The licences linked from this page are the versions current as of 1 June 2024.
Should you need to rely on the current terms of any licence, please contact either Ofcom or the licensee to check whether that licence may have subsequently been superseded by a later version.
Frequency allocations: mobile and wireless Broadband below 5 GHz (PDF, 46.0 KB)
Ofcom decided on 3 April 2025 to approve Vodafone's request to vary its public wireless network licence for the 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum bands to include in that licence the Network Commitment. In accordance with the variation request, these changes will come into effect upon completion of the Merger.
This licence was part of the applications received from Hutchison 3G UK Limited, UK Broadband Limited (wholly owned by Hutchison 3G UK Limited) and Vodafone Limited for trades of certain frequencies, which included an application for the concurrent transfer of that licence to Hutchison 3G UK Limited. Ofcom consented to these trades on 28 January 2025, with those transfers also being put into effect upon completion of the Merger.
Please find attached the Vodafone/Three merger variation decision and draft licence for publication on 7th April.
Cellular LICENCE - Vodafone and H3G xx.xx.25 network commitments draft redacted (PDF, 481 KB)
On 28 March 2025, Ofcom received an application from Vodafone Limited (Vodafone) to amend its public wireless network licence for the 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum bands (licence number 0249664) to include in that licence a commitment to deliver a joint network plan involving integration and upgrades over the next eight years (the “Network Commitment”). The Network Commitment is part of a package of commitments the Competition and Markets Authority accepted from Vodafone in order for its merger with Hutchison 3G UK Limited (the Merger) to proceed.
We consider that it is unnecessary for Ofcom to undertake an assessment of the likely impact of implementing the proposed licence variation under Section 7 of the Communications Act 2003 based on the analysis and process conducted by the CMA during their review of the Merger. Our assessment is that the CMA’s analysis covers the issues which Ofcom would consider as part of an assessment of how the performance of its general duties (within the meaning of section 3) is secured or furthered by or in relation to the propose licence variation. We also note that the CMA process provided for stakeholders to be consulted on the significant aspects of the Merger, including the Network Commitment.
This serves as a statement for the purposes of Section 7(3)(b) of the Communications Act 2003.
Ofcom published an update on revoking unpaired 1900 MHz spectrum from Spectrum Access 2100 MHz licences. The relevant schedules in the 2100 MHz licences for EE Limited, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd and Telefonica UK Ltd, which authorise the use of unpaired 1900 MHz spectrum, will expire on 3 April 2029.
| Licence number | Uplink (base receive) | Downlink (base transmit) |
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| 1248065 (PDF, 321.4 KB) | 723 – 733 MHz | 738 – 758 MHz |
| 778 – 788 MHz | ||
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1736.7 – 1781.7 MHz |
1831.7 – 1876.7 MHz |
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1959.7 – 1979.7 MHz |
2149.7 – 2169.7 MHz |
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1899.9 – 1909.9 MHz |
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837 – 842 MHz |
796 – 801 MHz |
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2535 – 2570 MHz |
2655 – 2690 MHz |
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| 1191194 (PDF, 293.9 KB) | 2520 – 2535 MHz | 2640 – 2655 MHz |
| 1151563 (PDF, 302.2 KB) | 3540 – 3580 MHz | |
| 1248066 (PDF, 328.2 KB) | 3680 – 3720 MHz | |
Contact EE
EE Limited
1 Braham Street
London
United Kingdom
E1 8EE
Tel: +44 (0)800 956 6000
Web: http://ee.co.uk/
| Licence number | Uplink (base receive) | Downlink (base transmit) | |
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| 1248067 (PDF, 352.8 KB) | 713 – 723 MHz | 768 – 778 MHz | |
| 0943535 (PDF, 418.0 KB) | 832 – 837 MHz | 791 – 796 MHz | |
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1721.7 – 1736.7 MHz |
1816.7 – 1831.7 MHz |
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1920.0 – 1934.9 MHz |
2110.3 – 2124.9 MHz |
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1914.9 – 1920.0 MHz |
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| 1053624 (PDF, 224.2 KB) | 1472 – 1492 MHz | ||
| 1151568 (PDF, 330.7 KB) | 3460 – 3480 MHz | ||
Contact Hutchison 3G UK
Hutchison 3G UK Limited
450 Longwater Avenue
Green Park
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 6GF
Tel: +44 (0)1628 765000
Web: http://www.three.co.uk
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3480 – 3500 MHz 3580 – 3600 MHz | |
| 1295898 (PDF, 392.5 KB) | 3600 – 3680 MHz |
| 1295901 (PDF, 285.0 KB) | 3925 – 4009 MHz |
Contact UK Broadband
UK Broadband Limited
450 Longwater Avenue
Green Park
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 6GF
Tel: +44 (0)1628 765000
Web: www.ukbroadband.com
| Licence number | Uplink (base receive) | Downlink (base transmit) |
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| 1248094 (PDF, 379.8 KB) | 703 – 713 MHz | 758 – 768 MHz |
| 0943537 (PDF, 452.9 KB) | 852 – 862 MHz | 811 – 821 MHz |
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902.5 – 914.9 MHz |
947.5 – 959.9 MHz |
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1710.1 – 1715.9 MHz |
1805.1 – 1810.9 MHz |
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1934.9 – 1944.9 MHz |
2124.9 – 2134.9 MHz |
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1909.9 – 1914.9 MHz |
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| 2350 – 2390 MHz | ||
| 1238565 (PDF, 386.0 KB) | 2595 – 2620 MHz | |
| 1257246 (PDF, 359.0 KB) | 3500 – 3540 MHz (until 31 December 2025) | |
| 1257247 (PDF, 395.2 KB) | 3720 – 3760 MHz | |
| 1257248 (PDF, 388.1 KB) | ||
| 1248095 (PDF, 394.2 KB) | 3760 – 3800 MHz | |
Contact Telefónica UK
Telefónica UK LIMITED
500 Brook Drive
Reading
RG2 6UU
Tel: +44 (0)113 272 2000
Web: http://www.o2.co.uk/
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Uplink (base receive) | Downlink (base transmit) |
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880.1 – 897.5 MHz |
925.1 – 942.5 MHz |
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880.1 – 897.5 MHz |
925.1 – 942.5 MHz |
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1715.9 – 1721.7 MHz |
1810.9 – 1816.7 MHz |
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1944.9 – 1959.7 MHz |
2134.9 – 2149.7 MHz |
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842 – 852 MHz |
801 – 811 MHz |
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2500 – 2520 MHz |
2620 – 2640 MHz |
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| 2570 – 2595 MHz | ||
| 1053632 (PDF, 226.8 KB) | 1452 – 1472 MHz | |
| 1151573 (PDF, 342.9 KB) | 3410 – 3460 MHz | |
| 1257249 (PDF, 343.1 KB) | 3500 – 3540 MHz | |
| 1257251 (PDF, 343.0 KB) | ||
| 1257250 (PDF, 367.7 KB) | 3720 – 3760 MHz (until 31 December 2025) | |
Contact Vodafone
Vodafone Limited
Vodafone House
The Connection
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 2FN
Tel: +44 (0)1635 33251
Web: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/