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Working Group for the Preparations of CITEL for Regional and World Radiocommunication Conference 

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XX Meeting of COM/CITEL will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica from December 3 to 5, 2008
  1. Terms of Reference
  2. Authorities
  3. Preparation for WRC-07
  1. Previous Conferences: 2003, 2000

 

1. Terms of Reference:

  1. To develop common positions and draw up Inter-American proposals on issues related to Radiocommunication and Broadcasting to be addressed by World and/or Regional Conferences convened under the aegis of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
  2. To coordinate relations and the exchange of information with other Regions on issues under its responsibility.
  3. To coordinate CITEL’s work during Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences.
  4. To coordinate topics of mutual interest with other PCC.II.

2. Authorities:

Chair: Mr. Sergio Scarabino (Argentina)
Vice Chair: Mr. Joao Carlos Fagundez Albernaz (Brazil)

3. Preparation for WRC-07:

Meetings Calendar:

The dates of the RA-07, the WRC-07 and CPM-10 are:

   Documents for WRC-07: 

Update: July 30, 2007

Following herewith the documents indicating the current status of CITEL’s preparation for WRC-07, including information on the views, draft preliminary proposals, draft inter-American proposals, and inter-American proposals.

For further information on the documents, please contact the Chair or Deputy Chair of the Working Group, the Coordinators or Rapporteurs for each agenda item indicated in each document:

Status of the supports to the inter-american proposals
First group of proposals
First group of proposals  - corrigendum
Second group of proposals

Coordinators or Rapporteurs of each agenda item:

Sub-Working Group

Issues

Agenda Items

Coordinator

Coordinator Alternate

SWG-1

Terrestrial Services, incl. LF/MF/HF

1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.20

Country:  URUGUAY
Name:  Hector Bude
E-mail:hbude@ursec.gub.uy
Country: UNITED STATES
Name: Shayla Taylor
shaylat@teleregs.com

SWG-2

FSS, BSS, HAPS and MSS

1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.21

Country: VENEZUELA
Name: Jesús Rivera
E-mail:jrivera@conatel.gov.ve
Country: PERU
Name: Claudio Palomares Sarto
E-mail:cpalomares@mtc.gob.pe

SWG-3

 

Regulatory and other Issues

 

1.1, 1.12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.1

Country:  UNITED STATES
Name:  Julie Zoller
E-mail:julie.zoller@itt.com
Country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Name: Javier Garcia
E-mail:
jgarcia@indotel.org.do

SWG-4

 

Sharing 2.5 GHz  and IMT-2000

1.4, 1.9

Country: GUATEMALA
Name: Marco Escalante
E-mail:mescalante@sit.gob.gt
 

SWG-Ad-Hoc*

 

Future Conferences

7.2

Country: BRAZIL
Name: Joao Albernaz
E-mail:albernaz@anatel.gov.br
 

 

Agenda Item

Rapporteur

Rapporteur Alternate

1

On the basis of proposals from administrations, taking account the results of WRC-03 and the Report of the Conference Preparatory Meeting, and with due regard to the requirements of existing and future services in the bands under consideration, to consider and take appropriate action with respect to the following items

 

 

1.1

Requests from administrations to delete their country footnotes or to have their country name deleted from footnotes, if no longer required, in accordance with Resolution 26 (Rev.WRC-97)

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Javier García

jgarcia@indotel.org.do

 

ECUADOR

Diego Merino Cadena

dmerino@conatel.gov.ec

1.2

To consider allocations and regulatory issues related to the Earth exploration-satellite (passive) service, space research (passive) service and the meteorological satellite service in accordance with Resolutions 746 [COM7/8] (WRC‑03) and 742 [COM5/3] (WRC‑03) 

 

UNITED STATES

Shayla Taylor

shaylat@teleregs.com

 

ARGENTINA

Eduardo Gabelloni

gabelloe@telefonica.com.ar

1.3

In accordance with Resolution 747 [COM7/9] (WRC‑03), consider upgrading the radiolocation service to primary allocation status in the bands 9 000-9 200 MHz and 9 300-9 500 MHz and extending by up to 200 MHz the existing primary allocations to the Earth exploration-satellite service (active) and the space research service (active) in the band 9 500-9 800 MHz without placing undue constraint on the services to which the bands are allocated

 

 

UNITED STATES

Glenn Feldhake, EESS- related aspects

glenn.s.fledhake@nasa.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

Fred Moorefield, radar-related aspects

Fred.Moorefield@pentagon.af.mil

 

 

