800MHz and 2.6GHz Spectrum: Allocation Process in Jersey and Guernsey

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A decision made 20 December 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2011-0206
Decision Summary Title :	Award of 800MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum		Date of Decision Summary:	14 December 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Strategy Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/a
Written Report Title :	JCRA / OUR letter regarding award of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum in Jersey and Guernsey		Date of Written Report:	14 December 2011
Written Report Author:	Strategy Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Award of 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum in Jersey and Guernsey.
Decision(s): The Minister approved and signed the attached joint letter asking the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) / Office of Utility Regulation (OUR) to run the spectrum allocation process on behalf of the Economic Development Department in Jersey and the Commerce and Employment Department in Guernsey.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ask the JCRA / OUR to run the spectrum allocation process.
Resource Implications: Running the spectrum allocation process falls within the ambit of the JCRA’s responsibilities for the telecom sector funded through licence fees paid by the regulated companies in the telecoms sector, and so this process has no direct resource implications for the States.
Action required: To approve and sign the attached letter to the JCRA / OUR regarding the award of spectrum in Jersey and Guernsey.
Signature: Senator AJH Maclean		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):