INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF SPECTRUM HOLDINGS - GOVERNMENT RESPONSE AND ACTION PLAN

INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF SPECTRUM HOLDINGS _________________________ GOVERNMENT RESPONSE AND ACTION PLAN March 2006 _________________________ CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 3. INTRODUCTION 4. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO EACH RECOMMENDATION Published by the Cabinet Official Committee on UK Spectrum Strategy (UKSSC) In consultation with the Office of Communications (Ofcom) Government Response to the Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings Executive Summary 1 The Government welcomes Professor Martin Cave’s report The Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings, published in December 2005, which reviewed 1the management of radio spectrum in the public sector. The Government agrees with the Audit that there is scope for more effective use of public sector spectrum through the introduction of spectrum trading and increased sharing with other users, and will work with Ofcom to enable this. The Government also supports greater consistency in the application of spectrum pricing across the public sector. 2 In implementing changes to public sector spectrum policy, the Government will ensure that sufficient spectrum remains available for national security, defence and essential public services. We will also seek to minimise harmful interference and ensure continued compliance with international obligations, including international spectrum management. This Government ...