On April 18th, a new general policy was published by the Government reinforcing the objectives regarding the Radiocommunications Act 1989.
The policy includes guaranteeing competition in the provision of all communication services, and grating radio licenses including the short wave radio broadcasting following ITU and others.
For that, some directions were taken to achieve the objectives and the highlight is for items 8 and 9 as follows:
8) Technology developments and international harmonization decisions will affect the Government’s decisions on the long-term use of the frequencies listed in clause 9. Until the Government makes a final decision on the long-term use of a frequency range listed in clause 9, new radio licenses will not be granted for services in that frequency range except where the granting of radio licenses is necessary for:
a) maintaining the coverage of services provided by existing licensees;
b) facilitating, using short-term licenses, the transition of existing licensed services to alternative frequencies;
c) demonstrating, using short-term licenses and subject to the protection of existing licensed services, the operation of new technologies; or
d) facilitating, using short-term licenses and subject to existing licensed services, the use of this spectrum for specific short-term events;
9) The frequencies for clause 8 are:
- 184 MHz – 210 MHz;
- 1427 MHz – 1525 MHz;
- 1730 MHz – 1740 MHz;
- 1825 MHz – 1835 MHz;
- 1900 MHz – 1910 MHz;
- 2370 MHz – 2395 MHz; and
- 5875 MHz – 5925 MHz;
Type Approval Impacted? Yes, 1900 to 1910 MHz devices
Spectrum Impacted? Yes,
1427 – 1525 MHz;
1730 MHz —1740 MHz;
1825 MHz – 1835 MHz;
Are now reserved
184 MHz – 210 MHz;
2370 MHz – 2395 MHz;
5875 MHz – 5925 MHz;
Were already reserved
1900 MHz – 1910 MHz;
This was not considered in the NFP for specific used/reserved
Imports Impacted? No
Standards: No
Product Impacted? Radios, repeaters, SRD, DECT