RES766 – 421 – ADD RESOLUTION 766 (WRC-15) Consideration of possible upgrading of the secondary allocation to the meteorological-satellite service (space-to-Earth) to primary status and a primary allocation to the Earth exploration- satellite service (space-to-Earth) in the frequency band 460-470 MHz The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that data collection systems (DCS) operate on geostationary and non-geostationary orbits in the meteorological-satellite (MetSat) service and the Earth exploration-satellite service (EESS) (Earth-to-space) systems in the frequency band 401-403 MHz; b) that DCS are essential for monitoring and predicting climate change, monitoring oceans, and water resources, weather forecasting and assisting in protecting biodiversity, improving maritime security; c) that most of these DCS have implemented satellite downlinks (space-to-Earth) in the frequency band 460-470 MHz which bring significant improvements to the operation of satellite DCS, such as the transmission of information to optimize the usage of the terrestrial data collection platforms; d) that the frequency band 460-470 MHz is currently allocated to MetSat (space-to-Earth) on a secondary basis; e) that No. 5.290 identifies some administrations that already have a primary MetSat allocation, subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21; f) that the frequency band 460-470 MHz is currently allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis and is widely used by these services; g) that there is a need to protect the fixed and mobile services in the frequency band 460-470 MHz and not to constrain their future development; h) that, according to No. 5.289, EESS applications, other than MetSat, may also be used in the frequency bands 460-470 MHz and 1 690-1 710 MHz for space-to-Earth transmissions, subject to not causing harmful interference to stations operating in accordance with the Table of Frequency Allocations; i) that No. 5.286AA identifies the frequency band 450-470 MHz for use by administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), considering further a) that at least one administration has adopted national regulatory provisions providing a power flux-density (pfd) limit of −152 dBW/m2/4 kHz for protecting systems of the terrestrial services;