Consultation: UK Defence Spectrum Management 2008-12: An Implementation Plan for Reform

The UK Ministry of defence is seeking comments on extending market principles to its use of spectrum and more general proposals to reform its approach to spectrum management over the next four years.

These plans are the MOD's response to key recommendations in the 2005 Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings led by Professor Martin Cave.

The MOD is proposing to apply for recognised spectrum access licences (RSA) for parts of the band 406.1 to 430 MHz and possibly 3400 to 3600 MHz to allow spectrum release and sharing from March 2009. RSA allows public bodies to trade spectrum.

The 3100 to 3400 MHz band is not included in the MOD's immediate plans for RSA because this is an essential NATO band and heavily used in the UK. However, the document proposes releasing and sharing a number of other bands before 2012.

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