Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsRadio Frequency Spectrum Licence Fee Amendment Regulations, 20156. Factors and Look Up Tables |
| (1) | Unit Price - the Unit Price (UNIT) is applied per MHz paired of bandwidth. UNIT is as stated in Annexure "A". |
(2) Bandwidth (BW)
The Bandwidth factor is expressed per MHz paired.
| (3) | Frequency factor (FREQ) |
The following are the ranges and the relevant frequency band factor:
Frequency Ranges |
FREQ Factor |
|
From |
To |
|
1 kHz |
174 MHz |
1 |
174 MHz |
880 MHz |
0.75 |
880 MHz |
1.8 GHz |
0.5 |
1.8 GHz |
5 GHz |
0.4 |
5 GHz |
10 GHz |
0.3 |
10 GHz |
17 GHz |
0.2 |
17 GHz |
23 GHz |
0.15 |
23 GHz |
30 GHz |
0.1 |
30 GHz |
50 GHz |
0.05 |
[Regulation 6(3) substituted by regulation 5.1 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]
| (4) | Geographic factor (GEO) |
| (a) | The following is the table of geographic factors: |
GEO Area |
GEO Factor Value |
High Density |
1 |
Low Density |
0.1 |
| (b) | The definition of high, and low density is stated in the Annex to this regulation. |
| (c) | Where the geographic area that is covered by a licence includes more than one GEO area, the highest GEO factor will be applied. |
(5) Congestion factor (CG)
| (a) | The following is the table of congestion factors: |
CONGESTION |
CG Factor Value |
Congested |
1.5 |
Not Congested |
1 |
| (b) | "Congested" applies to radio frequency bands where there is no spectrum available for further assignment. |
[Regulation 6(5)(b) substituted by regulation 5.2 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]
| (6) | Degree of sharing (SHR) |
| (a) | The following is the table of Share factors |
Sharing |
Value of sharing factor |
Exclusive |
1 |
Shared |
0.5 |
| (b) | "Shared" applies where two or more licensees share the frequency spectrum. |
| (7) | Area sterilized (ASTER) |
| (a) | The following is the table of ASTER factors |
Area (km2) |
ASTER Factor |
|
From |
To |
|
0 |
1 |
0.6 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
1,000 |
18 |
1,000 |
10,000 |
56 |
10,000 |
100,000 |
180 |
100,000 |
500,000 |
400 |
500,000 |
1,200,000 |
600 |
[Regulation 6(7)(a) substituted by regulation 5.3 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]
| (8) | Minimum hop length (HOPMINI) |
| (a) | The following is a table of minimum path lengths by frequency. Frequencies that are not appearing specifically in this table shall be rounded up to the next highest minimum path length in the table. |
Frequency Band (MHz) |
Min Path Length (km) |
400 |
100 |
800 |
60 |
|
|
Frequency Band (GHz) |
Min Path Length (km) |
1.4/1.6/2 |
30 |
4 and 5 |
16 |
7.5 |
14 |
10 and 11 |
10 |
13/14/15 |
9 |
17/18 |
4 |
22/23 |
3 |
25/26 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
31 and 32 |
1.5 |
38 |
1 |
Higher |
0 |
[Regulation 6(8)(a) substituted by regulation 5.4 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]
| (b) | Where the actual path length of the licensee's link is shorter than the minimum path length for the frequency, the HOPMINI factor in the formula shall be calculated as the square root of the ratio between the minimum path length for the frequency requested and the actual path length of the licensee's link SQRT(Minimum Path Length for the Frequency / Actual Path Length). |
| (c) | Where the actual path length is equal to or greater than the minimum path length for frequency spectrum or the length is not known, the value of HOPMINI in the formula will be 1. |
[Regulation 6(8)(c) substituted by regulation 5.5 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]
| (9) | Unidirectional factor (UNIBI) |
| (a) | The following is a table of UNIBI factors as applied in the respective Point to Point formula and the Point to Area formula. |
UNIBI |
Value for Point to Point |
Value for Point to Area |
Unidirectional |
0.75 |
0.5 |
Bi-directional |
1 |
1 |
| (b) | In the Point to Point formula, the Uni-directional factor is applied when a single (unidirectional link) is the subject of the licence. |
| (c) | In the Point to Area formula, the Uni-directional factor is applied when an unpaired frequency is the subject of the licence. |
| (10) | Security Factor (SEC) |
The following is the table of the type of licensees with values for the security factor
SEC |
Value of security factor |
Security Services |
0.2 |
All other licencees |
1 |
[Regulation 6(10) inserted by regulation 5.6 of Notice 280 of 2015, GG 38642, dated 30 March 2015]