3 FEBRUARY

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

635

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6K00A3EJN—DSB (Double-sideband)

Maximum Power: SSB 12 watts peak envelope power (pX)
DSB 4 watts carrier power (pZ)

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of January 1994.

H. M. DONALDSON, General Manager, Communications, Ministry of Commerce.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This note prescribes that, pursuant to regulation 13 of the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993, a general licence is granted in respect of the installation, operation, and use of radio apparatus on frequencies specified in this notice. The previous general licence in respect of the frequencies specified is revoked. The licence applies only to apparatus which complies with technical specification RFS23 (Issue 3, December 1988) and in respect of which a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Secretary under regulation 37 of the Radio Regulations 1987 or a declaration of conformity has been submitted to the Secretary under regulation 43 of the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993. This notice comes into effect on 3 February 1994.

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Statement of Government Policy and Directions to Secretary of Commerce

To the Secretary of Commerce.

Acting pursuant to section 112 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 (“the Act”), I hereby give you notice that it is part of the general policy of the Government, in relation to your functions, duties and powers under section 111 of the Act and your functions, duties and powers under the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993—

(a) That the coverage of the television services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3 should be maintained and should be extended to communities that currently do not receive the service; and

(b) That television services undertaken otherwise than for profit should be facilitated in the UHF range of frequencies; and

(c) That television and sound radio broadcasting services that have as their primary objective the promotion of Maori language and culture should be facilitated; and

(d) That licensing of New Zealand originated short wave sound radio broadcasting should be consistent with the foreign policy of the Government of New Zealand; and

(e) That adequate provision should be made for licensing, in common bands where practicable, of apparatus used by Government departments or Crown agencies where such use is primarily for non-commercial public safety and security operations relating to protection of life and property; and

(f) That there should be competition in telecommunications markets, and that the granting of radio apparatus licences should promote such competition.

Pursuant to the above policies I hereby direct you as follows:

VHF Television Broadcasting

(a) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for VHF television broadcasting services in the ranges of frequencies 44 MHz to 51 MHz, 54 MHz to 68 MHz and 174 MHz to 230 MHz, except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of—

(i) Maintaining and extending the coverage of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or

(ii) Giving effect to any decision of the Broadcasting Tribunal relating to the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or

(iii) Implementing any technical modifications in the transmission of any of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or

(iv) The implementation of new television broadcasting services undertaken otherwise than for profit on a short-term basis, where such services are licensed for no more than 3 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 3 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates.

UHF Television Broadcasting

(b) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for UHF television broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 582 MHz to 646 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of—

(i) Maintaining the services provided by existing licensees in relation to those frequencies; or

(ii) The implementation of new television broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or

(iii) The implementation of new television broadcasting services undertaken otherwise than for profit, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or

(iv) Establishing translators for the service known as TV3 at Paeroa Range, Porirua and Towai.

Sound Radio Broadcasting

(c) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for sound radio broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 88.2 MHz to 88.8 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of the implementation of new sound radio broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, and where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record