RES156 – 245 – ADD RESOLUTION 156 (WRC-15) Use of the frequency bands 19.7-20.2 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz by earth stations in motion communicating with geostationary space stations in the fixed-satellite service1 The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that there is some regulatory ambiguity in the current No. 5.526 with respect to its scope of application; b) that there is a need for global broadband mobile-satellite communications, and that some of this need could be met by allowing earth stations in motion to communicate with space stations of the fixed-satellite service (FSS); c) that the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has studied certain aspects of the technical and operational use of earth stations in motion and that the result of these studies is contained in Reports ITU-R S.2223 and ITU-R S.2357; d) that appropriate technical, regulatory and operational procedures are required for earth stations in motion; e) that current regulatory provisions and their associated Rules of Procedure provide the possibility that an earth station operate within the envelope of coordination agreements established for the corresponding satellite network; f) that there may be a need to clarify that earth stations in motion as referred to in this Resolution are not intended to be used nor to be relied upon for the provision of safety-of-life applications, recognizing a) that the frequency bands 19.7-20.2 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz are globally allocated on a primary basis to the FSS and are used by geostationary-satellite orbit (GSO) FSS networks; b) that, in the frequency band 29.5-30.0 GHz there is an allocation to the fixed and mobile services on a secondary basis in a number of countries (see No. 5.542) and in the frequency band 19.7-20.2 GHz there is an allocation to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis in a number of countries (see No. 5.524); c) that there is a need to take actions to eliminate harmful interference which may be caused to terrestrial services of those administrations listed in No. 5.542; _______________ 1 As referred to in the Table of Frequency Allocations.