CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
�1���� The international context
������� 1.1���� International principles governing spectrum use
������� 1.2���� Multilateral agreements
����������������� 1.2.1���� International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
����������������� 1.2.2���� Regional harmonization
����������������� 1.2.3���� Specialized international organizations
����������������� 1.2.4���� The World Trade Organization (WTO)
������� 1.3���� Standardization at the international, regional and national levels which might have implications on the regulatory framework for national spectrum management
����������������� 1.3.1���� The structure of international standardization
����������������� 1.3.2���� An example of standardization at a regional level: the structure of European standardization
����������������� 1.3.3���� The global level according to WTO rules
������� 1.4���� Multilateral agreements
�2���� The national context
������� 2.1���� Principles of national spectrum use
����������������� 2.1.1���� Rights and obligations with regard to the spectrum
����������������� 2.1.2���� Examples of possible approaches to management of national spectrum organization
����������������� 2.1.3���� Transparent management
����������������� 2.1.4���� Economic aspects
������� 2.2���� The linkage between international and national regulations
����������������� 2.2.1���� Allocations
����������������� 2.2.2���� Assignments
����������������� 2.2.3���� Authorizations (or licences)
����������������� 2.2.4���� Monitoring the spectrum
����������������� 2.2.5���� Interference
����������������� 2.2.6���� International representation
������� 2.3���� Factors affecting legal approaches
����������������� 2.3.1���� Objectives, scope of spectrum management
����������������� 2.3.2 ����Legal framework, regulation
����������������� 2.3.3���� Geography, geopolitical environment
����������������� 2.3.4���� Society, administrative and legal culture
����������������� 2.3.5���� Level of economic development
�3���� Conclusion
Annex 1� Possible approaches to management of national spectrum organizations
�1���� Spectrum management organizations and their duties
������� 1.1���� Duties of the Bureau of Radio Regulation
������� 1.2���� Duties of the State Radio Monitoring Center
������� 1.3���� Duties of radio regulators in provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and cities divided into districts
�2���� Legislative and regulatory framework
Annex 2� Extract from the Handbook on National Spectrum Management� Best practices for national spectrum management
Annex 3� GATS: Article VI Domestic Regulation