4. PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITU-D SECTOR Final report of ITU-D Focus Group 7: New Technologies for Rural Applications 2001 More than 2.5 billion people (over 40% of the planet's population) live in rural and remote areas of developing countries. Of the small fraction that has any access to telecommunications, voice telephony has been the main service provided. But today, interactive multimedia services, such as e-mail, tele-education and telemedicine, are just as important as voice connectivity. This report looks at technological developments that have the potential to support interactive multimedia services in rural and remote areas. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR EFSA 92-61-09091-5 92-61-09092-3 92-61-09093-1 92-61-09096-6 92-61-09094-X 18697 18698 18699 23649 21465 112 112 112 114 107 64.- R EFSA 64.- R 64.- E, F, S 18726 92-61-09117-2 112 Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries (SMS4DC) – Version 3.0 Edition 2009 The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the third version of a harmonized, efficient, automated technical and administrative tool for spectrum management in developing countries under the brand name SMS4DC (Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries). The version 3.0 contains an upgrade to display results on Google Earth; provide links between SMS4DC and the ARGUS monitoring software of Rohde & Schwarz; the frequency allocation table approved by WRC-07 and additional enhancements to the Version 2 of the software. SMS4DC is sold as an integrated software package on CD-ROM containing the Software, a user manual and Digital Terrain Map of the world. SMS4DC software is available in English, with the user manual in English. No facilities of services regarding data migration or specific software support or training are included in this Publication. It may be necessary for some users to obtain assistance in order to take full advantage of SMS4DC. ITU invites users having special needs to contact BDT (bdtmail@itu.int) to discuss specific assistance possibilities. <NEW> Availability: now available MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR 4860.- E 34309 92-61-12951-X