR PERMANENT EARTH STATION LICENCE | ||
| Frequency Band (MHz) | Exclusivity | Modifier Value |
| 5850-5925 | Shared | 1 |
| 5925-6425 | Shared | 1 |
| 12500-12750 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
| 12750-13250 | Shared | 1 |
| 13750-14000 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
| 14000-14250 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
| 14250-14500 | Shared | 1 |
| 17300-17700 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
| 17700-18100 | Shared | 1 |
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18100-18400 |
Shared | 1 |
| 27500-29500 | Shared | 1 |
| 29500-30000 | No Fixed Links | 0.5 |
| Transportable Earth Station | For each station operating in the 14.0 to 14.5 GHz band, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with the table below, as determined by the power and bandwidth of the network | Yearly |
| TRANSPORTABLE EARTH STATION LICENCE | ||
| Category | OMP x WBW | Fee per terminal £ |
| 1 | 100 | 200 |
| 2 | 2,500 | 1,000 |
| 3 | > 2,500 | 3,000 |
| Interpretation | ||
| "OMP" means Operational Maximum Power (in Watts) as declared by the licensee; and | ||
| "WBW" means the widest bandwidth (in MHz) as declared by the licensee. |
| Network Licence | For each network operating in the 14.0-14.25 GHz, 14.25-14.5 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz bands, the appropriate sum calculated in accordance with the algorithm set out in Table B | Yearly |
| TABLE B: NETWORK LICENCE ALGORITHM | |
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| Interpretation | |
| "n" | means the number of Earth Station terminals (subject to a minimum of 50 terminals per licence) licensed in the network; |
| "BWn" | means the Network Transmit assigned bandwidth (in MHz); |
| "MODn" | means Modifier Value of 0.5; and |
| "Pn" | means Transmit Peak power (in Watts) appearing at the flange of the network terminal antennas. |
| Licence class | Current fees | Interval of time for payment |
| Unco-ordinated Links | £50 for each 58 GHz fixed link | Yearly |
| Fixed point-to-point links, to fixed point-to-multi-point links, are now subject to spectrum prices. | ||
| Spectrum pricing means that fee calculations are based on a number of factors including; | ||
| - Bandwidth used; | ||
| - Geographical location; | ||
| - The amount of congestion in the spectrum concerned. | ||
| To calculate the fee for a particular type of fixed link frequency band, please see the tables below which define the fees payable in congested (Table C) and un-congested areas (Table D) and the national grid references (Table E) that define what are congested areas. | ||
| Check the grid reference of your operational area against Table E. If your link starts or finishes in one of these areas, you will pay the fee set out in Table C. If your grid reference does not appear in that table, you would pay the non-congested rate as set out in Table D. | ||
| Licence class | Variable sums | Interval of time for payment |
| Point-to-Point Fixed Links |
For each co-ordinated bi-directional fixed link- On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence, the appropriate sum payable in accordance with Table C as determined by the frequency band, limits of bandwidth per fixed link, the minimum data bit rate (having regard to the utilisation of spectrally efficient technology) and whether the fixed link is located in a congested or non-congested area, provided that 50 per cent of this sum is payable on the addition to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence of a second link where two links are operating co-channel and cross-polar |
Yearly |
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For each uni-directional fixed link – 75 per cent of the above prescribed sum for the co-ordinated bi-directional fixed link On the addition of a co-ordinated bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the above prescribed sum on the issue or renewal of the licence, as the case may be, multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the link to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence |
