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and charges. The results for those countries that responded are presented in Table 7-6
below. Since the responses by the administrations to the questionnaire were similar for all
categories of aeronautical and maritime stations, whether satellite or terrestrial or installed
on land or are mobile, the responses have been included in a single table.
Spectrum Fees / Charges
Promotion of spectrum efficiency
Simplicity and transparency
Recovery of costs
Reflecting market value of
spectrum
Promotion of competition
Geographical Coverage
Raising revenue for Government
Administrative Fees
H
K
Promotion of spectrum efficiency 5 1
TR UK
Recovery of costs 5 1 2
Simplicity and transparency 5 1 3
Geographical Coverage 1 1 1
Promotion of competition 1 1
Raising revenue for Government
Other
Numbers of equipment 5
Numbers of vehicles 5
Correct registration of service
users
Key:
1= not important, 2 = slightly important, 3 = average importance, 4 = very important, 5 = most important consideration
Table 7-6 - Relative importance of various factors in setting fees and charges
7.2.10.6 Secondary Trading
As part of the study, administrations were asked whether they had any plans to introduce
any form of spectrum trading, i.e. the ability of a licensed spectrum user to sell on all or
part of his assigned spectrum to a third party.
In Australia following a 1990 report by the Bureau of Transport and Communications
Economics, which identified widespread inefficiency in many aspects of spectrum
management in Australia and a 1991 report on the Management of the Radio Frequency
Spectrum by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport,
Communications and Infrastructure, the Australian administration introduced the
Radiocommunications Act 1992 to reform spectrum management.
The Act introduced spectrum pricing and also provided for the creation of spectrum
licences akin to property rights. The Act requires spectrum licences to be assigned by a
market-based mechanism, such as an auction, tender or predetermined or negotiated
price. There is a project instigated by the Australian administration with defined objectives
for converting bands where practicable to spectrum licensing. However not all spectrum is
considered by the Australian administration to be suitable for this, for example if there is a
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