Annex 2: Types and Numbers of Telecommunications Licences

As at 31 March 2016
Type of Licences No. of Licences
Academic Institution Self-provided Telecommunications Installation 2
Aeronautical VHF Fixed Station 34
Aircraft Station 326
Amateur Station 2 627
Broadcast Radio Relay Station & Broadcast Relay Station 15
Experimental Station 90
Fixed Carrier 9
Hotel Television (Transmission) 151
Industrial, Scientific & Medical Electronic Machine 923
Maritime Radio (Local Vessel) 894
Mobile Carrier 1
Mobile Carrier (Restricted) 1
Mobile Radio System Fixed Station 19
Mobile Radio System Mobile Station 2 148
Private Mobile Radio System 2 144
Private Radio Paging System 12
Public Radiocommunications Service 9
Radio Dealers (Unrestricted) 3 298
Radiocommunications School 7
Radiodetermination and Conveyance of Commands, Status and Data 187
Satellite Master Antenna Television 73
Self-Provided External Telecommunications System 9
Services-Based Operator of Class 1 Service, Class 2 Service and
Services Other Than Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 Services Note A
18
Services-Based Operator of Class 3 Service 530
Ship Station 2 380
Space Station Carrier 12
Taxi Radiocommunications Service 26
Unified Carrier — Mobile Services Note B 9
Unified Carrier — Local/External Fixed Services Note B and C 44
Wide Band Link & Relay Station 56
Total 16 054

Note A: This figure includes 13 licences which are also authorised for the provision of SBO Class 3 services.
Note B: This figure includes four licences which are authorised to provide both fixed and mobile services.
Note C: This figure includes the two licences authorising the transmission of domestic television programme services.