Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007

Radiocommunications Act 1992

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Variation under subsection 42 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated 25th January 2007

Lyn Maddock

(signed)

      Acting Chair

Nerida O’Loughlin

(signed)

General Manager

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority

 

 

1 Name of Variation

  This Variation is the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007.

2 Commencement

  This Variation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Variation of Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996

  Schedule 1 varies the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.

Note   The 1996 Plan was made by the Spectrum Management Agency, which is now known as the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

4 Application of Variations

  The variations made by Schedule 1 do not affect the validity of a spectrum licence issued before the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007.

Schedule 1 Variations

(section 3)

 

[1] Subsection 3 (1), note 2

omit

Cairns or Townsville

insert

Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Northern Rivers, Newcastle, Sydney, Central West NSW, Canberra / South Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide.

[2] Subsection 3 (1), note 2

omit

frequencie

insert

frequencies

[3] Subsection 3 (1), note 4

omit

the SMA.

insert

ACMA.

[4] Subsection 4 (1), before definition of Act

insert

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

[5] Paragraphs 6 (2) (a) and (b)

substitute

 (a) ACMA must not issue spectrum licences under this Plan for the lots in:

 (i) Cairns; or

 (ii) Townsville; or

 (iii) Brisbane; or

 (iv) Northern Rivers; or

 (v) Newcastle; or

 (vi) Sydney; or

 (vii) Central West NSW; or

 (viii) Canberra / South Coast; or

 (ix) Melbourne; or

 (x) Adelaide;

  that are shown as struck through in Schedule 3, except those lots that are specified in paragraph (b).

 (b) ACMA may issue spectrum licences under the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 for:

 (i) lot numbers 345 to 349 and 372 to 376 in the table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, of Schedule 3; and

 (ii) lot numbers 399 to 403 and 426 to 430 in the table, part headed ‘Sydney’, of Schedule 3.

[6] Subsection 7 (2), note

omit

thte

insert

the

[7] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Cairns’, Lot numbers 2 and 3

substitute

2

1

2

208900

26

3

1

3

208900

52

 

[8] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Cairns’, Lot number 30

substitute

30

1

30

208900

52

 

[9] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Brisbane’, Lot number 222

substitute

222

5

6

1936300

1936

 

[10] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Brisbane’, Lot number 249

substitute

249

5

33

1936300

1936

 

[11] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Northern Rivers’, Lot number 271

substitute

271

6

1

419700

52

 

[12] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Northern Rivers’, Lot number 298

substitute

298

6

28

419700

52

 

[13] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, Lot number 325

substitute

325

7

1

572900

72

 

[14] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, Lot number 350

substitute

350

7

26

572900

72

 

[15] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, Lot number 352

substitute

352

7

28

572900

72

 

[16] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, Lot number 377

substitute

377

7

53

572900

72

 

[17] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Sydney’, Lot number 379

substitute

379

8

1

3826200

478

 

[18] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Sydney’, Lot number 404

substitute

404

8

26

3826200

478

 

[19] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Sydney’, Lot number 406

substitute

406

8

28

3826200

478

 

[20] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Sydney’, Lot number 410

substitute

410

8

32

3826200

957

 

[21] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Sydney’, Lot number 431

substitute

431

8

53

3826200

478

 

[22] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Central West NSW’, Lot number 433

substitute

433

9

1

250900

31

 

[23] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Central West NSW’, Lot number 460

substitute

460

9

28

250900

31

 

[24] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot number 487

substitute

487

10

1

434600

54

 

[25] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot numbers 490 and 491

substitute

490

10

4

434600

109

491

10

5

434600

109

 

[26] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot number 496

substitute

496

10

10

434600

435

 

[27] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot numbers 503 to 505

substitute

503

10

17

434600

109

504

10

18

434600

109

505

10

19

434600

109

 

[28] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot number 514

substitute

514

10

28

434600

54

 

[29] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot numbers 517 and 518

substitute

517

10

31

434600

109

518

10

32

434600

109

 

[30] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Canberra / South Coast’, Lot number 523

substitute

523

10

37

434600

435

 

[31] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Melbourne’, Lot number 604

substitute

604

12

10

3411800

3412

 

[32] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Melbourne’, Lot number 631

substitute

631

12

37

3411800

3412

 

[33] Schedule 3, table, part headed ‘Adelaide’, Lot number 730

substitute

730

14

28

1334200

168