Business Radio
Published: 5 December 2025
Licence Management
Published: 5 December 2025
Here you will find information about applying for, varying, and surrendering licences, updating contacts, and more.
Fees and Payment
Published: 5 December 2025
Here you will find information about licence costs, how to pay your fee, and more.
Further Information
Published: 5 December 2025
Here you will find technical information and updates relating to Business Radio licensing.
Fixed terrestrial links
Published: 20 June 2023
Last updated: 3 December 2025
Fixed Terrestrial Links or Fixed Wireless Systems (FWS) refer to terrestrial based wireless systems, operating between two or more fixed points.
Local Access licences
Published: 29 January 2024
Last updated: 28 November 2025
A local access licence allows the sharing of spectrum that is already licensed, where a particular frequency is not being used.
Consultation: Mobile terminal licence exemption regulations update
Published: 28 October 2025
Notice of proposals to make Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption)(Amendment) Regulations 2025. These regulations will update the rules for mobile terminals (e.g. Mobile handsets and dongles) to include new frequency bands (the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.8-4.2GHz, 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands); 5G technology across all frequency bands; and make some editorial amendments to remove or update out of date provisions.
Statement: Updating Wireless Telegraphy Licence Exemptions
Published: 17 January 2025
Last updated: 27 October 2025
Wireless communications have become an integral part of modern life, enabling a wide range of applications from mobile phones and Wi-Fi networks to satellite communications and car key These technologies rely on the use of radio frequencies, which are a finite resource.
Licensing updates
Published: 21 February 2024
Last updated: 24 October 2025
Here we provide news and updates on Ofcom’s spectrum licensing system and our implementation of related policy changes to update Stakeholders.
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
Published: 27 January 2025
Last updated: 21 October 2025
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 event is designated as a major event, where frequency assignments need to be controlled. Contact information is available below.