CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
1 Introduction
2 Increase of the spectrum efficiency resulting from the transition to digital terrestrial television in UHF bands
        2.1 Definition of the digital dividend
                  2.1.1 Cases of definition of the digital dividend in ITU Region 1
                  2.1.2 Cases of definition of the digital dividend in ITU Region 2
                  2.1.3 Cases of definition of the digital dividend in ITU Region 3
                  2.1.4 General approach to the definition of the digital dividend
        2.2 Size of the digital dividend
        2.3 Problems that could be solved by proper implementation of the digital dividend
                  2.3.1 Issue of bridging the digital divide between urban and rural areas
        2.4 Aspects of the availability of a digital dividend
                  2.4.1 Problems that occur by implementing the digital dividend
                  2.4.2 Conditions and time constraints of the availability of the digital dividend
                  2.4.3 Compatibility issues of the digital dividend
3 Application of the digital dividend
        3.1 Further development of digital terrestrial broadcasting
        3.2 Increase of available radio spectrum for other primary service
                  3.2.1 Mobile service (IMT systems)
                  3.2.2 Other mobile communication systems
        3.3 Different ways to exploit the digital dividend
4 Spectrum management aspects relevant to the digital dividend
        4.1 Issue 1: Spectrum planning principles
        4.2 Issue 2: International and regional harmonization
                  4.2.1 Europe
                  4.2.2 Asia Pacific
                  4.2.3 Worldwide Harmonization
        4.3 Issue 3: Cross-border coordination
                  4.3.1 European coordination
                  4.3.2 African coordination
                  4.3.3 Asian coordination
5 National spectrum management aspects
6 Other relevant aspects (socio-economic, societal and political) for decisions on the digital dividend utilization
       6.1 An approach based on general considerations: technical, socio-economic, societal and other
        6.2 An approach based on the estimation of the consumer demand for one or another future service (or extension/prolongation of existing service) in the respective area (region, country, part of a country)
7 Summary
Annex 1  National experience on the implementation of  the digital dividend in different countries
Attachment 1 (to Annex 1)  National experience on the implementation of the digital dividend in the Russian Federation
1 Introduction
2 National decisions concerning availability of the digital dividend
Attachment 2 (to Annex 1)  An example of spectrum redeployment process based on the Benin experience
1 Issues and objectives of the redeployment
2 Methodology
3 Results of the redeployment
4 Conclusion
Attachment 3 (to Annex 1)  Information on the implementation of the digital dividend  in the United States of America
Attachment 4 (to Annex 1)  National experience on the implementation of the  digital dividend in Brazil
1 The 700 MHz Auction and the process of refarming the first digital dividend band
2 The refarming of the digital dividend band
        2.1 The strategy to implement the refarming of the 700 MHz band
        2.2 Avoiding conflicts of interest between Telecom Service Providers and Broadcasters
Annex 2  Planning considerations embodied in the GE06 Agreement and Plans
Annex 3  Possible approach to decide on the optimal use of the digital dividend through an analysis of consumer demand of television and mobile communication services
1 Social-economic factors affecting the decision on the use the digital dividend
2 Consumer demand for future TV services
3 Consumer demand for future mobile communication services
4 Willingness to pay for future TV and mobile communication services