1.4

To consider frequency-related matters for the future development of IMT-2000 and systems beyond IMT-2000 taking into account the results of ITU-R studies in accordance with Resolution 228 (Rev. WRC-03)

 

UNITED STATES

Amy Sanders

alsanders@lucent.com

 

 

CANADA

Cindy Cook

cook.cindy@ic.gc.ca

1.5

To consider spectrum requirements and possible additional spectrum allocations for aeronautical telecommand and high bit-rate aeronautical telemetry, in accordance with Resolution 230 [COM7/5] (WRC‑03)

 

BRAZIL

Maximiliano Martinhao

Maximiliano@anatel.gov.br

 

 

UNITED STATES

Ken Keane

kkeane@duanemorris.com

1.6

To consider additional allocations for the aeronautical mobile (R) service in parts of the bands between 108 MHz and 6 GHz, in accordance with Resolution 414 [COM7/6] (WRC-03) and, to study current satellite frequency allocations, that will support the modernization of civil aviation telecommunication systems, taking into account Resolution 415 [COM7/7] (WRC-03)

 

UNITED STATES

Audrey Allison

audrey.allison@boeing.com

 

 

 

CANADA

 (TBD)

1.7

To consider the results of ITU-R studies regarding sharing between the mobile-satellite service and the space research service (passive) in the band 1 668-1 668.4 MHz, and between the mobile-satellite service and the mobile service in the band 1 668.4-1 675 MHz in accordance with Resolution 744 [COM5/12] (WRC‑03)

 

 

 

ARGENTINA

Juan Masciotra

jmasciotra@cnc.gov.ar

1.8

To consider the results of ITU-R studies on technical sharing and regulatory provisions for the application of high altitude platform stations operating in the bands 27.5-28.35 GHz and 31-31.3 GHz in response to Resolution 145 [COM5/17] (WRC-03), and for high altitude platform stations operating in the bands 47.2-47.5 GHz and 47.9-48.2 GHz in response to Resolution 122 (Rev.WRC-03)

 

URUGUAY

Leslie Green

lgreen@ursec.gub.uy

 

ARGENTINA

Eduardo Gabelloni

gabelloe@telefonica.com.ar

1.9

To review the technical, operational and regulatory provisions applicable to the use of the band 2 500-2 690 MHz by space services in order to facilitate sharing with current and future terrestrial services without placing undue constraint on the services to which the band is allocated

 

 

 

URUGUAY

Héctor Budé

hbude@ursec.gub.uy

 

CANADA 

Phuong Vu

Vu.phuong@ic.gc.ca 

 

1.10

To review the regulatory procedures and associated technical criteria of Appendix 30B without any action on the allotments, the existing systems or the assignments in the List of Appendix 30B

 

PERU

Claudio Palomares Sartor

cpalomares@mtc.gob.pe

 

ARGENTINA

Juan Masciotra

jmasciotra@cnc.gov.ar

1.11

To review sharing criteria and regulatory provisions for protection of terrestrial services, in particular terrestrial television broadcasting services, in the band 620-790 MHz from BSS networks and systems, in accordance with Resolution 545 [COM4/5] (WRC-03)

 

VENEZUELA

Florencio Pinto

fpinto@conatel.gov.ve

 

1.12

To consider possible changes in response to Resolution 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference: “Coordination and notification procedures for satellite networks” in accordance with Resolution 86 [COM4/10] (WRC-03)

 

CANADA

Chantal Beaumier

Beaumier.chantal@ic.gc.ca

 

BRAZIL

Flavio da Silva

fdasilva@loralskynet.com

 

 

UNITED STATES

Gary Chinault

 

 

URUGUAY

Héctor Budé

hbude@ursec.gub.uy

1.13

Taking into account Resolutions 729 (WRC-97), 351 [COM4/2] (WRC-03) and 544 [COM4/11] (WRC-03), to review the allocations to all services in the HF bands between 4 MHz and 10 MHz, excluding those allocations to services in the frequency range 7 000-7 200 kHz and those bands whose allotment plans are in Appendices 25, 26 and 27 and whose channeling arrangements are in Appendix 17, taking account of the impact of new modulation techniques, adapting control techniques and the spectrum requirements for HF broadcasting

 

 

UNITED STATES

Charles Glass

cglass@ntia.doc.gov

 

 

UNITED STATES

John Wood

jwood@ibb.gov

1.14

To review the operational procedures and requirements of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and other related provisions of the Radio Regulations, taking into account Resolutions 331 (Rev.WRC-03) and 342 (Rev.WRC-2000) and the continued transition to the GMDSS, the experience since its introduction, and the needs of all classes of ships 

 

 

