Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsRadio Frequency Spectrum Licence Fee Amendment Regulations, 20159. Reference Table for Calculating Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence Fees |
Fee Basis |
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1. |
Amateur Radio |
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(i) |
All classes of licence (including CEPT Format) |
Minimum fee |
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(ii) |
Beacon |
Minimum fee |
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(iii) |
Change of call sign on request |
Minimum fee |
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(iv) |
Guest or special event licence |
Minimum fee |
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(v) |
Listener |
Minimum fee |
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(vi) |
Repeater station including radio link |
Minimum fee |
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(vii) |
Digipeater/Bulleting Board |
Minimum fee |
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(viii) |
Experimental station for weather satellite reception and retransmission |
Minimum fee |
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2. |
Aeronautical |
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(i) |
Aircraft station |
Minimum fee |
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(ii) |
Beacon |
Minimum fee |
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(iii) |
Ground station |
Minimum fee |
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(iv) |
Relay station |
Minimum fee |
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(v) |
Radio link |
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3. |
Land Mobile Service |
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3.1 |
Alarm station (see also item 5.1 for alarm systems) |
see item 5.1 for alarm systems |
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3.2 |
Base Station General Base/Mobile |
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(i) |
Citizen band |
Minimum fee |
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(ii) |
Civil Defence/Marnet |
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Minimum fee |
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Point-to-area formula |
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(iii) |
27/29 MHz frequency band: |
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Minimum fee |
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Minimum fee |
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(iv) |
Other: |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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(c) Station with one or more double frequency channels |
Point-to-area formula |
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(d) High frequency band: |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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3.3 |
Experimental station |
Minimum fee |
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3.4 |
Load Management station (see also item 5.2) |
See load management systems |
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3.5 |
Mobile Two Way Station |
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(i) |
Citizen band |
Minimum fee |
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(ii) |
Civil Defence/Marnet |
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Minimum fee |
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(b) Station with private frequency |
Point-to-area formula |
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(iii) |
Portable (low power) |
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Minimum fee |
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Point-to-area formula |
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(iv) |
27/29 MHz frequency band (Including station for use at sea and inland waters): |
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Minimum fee |
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Minimum fee |
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(v) |
Other: |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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Point-to-area formula |
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(bb) Civil defence station |
Point-to-area formula |
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3.6 |
Paging Station which is used in a system other than that indicated under item 5.4 per page |
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(i) |
One way |
Point-to-area formula |
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(ii) |
Two way |
Point-to-area formula |
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3.7 |
Relay Station |
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(i) |
Station with one single frequency channel |
Point-to-area formula |
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(ii) |
Station with more than one single frequency channel |
Point-to-area formula |
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(iii) |
Station with one or more double frequency channel(s) |
Point-to-area formula |
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3.8 |
Repeater Station (See item 5.6) |
Point-to-area formula |
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3.9 |
Special radio service: Per license |
Minimum fee |
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3.10 |
Telemetry Station |
Point-to-area formula |
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3.11 |
Radio Link Station |
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(i) |
Single Frequency Link below 1000 MHz (per control and/or interconnect point) |
Point-to-point formula |
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(ii) |
Double Frequency Link below 1000 MHz (per control and/or interconnect point) |
Point-to-point formula |
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(iii) |
Radio Link above 1000 MHz and 50 000 MHz calculated on the assigned bandwidth per frequency (per control and/or interconnect point) |
Point-to-point formula |
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(iv) |
Radio link above 50 000 MHz |
Minimum fee |
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4. |
Maritime |
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4.1 |
Beacon |
Minimum fee |
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4.2 |
Coast station: |
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(i) |
Non-commercial |
Minimum fee |
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(ii) |
Commercial |
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(aa) 1 to 20 Mobile Stations |
Minimum fee x 20 |
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(bb) over 20 Mobile Stations |
Minimum fee x 40 |
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(b) In the VHF bands, per base station with: |
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(aa) 1 to 5 mobile stations |
Minimum fee x 5 |
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(bb) 6 to 10 mobile stations |
Minimum fee x 10 |
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(cc) 11 to 15 mobile stations |
Minimum fee x 15 |
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(dd) 16 to 20 mobile stations |
Minimum fee x 20 |
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(ee) 21 and more mobile stations |
Minimum fee x 40 |
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4.3 |
Ship station: Maritime frequency band |
Minimum fee |
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4.4 |
Ships operating on land mobile frequencies (See item 3.2(iii)(b) and 3.5(iv)(b) |
Minimum fee |
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5. |
Electronic Communications Network Service |
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5.1 |
Alarm systems |
Point-to area formula |
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5.2 |
Load management system (Minimum licence fee as for 200 load management stations) |
Point-to area formula |
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5.3 |
Message handling (two way) |
Point-to area formula |
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5.4 |
Paging system |
Point-to area formula |
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5.5 |
Radio trunking; |
Point-to area formula |
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5.6 |
Repeater system (communal and private): |
Point-to area formula |
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5.7 |
National Electronic Communications Network |
Point-to area formula using maximum ASTER factor value |
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5.8 |
Wireless data telecommunication services: |
Point-to area formula |
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5.9 |
Broadcasting band sub carrier system - per frequency of sub-carrier used |
Point-to area formula |
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5.10 |
Microwave Multipoint distribution systems (MMDS) |
Point-to area formula |
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5.11 |
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication system (DECT) per megahertz frequency system |
Point-to area formula |
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5.12 |
National mobile data telecommunications services |
Point-to area formula |
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6. |
Satellite |
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6.1 |
Satellite Terminals |
Minimum Fee |
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6.2 |
Uplink broadcasting signal distribution fixed satellite earth station |
Hub satellite formula |
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6.3 |
Mobile or fixed satellite news gathering station |
Hub satellite formula |
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6.4 VSAT |
VSAT satellite formula |
[Regulation 9 substituted by regulation 6.1 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]