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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>It's important that we understand the changes to the Application process:<div><br></div><div><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; list-style: square outside url(http://styles.ofcom.org.uk/images/global/square-list.gif); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.2;">The <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">full name</strong> of the proposed licensee should be provided in the application form (i.e. they should match those on a passport or UK driving licence).</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.2;">For all applications for licences from individuals (rather than companies or organisations), Ofcom now requires <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">proof of identity and address</strong> from the prospective licensee. This should take the form of copies of the applicant’s current passport and a recent utility bill for their home address, dated within the last three months. These documents should be submitted with the application form.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.2;">For all matters relating to applications for a licence, and the operation of licences once granted, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ofcom will only correspond with and/or deal directly with the applicant or licensee</strong>, and will not discuss matters relating to either an application or a licence with agents, consultants, or other third party representatives.</li></ul><div><br></div>The first two are sensible and logical, but the third appears to rule out such matters as a bona fide objection to anything concerning "....applications for a licence, and the operation of licences once granted...." - and an authorised contractor to the Licensee calling Ofcom to ask for a PI code or verification of an issued frequency or ERP for instance.</div><div><br></div><div>Not a positive forward step I suggest.</div><div><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:34:00 +0000<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: [cma-l] Application process for Short term RSLs during June and July 2015<br><br><div dir="ltr">Ofcom has outlined the application process for short-term restricted service licences (SRSLs) to provide a radio service between 15 June and 23 July 2015.<br><br>Ramadan falls within this period, and Ofcom expects to receive a large number of applications to run radio stations at this time.<br><br>Due to the high demand for SRSLs in some locations in the UK, and the limited FM frequencies available, Ofcom expects to allocate licences by way of a draw.<br><br>The large number of applications Ofcom expects to receive also makes it impractical to accept applications on the usual 'first come, first served' basis.<br><br>Applicants wishing to provide a service between <b>15 June and 23 July 2015</b> are therefore invited to submit their application between <b>19 and 23 January 2015</b>.<br><br><a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/restricted-service-licences/srls-process-2015" target="_blank">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/restricted-service-licences/srls-process-2015</a><br><br>Some changes to SRSL licensing processes have come into effect, so applicants should check the full details available on Ofcom’s website:<br><br><a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/restricted-service-licences/apply/changes-nov14" target="_blank">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/restricted-service-licences/apply/changes-nov14</a><br><br>\\<br><br>Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div>
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