Yearly | |
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For each temporary co-ordinated bi-directional or None uni-directional fixed link, the above prescribed sum on issue of the licence |
None | |
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Point-to-multi-point Services 31.00 to 31.80 GHz |
Point-to-multi-point On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence – £720 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 56 MHz £885 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 140 MHz £1,030 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 250 MHz £1,155 for each hub with a bandwidth not exceeding 308 MHz On the addition of each hub to the licence after the issue or renewal of the licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the prescribed sum on the issue or renewal of the licence, as the case may be, multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the hub to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence |
Yearly |
| Scanning Telemetry | For each channel used at a base station which is not subject to national channel arrangements – £410 | Yearly |
| For each 2 x 12.5 kHz national channel – £7,920 | Yearly |
| TABLE C: FIXED LINKS FEE CHARGES FOR CONGESTED AREAS | |||
| Frequency band | Limits of bandwidth per fixed link | Minimum data bit rate | Fee £ |
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3.600-4.200 GHz |
Not more than 15 MHz | 51 Mbit/s |
950
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More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
51
Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,900
1,225 |
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| More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz | 140 Mbit/s |
3,675
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| 5.925-6.425 GHz | Not more than 15 MHz | 51 Mbit/s |
950
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More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz |
51
Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,900
1,225 |
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| More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz | 140 Mbit/s |
3,675
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| 7.425-7.900 GHz | Not more than 3.5 MHz | 8 Mbit/s |
460
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More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz |
8
Mbit/s 16 Mbit/s |
920
615 |
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| More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz | 16
Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s |
1,230
950 |
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More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz |
34
Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,900
1,225 |
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More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
140 Mbit/s |
2,450
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| 12.750-13.250
GHz and |
Not more than 1.75 MHz | 2 Mbit/s |
305
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| 14.250-14.500 GHz | More than 1.75 MHz but not more than 3.5 MHz | 4
Mbit/s 8 Mbit/s |
610
460 |
| All bands Specified above | More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz | 8
Mbit/s 16 Mbit/s |
920
615 |
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More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz |
16
Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s |
1,230
950 |
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| More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz | 34
Mbit/s 140 Mbit/s |
1,900
1,225 |
