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09LONDON1397
2009-06-12 15:23:00
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Embassy London
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MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
how-toP 121523Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY LONDON TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2613 INFO DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC PRIORITY USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS LONDON 001397
STATE PLEASE PASS TO CHRISTINA SPECK DOC/NTIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS ECON UK
SUBJECT: MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
US CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS
REF: A. STATE 27310
B. LONDON 603
UNCLAS LONDON 001397
STATE PLEASE PASS TO CHRISTINA SPECK DOC/NTIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS ECON UK
SUBJECT: MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
US CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS
REF: A. STATE 27310
B. LONDON 603
1. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
officials discussed UK Broadband deployment challenges and
successes with U.S. Congressional staffers from the Commerce
committee on June 8. After a brief synopsis of where the UK
government is on Digital Britain (Ref A),the conversation
focused on the management and distribution of spectrum in the
public sector.
2. In 2007, HMG implemented an Administered Incentive Pricing
(AIP) system, an annual "rent", for the use of frequencies in
the radio spectrum requiring the public sector to pay for
their allotment of radio frequencies. This system is
intended to promote efficient use of spectrum. Since AIP was
implemented, each government agency conducted an internal
audit of their allotted spectrum and determined if there was
in fact, a need for it. The MOD put up the most resistance
to this idea at first, BIS officials told us. However, the
UK government offered the incentive of retaining any revenue
over GBP 500 million generated at the auction of the released
spectrum which resulted in the MOD releasing 23 bands of
excess spectrum back to the Government. BIS officials
stressed they would not have been successful without this
"carrot and stick" approach using revenue incentives and AIP.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
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STATE PLEASE PASS TO CHRISTINA SPECK DOC/NTIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS ECON UK
SUBJECT: MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
US CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS
REF: A. STATE 27310
B. LONDON 603
1. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
officials discussed UK Broadband deployment challenges and
successes with U.S. Congressional staffers from the Commerce
committee on June 8. After a brief synopsis of where the UK
government is on Digital Britain (Ref A),the conversation
focused on the management and distribution of spectrum in the
public sector.
2. In 2007, HMG implemented an Administered Incentive Pricing
(AIP) system, an annual "rent", for the use of frequencies in
the radio spectrum requiring the public sector to pay for
their allotment of radio frequencies. This system is
intended to promote efficient use of spectrum. Since AIP was
implemented, each government agency conducted an internal
audit of their allotted spectrum and determined if there was
in fact, a need for it. The MOD put up the most resistance
to this idea at first, BIS officials told us. However, the
UK government offered the incentive of retaining any revenue
over GBP 500 million generated at the auction of the released
spectrum which resulted in the MOD releasing 23 bands of
excess spectrum back to the Government. BIS officials
stressed they would not have been successful without this
"carrot and stick" approach using revenue incentives and AIP.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
LeBaron