13Affiliation between applicant or bidder and existing licensee

13 Affiliation between applicant or bidder and existing licensee

(1) An applicant or bidder is affiliated with an existing 1800 MHz licensee if: (a) the applicant or bidder and the existing 1800 MHz licensee are associates of each other; or (b) the specified group of persons in relation to the applicant or bidder has at least one member in common with the specified group of persons in relation to the existing 1800 MHz licensee.

Note 1: Paragraph 13(1)(b) means that an applicant or bidder is affiliated with an existing 1800 MHz band licensee if the applicant or bidder and the licensee have an associate in common.

Note 2: An existing 1800 MHz licensee may also be an applicant or bidder.

(2) If an applicant or bidder is affiliated with an existing 1800 MHz licensee, the applicant or bidder and the licensee are taken to be in a single specified group of persons for the purpose of the 1800 MHz allocation limits.

Note: Section 13 is recursive, so that one or more existing 1800 MHz licensees, and one or more of the applicants or bidders, may be taken to be in a single specified group of persons for the purposes of the 1800 MHz limits. See also the definition of specified group of persons in the 1800 MHz allocation limits direction.