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| More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz | 140 Mbit/s |
2,450
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| Any bandwidth in relation to an analogue link | 34 or 51 Mbit/s as appropriate |
1,900
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| TABLE D: FEES PAYABLE IN RELATION TO NON-CONGESTED AREAS | ||
| Frequency band | Limits of bandwidth per fixed link | Fee £ |
| 1350-1690 MHz | Not
more than 500 kHz More than 500 kHz but not more than 1 MHz More than 1 MHz but not more than 2 MHz |
260
380 500 |
| 1.700-1.900 GHz | More than 50 kHz |
380
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| 5.925-6.425 GHz | Not
more than 15 MHz More than 15 MHz but not more than 30 MHz More than 30 MHz but not more than 90 MHz |
485
625 1,875 |
| 6.425-7.125 GHz | Not
more than 20 MHz More than 20 MHz but not more than 40 MHz |
500
625 |
| 7.425-7.900 GHz, 12.750-13.250 GHz and 14.250-14.500 GHz | Not
more than 3.5 MHz More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
235
315 485 625 940 |
| 17.300-17.700 GHz | Not
more than 14 MHz More than 14 MHz but not more than 100 MHz More than 100MHz but not more than 200 MHz More than 200 MHz but not more than 300 MHz More than 300 MHz |
720
925 1,030 1,155 1,280 |
| 21.200-23.600 GHz 24.500-26.500 GHz and 27.500-29.500 GHz | Not
more than 3.5 MHz More than 3.5 MHz but not more 7 MHz More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
190
255 395 510 765 |
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31.000-31.800 GHz |
Not
more than 56 MHz More than 56 MHz but not more than 140 MHz More than 140 MHz but not more than 250MHz More than 250 MHz but not more than 280 MHz |
720
885 1,030 1,155 |
| 37.000-39.500 GHz | Not
more than 3.5 MHz More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
150
200 310 400 600 |
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48.500-50.200
GHz |
Not more than 3.5 MHz and More than 3.5 MHz but not more than 7 MHz More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz More than 14 MHz but not more than 28 MHz More than 28 MHz but not more than 56 MHz |
100
135 205 265 400 |
| TABLE E: POINT-TO-POINT FIXED LINKS GRID REFERENCES FOR CONGESTED AREAS |
(National Grid References for 25 km x 25 km areas)
| NX5075 | NX7575 | NY0075 | |||||
| NY2525 | NY5025 | ||||||
| SD5025 | SD7525 | SE0025 | SE2525 | ||||
| SD5000 | SD7500 | SE0000 | SE2500 | SE5000 | |||
| SJ5075 | SJ7500 | SJ7575 | SK0075 | SK2575 | SK5075 | ||
| SK0050 | SK2550 | SK5050 | SK7550 | ||||
| SK0000 | SK0025 | SK2525 | SK5025 | SK7525 | TF0025 | TF2525 | |
| SK2500 | SK5000 | SK7500 | TF0000 | TF2500 | |||
| SO7575 | SO0075 | SP2575 | SP5075 | SP7575 | TL0075 | TL2575 | |
| SO7550 | SP0050 | SP2550 | SP7550 | ||||
| SO2500 | SO5000 | SO7500 | SP0000 | SP7500 | TL0000 | TL2500 | |
| ST2575 | ST5075 | ST7575 | SU5075 | SU7575 | TQ0075 | TQ2575 | |
| ST2550 | ST5050 | ST7550 | SU5050 | SU7550 | TQ0050 | TQ2550 | TQ5050 |
| SS5000 | |||||||
| SX0075 | SX2575 | SX5075 | SX7575 | ||||
| SX0050 | SX2550 | SX5050 |
(National Grid References for 25 km x 25 km areas)
| HY0000 | HY2500 | HY5000 | HY7550 | SJ5025 | SJ7525 | SS0000 | SW7550 | SW7575 |
| SX0050 | SX0075 | SX2550 | SX2575 | TL0000 | TL2500 | TQ0075 | TQ2575 |
(National Grid References for 25 km x 25 km areas)
| SE0000 | SE0050 | SE2550 | SE5050 | |||
| SD7525 | SE0025 | SE2525 | SE5025 | |||
| SD5000 | SD7500 | SE2500 | SE5000 | |||
| SJ2575 | SJ5075 | SJ7575 | SK0075 | SK2575 | ||
| SJ5050 | SJ7550 | |||||
| SJ7500 | SK0000 | SK2500 | SK5000 | |||
| SP0075 | SP2575 | SP5075 | ||||
| SP0050 | SP2550 | SP5050 | SP7550 | TL0050 | ||
| SP7525 | TL0025 | TL2525 | TL5025 | |||
| SO7500 | SP0000 | SP7500 | TL0000 | TL2500 | TL5000 | |
| SU2575 | SU5075 | SU7575 | TQ0075 | TQ2575 | TQ5075 | TQ7575 |
| SU2550 | SU5050 | SU7550 | TQ0050 | TQ2550 | TQ5050 | |
