<div dir="ltr"><h1>UK to sell 750 MHz of radio spectrum</h1><p>                      In the 2016 Budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced that 750 MHz of Public Sector radio spectrum would be released. The Amateur Services currently share much spectrum with the Public Sector <br><br>                      The Budget 2016 says: <br><br><em>1.253 Electromagnetic spectrum is a valuable and scarce resource. Budget 2016 announces a new government commitment that 750MHz of valuable public sector spectrum in bands under 10GHz will be made available by 2022, of which 500MHz will be made available by 2020. This builds on government’s previous 2010 commitment, and will deliver wider economic benefits by generating capital receipts and by supporting innovation in digital communications services and the development of new technologies.</em><br><br>                      The 2016 UK Budget can be downloaded from <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents</a><br><br>                      Previous spectrum sell-offs have adversely impacted the Amateur and Amateur Satellite Services <br><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2013/ofcom_to_manage_release_of_2_3ghz_and_3_4ghz_spectrum.htm" target="_blank">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2013/<br>                      ofcom_to_manage_release_of_2_3ghz_and_3_4ghz_spectrum.htm</a><br><br><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2006/ofcom_10ghz_allocation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2006/<br>                      ofcom_10ghz_allocation.htm</a></p></div>