Radio licensing exemption for ESV work stations and radio determination stations installed on-board vessels

By determination of 29 June 2011, ANACOM has decided, pursuant to point b) of paragraph 1 of article 9 of Decree-Law no. 151-A/2000 of 20 July, to grant an exemption from radio licensing to the following stations:

1.  Earth Stations on-board Vessels (ESV) operating in the 5925-6425 MHz (earth-space) and 3700-4200 MHz (space-earth) frequency bands at distances exceeding 300km from the normal base line, along the Portuguese coast, on a non-interference and non-protection basis, according to the technical and operational conditions laid down in Resolution 902 (WRC-03), and licensed by the IPTM - Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos (Port and Maritime Transport Institute) pursuant to current legislation;
   
   
2. ESV earth stations operating in the 14-14.5 GHz (earth-space), 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-earth) and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-earth) frequency bands without geographic restriction, on a non-interference and non-protection basis, according to the technical and operational conditions laid down in Resolution 902 (WRC-03), licensed by the IPTM - Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos (Port and Maritime Transport Institute) pursuant to current legislation;
   
   
3. Radiodetermination stations (including radio navigation equipment) installed onboard vessels licensed by the IPTM pursuant to current legislation.

Accordingly, it was likewise decided to amend annex 4 of the National Table of Frequency Allocations (NTFA) which governs radio licensing exemptions.