| SU5025 | SU7525 | TQ0025 | TQ2525 | TQ5025 |
(National Grid References for 10km x 10km areas)
| NO000000 | NO100000 | NO200000 | ||||||||||||
| NO200100 | ||||||||||||||
| NS300400 | NS500400 | NS600400 | NS700400 | |||||||||||
| NS300500 | NS400500 | NS500500 | NS600500 | NS700500 | NS800500 | NS900500 | ||||||||
| NS300600 | NS400600 | NS500600 | NS600600 | NS700600 | NS800600 | NS900600 | NT000600 | NT100600 | NT200600 | NT300600 | ||||
| NS400700 | NS500700 | NS600700 | NS700700 | NS800700 | NS900700 | NT000700 | NT100700 | NT200700 | NT300700 | |||||
| NS800800 | NS900800 | NT000800 | NT100800 | NT200800 | NT300800 | |||||||||
| NS900900 | NT000900 | NT100900 | NT200900 | |||||||||||
| NW300100 | NW400100 | NW500100 | ||||||||||||
| NW300200 | NW400200 | NW500200 | NZ100300 | NZ200300 | NZ300300 | |||||||||
| NW300300 | NW400300 | NW500300 | NZ000400 | NZ100400 | NZ200400 | NZ300400 | NZ400400 | |||||||
| NW400400 | NW500400 | NZ000500 | NZ100500 | NZ200500 | NZ300500 | NZ400500 | ||||||||
| NY000200 | NZ200200 | NZ200300 | NZ300200 | NZ400200 | ||||||||||
| NZ000600 | NZ100600 | NZ200600 | NZ300600 | NZ400600 | ||||||||||
| NZ200100 | NZ300100 | NZ400100 | NZ200200 | |||||||||||
| NZ100700 | NZ200700 | NZ300700 | ||||||||||||
| NZ400000 | ||||||||||||||
| SD300000 | SD400000 | SD500000 | SD600000 | SD700000 | SD800000 | SD900000 | SE000000 | SE100000 | SE200000 | SE300000 | SE400000 | SE500000 | SE600000 | SE900000 |
| TA000000 | TA100000 | TA200000 | TA300000 | |||||||||||
| SD400100 | SD500100 | SD600100 | SD700100 | SD800100 | SD900100 | SE000100 | SE100100 | SE200100 | SE300100 | SE400100 | SE500100 | SE900100 | TA000100 | TA100100 |
| SD400200 | SD500200 | SD600200 | SD700200 | SD800200 | SD900200 | SE000200 | SE100200 | SE200200 | SE300200 | SE400200 | SE500200 | SE800200 | SE900200 | TA000200 |
| TA 10020 | ||||||||||||||
| SD400300 | SD500300 | SD600300 | SE000300 | SE100300 | SE200300 | SE300300 | SE400300 | SE500300 | SE800300 | SE900300 | TA000300 | TA100300 | ||
| SD400400 | SD500400 | SE000400 | SE100400 | SE200400 | SE300400 | SE400400 | SE500400 | SE600400 | SE800400 | SE900400 | TA000400 | |||
| SD400500 | SD500500 | SE500500 | SE600500 | |||||||||||
| SJ200600 | SJ300600 | SJ400600 | SJ500600 | SJ600600 | SJ700600 | SJ800600 | SJ900600 | SK300600 | SK400600 | SK900600 | ||||
| SJ200700 | SJ300700 | SJ400700 | SJ500700 | SJ600700 | SJ700700 | SJ800700 | SJ900700 | SK200700 | SK300700 | SK400700 | SK500700 | SK800700 | SK900700 | TF000700 |
| TFI00700 | ||||||||||||||
| SJ200800 | SJ300800 | SJ400800 | SJ500800 | SJ600800 | SJ700800 | SJ800800 | SJ900800 | SK000800 | SK200800 | SK300800 | SK400800 | SK500800 | SK600800 | SK800800 |
| SK900800 | TF000800 | TFI00800 | TF200800 | |||||||||||
| SJ200900 | SJ300900 | SJ400900 | SJ500900 | SJ600900 | SJ700900 | SJ800900 | SJ900900 | SK000900 | SK200900 | SK300900 | SK400900 | SK500900 | SK600900 | SK800900 |
| SK900900 | TF000900 | TF100900 | TF200900 | TF300900 | ||||||||||
| SJ400500 | SJ500500 | SJ600500 | SJ700500 | SJ800500 | SJ900500 | SK300500 | SK400500 | SK500500 | SK600500 | |||||
| SJ700400 | SJ800400 | SJ900400 | SK200400 | SK300400 | SK400400 | SK500400 | SK600400 | |||||||
| SJ800000 | SJ900000 | SK000000 | SK100000 | SK200000 | SK300000 | SK400000 | SK500000 | SK600000 | TF000000 | TG100000 | TG200000 | TG300000 | ||
| SJ800100 | SJ900100 | SK000100 | SK100100 | SK200100 | SK300100 | SK400100 | SK500100 | SK600100 | TG100100 | TG200100 | TG300100 | |||
| SJ800200 | SJ900200 | SK000200 | SK300200 | SK400200 | SK500200 |
| SJ800300 | SJ900300 | SK200300 | SK300300 | SK400300 | SK500300 | SK600300 | ||||||||
| SN500000 | SN600000 | SN700000 | SO100000 | SO600000 | SO700000 | SO800000 | S0900000 | SP400000 | SP500000 | SP600000 | SP800000 | SP900000 | TL000000 | TL100000 |
| TL200000 | TL300000 | TL400000 | TL500000 | TL600000 | TL700000 |
| SO700200 | S0800200 |