The European Commission released on 29 September a communication on the EU spectrum policy priorities for the digital switchover, in the framework of the next International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Regional Radiocommunication Conference, in May 2006 (RRC-06).
Having in mind that the decisions to be made during the RRC-06 on the new frequency planning will have a strong impact on the digital switchover process, the Commission underlines the importance of safeguarding the European position. In this scope it calls for the necessary co-ordination of Member States aiming at approving common positions which should foresee the challenges placed by the convergence of electronic communications services that stem from the ongoing technological developments.
On 14 September, the Commission had adopted another Communication on the market-based approach to radio spectrum management in the European Union, in connection with the EU’s policy agreement to be reached between Member States, with the purpose of establishing spectrum markets until 2010.
Lastly, and also regarding radio spectrum, the Commission adopted on 6 September a Communication on the second annual report regarding a forward-looking radio spectrum policy for the European Union. Besides an update on this matter, the Communication also includes, among other items, the contributions in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy objectives, identifying the key initiatives to be taken in a near future. Included in this communication is a synthesis-table on the developments registered since the first annual report and the timetable of spectrum policy actions until 2010 at the EU’s level.
Further information:
- Commission proposes advancing the single market for radio spectrum use http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1199&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
- Comunicação sobre a abordagem baseada no mercado em matéria de gestão do espectro radioeléctrico na UE ? COM (2005) 400 final (em inglês) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2005/com2005_0400en01.pdf
- Comunicação sobre o segundo relatório anual relativo à política do espectro radioeléctrico da UE para o futuro - COM (2005) 411 (em inglês) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2005/com2005_0411en01.pdf
- New EU Radio Spectrum Strategy: Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/345&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
- Comunicação sobre as prioridades da política do espectro relativas à transição digital, no quadro da próxima Conferência das Radiocomunicações da União Internacional das Telecomunicações (UIT), que terá lugar em 2006 (RRC-06) - COM (2005) 461 (em inglês) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2005:0461:FIN:PT:PDF
- Comissão Europeia - sítio sobre o espectro radioeléctrico (em inglês) http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/radio_spectrum/index_en.htm
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Radio Spectrum Committee (RSC) - Call on IMT-2000 https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=297543
- European Commission launches call for tender for study on the use of the radio spectrum https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=291966
