On 31 March 2016 Ofcom issued a consultation document entitled Managing the effects of 700 MHz Clearance on PMSE and DTT viewers. It can be found here: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/700-clearance-cfi
The consultation is designed to ascertain the possible level of funding that will be needed to compensate PMSE users whose equipment will be left fully or partially redundant after the 700 MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
Towards the bottom of the webpage listed above, there is a link to a 'PMSE Financial Questionnaire'. While the UK Government has not yet formally committed to a funding package for audio PMSE users that will affected by the 700 MHz clearance, the fact that the questionnaire exists shows that a very real attempt is being undertaken by the Government to try to establish how much money might be needed to compensate audio PMSE equipment users. Thus far, £600m has been allocated by the UK Government for the 700 MHz clearance programme as a whole - this includes changes affecting Digital Terrestrial Television and PMSE.
Equipment that will be affected, and therefore may need replacing under a possible compensation scheme, includes:
