The
British telecommunications regulatory agency, Ofcom, has begun the process of
revoking amateur licenses that have not been "revalidated" under a
recent change in rules that accompanied a 2006 switch from annual license
renewals to lifetime licenses. According to the ARRL Letter, over 500 licenses were revoked in the first
batch in early December. There is an appeals process, but the Letter reports that Ofcom says none of the first 500 has appealed so far. It
is uncertain how many UK
amateur licenses will be cancelled for failure to revalidate.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
UK Begins Revoking Ham Licenses That Have Not Been "Revalidated"
The
British telecommunications regulatory agency, Ofcom, has begun the process of
revoking amateur licenses that have not been "revalidated" under a
recent change in rules that accompanied a 2006 switch from annual license
renewals to lifetime licenses. According to the ARRL Letter, over 500 licenses were revoked in the first
batch in early December. There is an appeals process, but the Letter reports that Ofcom says none of the first 500 has appealed so far. It
is uncertain how many UK
amateur licenses will be cancelled for failure to revalidate.
