RES906 – 436 – MOD RESOLUTION 906 (REV.WRC-15) Electronic submission of notices for terrestrial services to the Radiocommunication Bureau and exchange of data between administrations The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that the electronic format for submission of notifications concerning terrestrial services under Article 11 and Plans annexed to Regional Agreements has been used by the Radiocommunication Bureau since September 1994; b) that, since 8 December 1998, submission of high-frequency broadcasting schedule requirements under Article 12 has been in electronic format only; c) that, since 3 June 2001 for space services, all notices and related information submitted to the Radiocommunication Bureau pursuant to Articles 9 and 11 have been submitted in electronic format only; d) that, since January 2009, the submission of notices for terrestrial services is done in electronic format only, using the secured ITU web interface WISFAT (Web Interface for the Submission of Frequency Assignments/Allotments to Terrestrial Services) in accordance with Circular Letter CR/297; e) that RRC-06 decided that all submissions in the application of Articles 4 and 5 of the GE06 Regional Agreement shall be in electronic format only; f) that preparation of notices for terrestrial services in electronic format allows administrations to validate the data prior to submission using Radiocommunication Bureau software tools; g) that submission of notices for terrestrial services in electronic format removes the need for the Radiocommunication Bureau to transcribe the data, avoids the potential for the introduction of errors and reduces the data processing effort required by the Radiocommunication Bureau; h) that the submission of notices for terrestrial services in electronic format only may require appropriate training on the Radiocommunication Bureau’s software tools, especially in developing and least-developed countries; i) that, for some administrations, the submission of notices for terrestrial services in electronic format only may require the adaptation of their national procedures and the development of appropriate electronic facilities; j) that information in electronic format could be used to fulfil administrations’ database requirements and facilitate the exchange of information between administrations and with the Radiocommunication Bureau;