Electronic Communications Networks and Services

L.N. 138 of 2017

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) ACT

(CAP. 399)

Electronic Communications Networks and Services

(General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 34 and 37 of the

Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, the Minister for

Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy, after

consultation with the Minister for Finance, has made the following

regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Electronic Citation and

Communications Networks and Services (General) (Amendment) commencement.

Regulations, 2017, and these regulations shall be read and construed

as one with the Electronic Communications Networks and Services S.L. 399.28

(General) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

Immediately after paragraph (i) of Part B of the Eighth Amends the

Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall be added the Eighth

to the principal

following

regulations.

"(j) for each unpaired 5 MHz channel

in the 1452 - 1492 MHz band, for

wireless

broadband

supplemental

downlink use .............................

€8,000

Provided that during the course of

an assignment process leading to the

grant of right of use for a frequency, the

Authority may by a decision published

on its website, with the written prior

consent of the Minister after

consultation with the Minister for

Finance, change a fee for any of the

usage fees regulated in this Part if the

Authority considers that there are valid

reasons to justify such a change which

change reflects the need to ensure the

optimal use of these resources. In doing

so, the Authority shall establish the

period during which such revised fees

shall apply

B

Provided further that in doing so the

Authority shall act in a transparent manner

and give its reasons in writing for such a

change which reasons shall be published on

its website.".

€0.18