The European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution towards a European policy on the radio spectrum, with basis in the report of December 2006, approved by the Committee on Industry. This resolution, passed on 14 February, follows a series of European Commission initiatives on the review of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. Part of this review is a European policy of adopting a more flexible approach to spectrum management and the introduction of a market-based approach to its use.
In the resolution the Parliament emphasises the principle of technological and service neutrality; suggests that regulatory conditions be developed with a view to ensuring technical co-existence and the avoidance of interference in bands which have already been assigned; stresses the importance of ensuring that adequate amounts of spectrum be allocated to services of public and general interest, including broadcasting services, as well as the need to include a clause on reallocating frequencies; notes that the Member State regimes for spectrum allocation and exploitation differ widely (and that these differences could represent serious obstacles single spectrum market); and considers that the EU needs to adopt a sustainable spectrum management policy, calling for the adoption of a casuistic approach.
Further information:
- European Parliament resolution Towards a European policy on the radio spectrum http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2007-0041+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
- Comissão Europeia: Política do espectro radioeléctrico http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/radio_spectrum/index_en.htm
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Spectrum management https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=34340
- Electronic communications - regulatory framework https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=60209
- EU - European Union https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=66653
