UHF2 realignment study - Ofcom Licensing

Figure 23 below illustrates four areas depicted as Block E for consideration for partial
alignment for the introduction of wideband services.
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Figure 23 Area for potential alignment of Wideband Spectrum
The key assumptions used for the partial alignment options are:
PMSE has 4MHz of spectrum in the UHF2 band, 2x1.25MHz is considered for
Partial Alignment. This equates to 27.8 per cent of the UHF2 band under
consideration for Alignment;
The total costs figures derived from the PA report for full alignment for PMSE is
£29.5M, this figure has been adjusted for inflation from the total costs figures
derived from the PA report for full alignment, so for 27.8 per cent of the PMSE
band for Partial Alignment, the total cost calculated is £8.2M;
The total cost figure derived from the PA report for full alignment for Scanning
Telemetry is £23M, this figure gave a full total for Partial Alignment for Scanning
Telemetry of £23M;
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Block E
Sufficient information on the producer surplus of equipment is not available, but
it can be assumed that this number is low given the uncompetitive nature of the
market as digital equipment such as TETRA cannot be allocated in the UHF2
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