Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS TAXES COLLECTION REGULATIONS*2* (AMENDMENT) 1997 No. 158 - REG 2

2.1 After regulation 4A, insert: Withdrawal of AMPS spectrum (Melbourne and
Sydney)

"4B. A refund of $828,774 is payable to Telstra Corporation Limited
('Telstra') for the withdrawal, on and from 1 January 1997, of 3 megahertz
(MHz) in the 880 MHz to 890 MHz band in the Sydney and Melbourne regions from
the Public Mobile Telecommunications Service Class A licence held by Telstra
until 19 May 1997. [NOTE: The amount of $828,774 is derived from the formula:

$362,713 x 3 x 2 x (139 divided by 365) = $828,774.36 (rounded to $828,774)

where: $362,713 is the annual amount of tax per MHz per city paid by Telstra
for the licence; 3 is the number of MHz withdrawn; 2 is the number of cities
where the spectrum was in use; 139 is the number of days' use of the spectrum
that Telstra had paid for, and lost because of the withdrawal.]".