RES224 – 285 – MOD RESOLUTION 224 (REV.WRC-15) Frequency bands for the terrestrial component of International Mobile Telecommunications below 1 GHz The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) is the root name that encompasses IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced and IMT-2020 collectively (see Resolution ITU-R 56); b) that IMT systems are intended to provide telecommunication services on a worldwide scale, regardless of location, network or terminal used; c) that parts of the frequency band 790-960 MHz are extensively used in the three Regions by mobile systems; d) that IMT systems have already been deployed in the frequency band 694/698-960 MHz in some countries of the three Regions; e) that some administrations of Regions 2 and 3 are planning to use the frequency band 470-694/698 MHz, or part of that frequency band, for IMT; f) that the frequency band 450-470 MHz is allocated to the mobile service on a primary basis in the three Regions and that IMT systems have already been deployed in some countries of the three Regions; g) that results of the sharing studies for the frequency band 450-470 MHz are contained in Report ITU-R М.2110; h) that cellular-mobile systems in the three Regions in the frequency bands below 1 GHz operate using various frequency arrangements; i) that, where cost considerations warrant the installation of fewer base stations, such as in rural and/or sparsely populated areas, frequency bands below 1 GHz are generally suitable for implementing mobile systems, including IMT; j) that frequency bands below 1 GHz are important, especially for some developing countries and countries with large areas where economic solutions for low population density areas are necessary; k) that Recommendation ITU-R M.819 describes the objectives to be met by IMT-2000 in order to meet the needs of developing countries, and in order to assist them to “bridge the gap” between their communication capabilities and those of developed countries;l) that Recommendation ITU-R M.1645 also describes the coverage objectives of IMT,