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On 16 May 2005 08:23:24 -0700, "G1LVN" wrote:

The Deregulation and Contracting Out Unit is responsible for managing
contracts to deliver licences for Citizens' Band, Amateur Radio,
Maritime and Aeronautical users (presently circa 160,000 licences each
year) and planning for the deregulation of relevant licence classes.
The team also deals with technical queries from licence-holders,
provides international representation on spectrum access groups,
develops new licence schemes to improve customer service, negotiates
spectrum access for special events and manages the contract for
broadcasting and special events licensing.

Oh goody! I'm gonna get me one of those 121.5MHz AM transceivers and
talk-down some planes... Well if the band is (according to your
interpretation) going to be deregulated, why not?

A new game for the 'kiddies' instead of playing with flight-sim
programs, they can crash planes into each other.

Bloody likely they'll deregulate aeronautical radio, isn't it?


Well yes it does if this job description [#1] is anything to go by:

As Change Management Senior Associate for the Deregulation and Contracting
out unit you will be responsible for:
.. Liaising with colleagues throughout Ofcom (including IS) to ensure that
the reformed licensing systems are delivered on time.
.. Developing plans to reform the management of PMSE spectrum by introducing
a Spectrum Management Organisation (SMO).
.. Liaising with colleagues within Ofcom and with external stakeholders to
establish SMO spectrum property rights in sufficient detail for an auction
to be viable.
.. Negotiating sufficiently liberal coexistence agreements with primary
spectrum users to enable Ofcom to withdraw from the current licence by
licence clearance process.
.. Liaising with colleagues throughout Ofcom to identify issues arising from
policy and market reviews, which affect the Citizens' Band, Amateur,
Aeronautical, Maritime or PMSE spectrum sectors.

73de M3WWS

Ref #1 - http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/jobs/o...cmsass?a=87101