Pursuant to section 111 of the Radiocommunications
Act 1989 ("the Act") and Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 ("the Regulations"), made under section 116(1)(b) of the Act, and acting
under delegated authority from the chief executive, I give the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Short title and commencement-(1) This notice is
the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Aircraft Cellular Telecommunication Purposes) Notice 2011.
(2) This notice comes into force on 3 February 2011 and expires on 30 April 2011.
2. General user radio licence-A general user radio licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves
for the purpose of facilitating cellular telecommunications on-board aircraft, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice.
3. Terms, conditions, and restrictions-(1) A person may, in accordance with the provisions of the Schedules to this notice, operate radio transmitters on-board aircraft.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule to the Act, a person operating a transmitter pursuant to this licence must also comply with all relevant provisions of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, and regulations and rules made under that Act.
(3) Frequency use is on a shared basis and the chief executive does not accept liability under any circumstances for any loss or damage of any kind occasioned by the unavailability of frequencies, or interference to reception.
(4) Should interference occur to services licensed pursuant to a radio licence or a spectrum licence, the chief executive reserves the right to require and ensure that any transmission pursuant to this General User Radio Licence change frequency, reduce power, or cease operation.
(5) A person, authorised by the chief executive, shall be granted at all reasonable times entry to any premises, building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, box or receptacle for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this licence.
(6) Words and expressions that are defined in:
(i) the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and regulations and notices made under that Act; and
(ii) the International Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunications Convention; and
(iii) Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (ICAO)
have the meanings so defined.
Schedule 1
The table below sets out the frequency bands and
power output limits for radio transmitters, being cellular telecommunication equipment (including that commonly known as cell phones) used on board any aircraft registered in New Zealand and operated in airspace outside the territorial limits of New Zealand, for the purpose of enabling telecommunication services between a user terminal and an on-board base station.
These radio transmitters may only be operated when the aircraft is at an altitude greater than 3000 metres above ground.
The following applies:
Frequency Range (MHz) Maximum Power (eirp)
1710 - 1725 0 dBm/200kHz
(handset transmitter)
1805 - 1820 14.3 dBm/200kHz
(base transmitter)
Schedule 2
The table below sets out the frequency bands and power output limits for the operation of a radio transmitter, known as a Network Control Unit, used for the purpose of raising the radio spectrum noise floor inside an aircraft.
The radio transmitter may only be operated when the aircraft is at an altitude greater than 3000 metres above ground.
The following applies:
Frequency Range (MHz) Maximum Power (eirp)
870 - 885 -52 dBW
935 - 960
1805 - 1820
2110 - 2170
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of February 2011.
WAYNE WEDDERSPOON, Acting Group Manager, Radio Spectrum Management, Ministry of Economic Development.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice prescribes that, pursuant to regulation-making powers of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, a general user radio licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves for the purpose of facilitating cellular telephone communications on-board aircraft.