Report on Resolution 9 (Rev. Istanbul, 2002) and Question 21/2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
REPORT ON RESOLUTION 9 (REV. ISTANBUL, 2002) AND QUESTION 21/2
1 Introduction
1.1 ITU-D and ITU-R Joint Group for Resolution 9 (2002-2003)
1.2 Work Programme
1.3 Structure of the Report
1.3.1 Part I: National use of spectrum 960-3 000 MHz
1.3.2 Part II: National spectrum management practices
1.3.3 Part III: Calculation of frequency fees
1.4 Proposals for future work
PART I
2 Analysis of the Submissions to Part I of the Questionnaires
2.1 Overview
2.2 Some examples of national allocation tables
2.3 Further sources of information on national strategies for spectrum management
PART II
3 Analysis of the submissions to Part II of the questionnaire
3.1 General structure of Part II of the questionnaire
3.2 Legal and regulatory aspects: questions 1, 2, 4 and 5
3.2.1 Question 1: Legal and regulatory texts
3.2.2 Question 2: Regulations and procedures
3.2.3 Question 4: Equipment - technical requirements and standards
3.2.4 Question 5: Spectrum Redeployment
3.3 Updating the database: Questions 3 and 10
3.3.1 Question 3: National Frequency Allocation Table
3.3.2 Question 10: Policy and planning functions
3.4 Assignments (generic): Questions 7, 8, 9 and 11
3.5 Spectrum management: Questions 6, 15 and 16
3.6 Spectrum monitoring: Questions 12, 13 and 14
3.6.1 Fixed monitoring stations
3.6.2 Mobile monitoring stations
3.6.3 Transportable monitoring stations
3.6.4 Space monitoring stations
3.7 Handbooks and reports
3.8 Problems
ANNEX 1-A – Index of submitters and designated focal points
ANNEX 1-B – Table 1 – Extract from the submission of Albania
ANNEX 1-C – Table 2 – Extract from the submission of United Kingdom
ANNEX 1-D – Extract from the submission of the US Federal Government
ANNEX 1-E – Table 4 – Extract from the submission of the Czech Republic
ANNEX 2-A – Question 1: Regulatory texts
ANNEX 2-B – Question 2: Are regulations and procedures publicly available?
ANNEX 2-C – Question 4: Compliance Procedures
ANNEX 2-D – Question 5: Spectrum redeployment
ANNEX 2-E – Responses concerning Questions 3 et 10
ANNEX 2-F – Responses concerning Question 6
ANNEX 2-G – SECTION 1 – Use of computers for national spectrum management
ANNEX 2-G – SECTION 2 – Administrative Management
ANNEX 2-H – Responses concerning responsibilities of spectrum management (Question 16 b) and c))
ANNEX 2-I – Responses concerning human resources (Question 16 e) and f))
ANNEX 2-J – List of fixed, mobile and transportable radio monitoring stations by Member State
ANNEX 2-K – Radio monitoring stations
ANNEX 2-L – Responses concerning cooperation between spectrum management and monitoring (Question 12 r), s), t) and...
ANNEX 2-M – Responses concerning inspection of radio stations (Question 13)
ANNEX 2-N – Responses concerning handbooks and reports (Question 17) – SECTION 1 – Response by country
ANNEX 2-N – SECTION 2 – Breakdown of answers
ANNEX 2-O – Responses concerning the identification of problems experienced in national spectrum management (Questi...
PART III
1 Introduction
2 Questionnaire responses
3 Analysis of responses
3.1 General questions (Q1 to Q5)
3.1.1 Question Q.1: Are there any legal texts on the establishment of frequency fees?
3.1.2 Question Q.2: What procedure (regulatory, legislative, etc.) is used to review and update your system for setting frequency fees? Are reviews conducted at pre-established regular intervals? Does recourse to market mechanisms (auctions, calls for te
3.1.3 Question Q.3: Are the same approaches and principles used to set frequency fees for all users?
3.1.4 Question Q.4: In addition to direct frequency fees, certain administrations require the payment of additional spectrum-related charges (for example, for spectrum access, spectrum replanning, management of equipment using the frequencies, etc.). Doe
3.1.5 Question Q.5: To which institution(s) are the frequency fees and any additional charges collected paid?
3.2 Exemption from payment of frequency fees
3.3 The application of frequency fees
3.3.1 Methods used by administrations
3.3.2 Explanations, grounds and objectives
3.3.3 Recourse to market mechanisms
4 Updating the report and database
4.1 Updating the report
4.2 Updating the database
5 Analysis of results
5.1 Variables used to determine fees
5.1.1 Variables and applications identified in questionnaire
5.1.2 Processing of responses from administrations
5.1.3 Analysis of variables used
5.2 Fee size
5.3 Recourse to market mechanisms
5.4 Advantages and disadvantages of each approach
6 Database
7 Using the database
ANNEX 1 – Definition of Question 21/2
1 Statement of the situation or problem
2 Question or issue proposed for study
3 Expected outputs
4 Required timing of the expected output
5 Proposers/sponsors
6 Source of required inputs
7 Target audience for the output
8 Proposed method of handling this Question
9 Coordination requirements for the study
ANNEX 2 – Spectrum Fees Database statistics for all countries