Frequency Allocations

Frequency bands (slices of the spectrum) are allocated to the different services either worldwide (worldwide allocation) or regionally (regional allocation) - (Nos. 5.23-5.33).
Band allocations are set out in the Table of Frequency Allocations (Table) - see Frequency Allocations of the  Amateur and Amateur Satellite Service Article 5 of the RR.

Each band may be allocated to one or more services, with equal or different rights. There are two categories of service, namely PRIMARY and secondary . Exceptions (additional or alternative allocations, different categories of service, etc.) or restrictions on allocations in the Table, usually geographical in a smaller area than the region (country, group of countries), are covered in "footnotes" to the Table.

ARTICLE 5

Frequency Allocations

Introduction

5.1   In all documents of the Union where the terms allocation, allotment and assignment are to be used, they shall have the meaning given them in Nos. 1.16 to 1.18, the terms used in the three working languages being as follows:

Section II. Categories of Services and Allocations

5.23   Primary and Secondary Services

5.24   1) Where, in a box of the Table in Section IV of this Article, a band is indicated as allocated to more than one service, either on a worldwide or Regional basis, such services are listed in the following order:

5.25   a) services the names of which are printed in "capitals" (example: FIXED); these are called "primary" services;

5.26   b) services the names of which are printed in "normal characters" (example: Mobile); these are called "secondary" services (see Nos. 5.28 to 5.31).

5.27    2) Additional remarks shall be printed in normal characters (example: MOBILE except aeronautical mobile).

5.28   3) Stations of secondary service:

5.29   a) shall not cause harmful interference to stations of primary services to which frequencies are already assigned or to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date;

5.30   b) cannot claim protection from harmful interference from stations of a primary service to which frequencies are already assigned or may be assigned at a later date;

5.31   c) can claim protection, however, from harmful interference from stations of a same or other secondary service(s) to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date;

5.32    4) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a secondary basis", in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a secondary service (see Nos. 5.28 to 5.31).

5.33    5) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a primary basis", in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a primary service only in that area or country.

5.34   Additional Allocations

5.35    1) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as "also allocated" to a service in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is an "additional" allocation, i.e. an allocation which is added in this area or in this country to the service or services which are indicated in the Table (see No. 5.36).

5.36    2) If the footnote does not include any restriction on the service or services concerned apart from the restriction to operate only in a particular area or country, stations of this service or these services shall have equality of right to operate with stations of the other primary service or services indicated in the Table.

5.37    3) If restrictions are imposed on an additional allocation in addition to the restriction to operate only in a particular area or country, this is indicated in the footnote of the Table.

5.38   Alternative Allocations

5.39    1) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as "allocated" to one or more services in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is an "alternative" allocation, i.e. an allocation which replaces, in this area or in this country, the allocation indicated in the Table (see No. 5.40).

5.40    2) If the footnote does not include any restriction on stations of the service or services concerned, apart from the restriction to operate only in a particular area or country, these stations of such a service or services shall have an equality of right to operate with stations of the primary service or services, indicated in the Table, to which the band is allocated in other areas or countries.

5.41    3) If restrictions are imposed on stations of a service to which an alternative allocation is made, in addition to the restriction to operate only in a particular country or area, this is indicated in the footnote.

5.42   Miscellaneous Provisions

5.43    1) Where it is indicated in these Regulations that a service may operate in a specific frequency band subject to not causing harmful interference, this means also that this service cannot claim protection from harmful interference caused by other services to which the band is allocated under Chapter SII of these Regulations.

5.44    2) Except if otherwise specified in a footnote, the term "fixed service", where appearing in Section IV of this Article, does not include systems using ionospheric scatter propagation.

5.45    Not used.

Updated: 17 janvier, 2017