Frequency assignment authority

Under spectrum management is any government department ( public authority ), which is responsible for measures to fulfill the obligations under the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) and the International Telecommunication Convention and the Radio Regulations Radio Regulations ( Radio Regulations ). Currently, the edition of 2012, which includes the results of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC -12).

Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is a full member of the ITU. Public authority is the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). For civil / military shared frequency ranges, the BMWi agreement with the Federal Ministry of Defence ( FMOD ) ago. On behalf of the BMWi and the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Network Agency as a civilian frequency management, or to the National Radio Frequency Agency - Germany ( NARFA GE) operates as a military spectrum management. Legal basis is the Telecommunications Act ( the Act), as amended from.

  • For frequency matters relating to the safety of air traffic, the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Navigation is involved.
  • For frequencies that are reported ( bad radio ) for the radio of the authorities and organizations with security tasks, the Federal Ministry of the Interior is involved.
  • Usages of the Ministry of Defense require in the frequency plan in the designated exclusively for military uses frequency ranges to no frequency allocation.

Austria

In Austria, the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Management for fixed service frequency below 1 gigahertz ( GHz), for point -to-point microwave systems above 1 GHz and Richtfunkverteilsysteme (WLL - Wireless Local Loop).

Specific terms of spectrum management

  • Allocation ( of a frequency range ). Listing a certain frequency range in the frequency range plan in terms of use of this area by one or more terrestrial radio services or space radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under specified conditions This term is also used for the frequency ranges concerned.
  • Distribution ( of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel ): When shooting a designated radio frequency or a frequency channel in an agreed, adopted by a competent conference plan in use by one or more administrations for a terrestrial radio services or space radio services in one or more of these countries or geographical areas under specified conditions.
  • Allotment ( of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel ): From an administrative permit issued for a radio station to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions.
  • In all service appeals to the ITU, where the terms allocation, distribution and allocation are used, they have them in the above given meanings beige. In the three working languages ​​of the following terms are used:
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