UNITED STATES

Alan B. Renshaw

arenshaw@cox.net

 

 

1.15

To consider a secondary allocation to the amateur service in the frequency band 135.7-137.8 kHz

 

URUGUAY

Héctor Budé

hbude@ursec.gub.uy

 

 

 

BRAZIL

Maximiliano Martinhao

Maximiliano@anatel.gov.br

1.16

To consider the regulatory and operational provisions for Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) for equipment other than shipborne mobile equipment, taking into account Resolutions 344 (Rev.WRC-03) and 353 [COM4/4] (WRC-03)

 

UNITED STATES

Alan B. Renshaw

arenshaw@cox.net

 

 

 

ECUADOR

Diego Merino Cadena

dmerino@conatel.gov.ec

1.17

To consider the results of ITU-R studies on compatibility between the fixed-satellite service and other services around 1.4 GHz, in accordance with Resolution 745 [COM5/14] (WRC-03)

ECUADOR

ARGENTINA

Juan Masciotra

jmasciotra@cnc.gov.ar

 

1.18

To review pfd limits in the band 17.7-19.7 GHz for satellite systems using highly inclined orbits, in accordance with Resolution 141 [COM4/23] (WRC-03)

UNITED STATES

Jerry Conner

jerry.conner@itt.com

 

1.19

To consider the results of the ITU-R studies regarding spectrum requirement for global broadband satellite systems in order to identify possible global harmonized FSS frequency bands for the use of Internet applications, and consider the appropriate regulatory/technical provisions, taking also into account No. 5.BC03 of the Radio Regulations

 

 

 

BRAZIL

Sueli Matos

sueli@anatel.gov.br

 

 

 

 

URUGUAY

Héctor Budé

hbude@ursec.gub.uy

 

1.20

To consider the results of studies, and proposals for regulatory measures, if appropriate, regarding the protection of the Earth exploration-satellite service (passive) from unwanted emissions of active services in accordance with Resolution 738 [COM4/14]  (WRC‑03)

  

UNITED STATES

Shayla Taylor

shaylat@teleregs.com

 

 

 

1.21

To consider the results of studies, regarding the compatibility between the radio astronomy service and the active space services in accordance with Resolution 740 [COM4/17] (WRC-03), in order to review and update, if appropriate, the tables of threshold levels used for consultation that appear in the Annex to Resolution 739 [COM4/15] (WRC-03)

 

  

UNITED STATES

Ralph  Puckett

ralph.puckett@disa.mil

 

2

To examine the revised ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference in the Radio Regulations communicated by the Radiocommunication Assembly, in accordance with Resolution 28 (Rev.WRC-03), and to decide whether or not to update the corresponding references in the Radio Regulations, in accordance with principles contained in the Annex to Resolution 27 (Rev.WRC-03); 

 

 

URUGUAY

Héctor Budé

hbude@ursec.gub.uy

 

 

 

 

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Javier García

jgarcia@indotel.org.do

3

To consider such consequential changes and amendments to the Radio Regulations as may be necessitated by the decisions of the Conference 

UNITED STATES

Audrey Allison

audrey.allison@boeing.com

 

 

4

In accordance with Resolution 95 (Rev.WRC-03), to review the Resolutions and Recommendations of previous conferences with a view to their possible revision, replacement or abrogation

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Javier García

jgarcia@indotel.org.do

 

URUGUAY

Leslie Green

lgreen@ursec.gub.uy

5

To review, and take appropriate action on, the Report from the Radiocommunication Assembly submitted in accordance with Nos. 135 and 136 of the Convention

 

 

UNITED STATES

Audrey Allison

audrey.allison@boeing.com

 

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Rafael Sanchez

rsanchez@indotel.org.do

6

To identify those items requiring urgent action by the Radiocommunication Study Groups

UNITED STATES

Audrey Allison

audrey.allison@boeing.com

 

 

7

In accordance with Article 7 of the Convention

 

 

7.1

To consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau:

CANADA

Chantal Beaumier

Beaumier.chantal@ic.gc.ca

URUGUAY

Leslie Green

lgreen@ursec.gub.uy

on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-03;

 

 

on any difficulties or inconsistencies encountered in the application of the Radio Regulations; and

 

 

on action in response to Resolution 80 (Rev.WRC‑2000);

 

 

7.2

To recommend to the Council items for inclusion in the agenda for the next WRC, and to give its views on the preliminary agenda for the subsequent conference and on possible agenda items for future conferences, taking into account Resolution 803 [COM7/B]  (WRC‑03)

 

 

BRAZIL

Joao Albernaz

albernaz@anatel.gov.br

 

 

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