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Appendix H : Articles 31 and 52 of the ITU Radio Regulations and Rec. ITU-R SM.1603

Rec. ITU-R SM.1603

 

Spectrum redeployment* as a method of national spectrum management

(Question ITU-R 216/1)

(2003-2012-2014)

 

Scope

This Recommendation gives guidelines for spectrum redeployment issues.

 

Keywords

Guidelines, national spectrum management, spectrum redeployment, spectrum refarming.

 

Related ITU Recommendations, Reports

Reports ITU-R SM.2015, ITU-R SM.2012 and ITU-R SM.2153.

NOTE – In every case the latest edition of the Recommendation/Report in force should be used.

 

The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering:

a) that all administrations need to make spectrum available for new radio applications and for increased use of existing applications;
b) that as the use of the spectrum increases it may become progressively more difficult for administrations to find suitable spectrum for radio applications;
c) that making spectrum available for some new applications may require redeployment to other frequency bands or redeployment to new technologies (i.e. to decreased bandwidth or analogue to digital);
d) that redeploying licence-exempt bands will be complicated by lack of records of users;
e) the experiences of administrations in spectrum redeployment techniques would provide information on the practice;
f) that frequency management and thus redeployment of spectrum is a national responsibility and there is a need for guidelines by collating the experiences of administrations in spectrum redeployment techniques, recommends:
(1) that the following definition for spectrum redeployment be recognized as:

"Spectrum redeployment (spectrum refarming) is a combination of administrative, financial and technical measures aimed at removing users or equipment of the existing frequency assignments either completely or partially from a particular frequency band. The frequency band may then be allocated to the same or different service(s). These measures may be implemented in short, medium or long time-scales.";

(2) that Annex 1 should be used as a guide for national consideration of redeployment issues.

 

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* Also referred to as "refarming"