Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
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The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the use of the radio spectrum and wireless communication equipment, including licensing and enforcement powers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 canonical | 2 |
| Wireless Telegraphy Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6387786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Context triple: [Investigatory Powers Act 2016, amends, Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006]
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A.
Communications Act 2003
The Communications Act 2003 is a major UK law that overhauled regulation of broadcasting and telecommunications, creating a unified framework for electronic communications and media services.
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B.
Broadcasting Act 1980
The Broadcasting Act 1980 is a UK law that reformed broadcasting regulation and enabled the creation of new television services, including the Welsh-language channel S4C.
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C.
Telecommunications Act (Canada)
The Telecommunications Act (Canada) is the primary federal statute that regulates telecommunications services and carriers in Canada, defining the powers and responsibilities of regulators and industry participants.
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D.
Communications Act of 1934
The Communications Act of 1934 is a landmark U.S. federal law that consolidated and expanded regulation of interstate and foreign communications, establishing a comprehensive framework for overseeing radio, telephone, and later other electronic communications services.
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E.
Radiocommunications Agency
The Radiocommunications Agency was a former UK government body responsible for managing and regulating the radio spectrum before its functions were absorbed into Ofcom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Target entity description: The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the use of the radio spectrum and wireless communication equipment, including licensing and enforcement powers.
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A.
Communications Act 2003
The Communications Act 2003 is a major UK law that overhauled regulation of broadcasting and telecommunications, creating a unified framework for electronic communications and media services.
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B.
Broadcasting Act 1980
The Broadcasting Act 1980 is a UK law that reformed broadcasting regulation and enabled the creation of new television services, including the Welsh-language channel S4C.
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C.
Telecommunications Act (Canada)
The Telecommunications Act (Canada) is the primary federal statute that regulates telecommunications services and carriers in Canada, defining the powers and responsibilities of regulators and industry participants.
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D.
Communications Act of 1934
The Communications Act of 1934 is a landmark U.S. federal law that consolidated and expanded regulation of interstate and foreign communications, establishing a comprehensive framework for overseeing radio, telephone, and later other electronic communications services.
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E.
Radiocommunications Agency
The Radiocommunications Agency was a former UK government body responsible for managing and regulating the radio spectrum before its functions were absorbed into Ofcom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ofcom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
mobile communications equipment
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other wireless communication devices ⓘ radio equipment ⓘ satellite communication equipment ⓘ television transmission equipment ⓘ |
| consolidates |
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949
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Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 ⓘ
linked to:
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 ⓘ other enactments relating to wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
enforcement powers
ⓘ
forfeiture of apparatus ⓘ interference with wireless telegraphy ⓘ licence exemptions ⓘ offences relating to unlicensed use ⓘ spectrum trading ⓘ wireless telegraphy licensing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
civil enforcement powers
ⓘ
criminal sanctions ⓘ |
| givesPowerTo | Ofcom ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
to enforce licence conditions
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to exempt certain equipment from licensing ⓘ to issue wireless telegraphy licences ⓘ to make regulations concerning radio spectrum use ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalArea |
communications law
ⓘ
information technology law ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| purpose |
to consolidate enactments relating to wireless telegraphy
ⓘ
to provide enforcement powers in relation to wireless telegraphy ⓘ to provide for licensing of wireless telegraphy equipment ⓘ to regulate the use of the electromagnetic spectrum for wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates |
use of radio spectrum
ⓘ
wireless communication equipment ⓘ wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
radio communications
ⓘ
spectrum management ⓘ telecommunications law ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | spectrum licensing framework ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Description of subject: The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the use of the radio spectrum and wireless communication equipment, including licensing and enforcement powers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006