Statement of Government Policy and Directions to Secretary of Commerce To the Secretary of Commerce. Acting pursuant to section 112 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 (``the Act''), I hereby give you notice that it is part of the general policy of the Government, in relation to your functions, duties and powers under section 111 of the Act and your functions, duties and powers under the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993 (a) That the coverage of the television services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3 should be maintained and should be extended to communities that currently do not receive the service; and (b) That television services undertaken otherwise than for profit should be facilitated in the UHF range of frequencies; and (c) That television services undertaken otherwise than for profit should be facilitated on a short-term basis in the VHF range of frequencies; and (d) That television and sound radio broadcasting services that have as their primary objective the promotion of Maori language and culture should be facilitated; and (e) That licensing of New Zealand originated short wave sound radio broadcasting should be consistent with the foreign policy of the Government of New Zealand; and (f) That adequate provision should be made for licensing, in common bands where practicable, of apparatus used by Government departments or Crown agencies where such use is primarily for non-commercial public safety and security operations relating to protection of life and property; and (g) That there should be competition in telecommunications markets, and that the granting of radio apparatus licences should promote such competition. Pursuant to the above policies I hereby direct you as follows: VHF Television Broadcasting (a) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for VHF television broadcasting services in the ranges of frequencies 44 MHz to 51 MHz, 54 MHz to 68 MHz and 174 MHz to 230 MHz, except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of (i) Maintaining and extending the coverage of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or (ii) Giving effect to any decision of the Broadcasting Tribunal relating to the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or (iii) Implementing any technical modifications in the transmission of any of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3; or (iv) The implementation of new television broadcasting services undertaken otherwise than for profit on a short-term basis, where such services are licensed for no more than 3 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 3 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates. UHF Television Broadcasting (b) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for UHF television broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 582 MHz to 646 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of (i) Maintaining the services provided by existing licensees in relation to those frequencies; or (ii) The implementation of new television broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or (iii) The implementation of new television broadcasting services undertaken otherwise than for profit, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or (iv) Establishing translators for the service known as TV3 at Paeroa Range, Porirua and Towai. Sound Radio Broadcasting (c) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for sound radio broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 88.2 MHz to 88.8 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of the implementation of new sound radio broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, and where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months, provided that such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until such time as a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates. (d) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for New Zealand originated short wave sound radio broadcasting, in frequency bands below 30 MHz allocated for broadcasting in the International Radio Regulations, where such services are inconsistent with the foreign policies of the Government of New Zealand; and Telecommunications (e) You shall make adequate provision for licensing, in common bands where practicable, of apparatus used by Government departments or Crown agencies where such use is primarily for non commercial public safety and security operations relating to protection of life and property, and you may decline to grant licences in such bands where in your opinion the intended usage is not compatible with this policy; and (f) You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences, in respect of two frequency land mobile channels not previously licensed, within the ranges of frequencies 472 MHz to 476 MHz and 478 MHz to 482 MHz. Application of this notice You shall comply with the directions set out above in relation to all applications for radio apparatus licences, including applications made before the date of this notice but not dealt with before that date. Revocation of previous notices The statements of Government policy set out in the Schedule to this notice are hereby revoked. Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January 1994. MAURICE WILLIAMSON, Minister of Communications. Schedule Statement of Government Policy dated 30 November 1990 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 6 December 1990. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 21 November 1991 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 28 November 1991. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 27 February 1992 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 12 March 1992. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 30 June 1992 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 9 July 1992. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 16 September 1992 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 1 October 1992. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 17 May 1993 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 10 June 1993.