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ITU plays a vital role in the management of the radio-frequency
spectrum, a finite natural resource which is increasingly in
demand due to the rapid development of new radio-based services
and the enormous popularity of mobile communications
technologies.
The involvement of the International Telecommunication Union
in issues relating to spectrum is listed as follows:
ITU-R activities related to spectrum
The
ITU Radiocommunication
Sector's website provides a good overview of its activities.
Study Group 1 (SG1) of the ITU-R develops principles and
techniques for effective spectrum management and monitoring,
spectrum sharing criteria and methods, long-term strategies for
spectrum utilization and approaches to national spectrum
management.
SG1 has updated the
ITU Handbook of National Spectrum Management, which
describes spectrum management fundamentals, either from a
technical or from an economical point of view. The current
version (2005 edition) is available for purchase
here.
The
World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-07) will be held
from 15 October to 9 November 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The
Regional Radiocommunications Conference (RRC-06) is being
held from 15 May to 16 July 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The
World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-03) was held from
9 June to 4 July 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Final Acts,
recording the decisions taken at this conference, are available
for purchase
here.
See the
Resolutions of the Regional Radiocommunications Conference
2004, which was held from 10 May to 28 May 2004 in Geneva,
Switzerland.
ITU-D activities related to spectrum
In order to provide assistance to developing countries in matters
related to spectrum the Telecommunication Development Sector
(ITU-D) carried out the following activities:
ITU-D activities related to spectrum management and monitoring
See also:
Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries (SMS4DC)Tool
ITU-D
documents and reports related to spectrum management
ITU-D Study Groups - Spectrum Fees Database
The "Global Symposium for Regulators", was held from 14 to 15
November 2005 in Hammamet, Tunisia . Session VI was dedicated to
“Spectrum
management to promote wireless broadband access”
See: "GSR
Discussion paper on Broadband Spectrum Regulatory Issues
See: "Trends
in Telecommunication Reform 2006: Regulating in the broadband
world" report, which contains a chapter dedicated to "Spectrum
Management to Promote Broadband"
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