EUROPE, CEPT

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EUROPE, CEPT ITU PP-06

• OVERVIEW OF CEPT AND EUROPEAN
• PREPARATIONS FOR ITU PP-06
• Knut Smaaland, NPT, Norway
• Chairman of CEPT WG ITU PT PP-06
• (Preparations for PP-06)
• (Some slides have information that will appear if
  viewed in notes mode.)
  

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CONTENTS

• ABOUT ERO/ECO (THE CEPT OFFICE)
• ABOUT CEPT
• ABOUT THE CEPT PREPARATORY PROCESS
• ABOUT THE ECP CONCEPT
• ABOUT CANDIDATURES/ELECTED OFFICIALS
• SOME SPECIAL ISSUES
• ABOUT ISSUES IDENTIFIED FOR PP-06
• ANNEX CONTACT INFORMATION
• ANNEX GLOSSARY

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ABOUT ERO/ECO THE CEPT OFFICEwww.ero.dk

• Some words about the office,
• in Copenhagen, Denmark
• that facilitates and support the CEPT work.

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ERO was established in May 1991
as a permanent office of CEPT
to provide support to the ERC (now part of ECC)
on radiocommunications matters
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• Permanent office
• Single permanent office with legal
  personalityto support work of CEPT shall
  
• support the CEPT Presidency,
• i.a. in maintaining Rolling Policy Agenda
• provide support and studies for Committees,
• i.a. for proposing work programme for CEPT on
  the basis of
  
• Rolling Policy Agenda
• be custodian of CEPT archives
• disseminate CEPT information

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Overall radio related objective
The ERO shall, in consultation with interested
parties, develop harmonised radio regulatory
procedures on a European basis including a
proposal for a European table of frequency
allocations for the band 29.7 MHz to 105 GHz
to be implemented by 5 June 2008.
This table shall contain detailed information o
n allocations to specific radio services.
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ABOUT CEPTEuropean Conference of Postal and
Telecommunications Administrations(www.cept.org)

• Some words about the organization and the
  processes.

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The global environment Main players
ITU
IMO
ICAO
RCC
APT
CEPT
ATU
other organisations (MoUs/LoUs)
ATCM
CITEL
NATO
EBU
other regional organisations
EC
ETSI
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The European environment Main players
CEPT
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National administrations
Industry
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MoU
ETSI
EC
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THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF CEPT

• 46 MEMBER STATES OF 48 POSSIBLE,
• (1 APPLICANT COUNTRY AND 1 REMAINING COUNTRY IN
  THE CEPT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT MAY BECOME A
  MEMBER)
  
• ASSEMBLY
• PRESIDENCY AND TROIKA
• CERP, ECC, WG ITU, ECO (ERO, (ETO))
• (PT PP-06 IS NOT GENERALLY OPEN)
• (OTHER REGIONS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN WG
  ITU)

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Organisation of CEPT
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THE CEPT PREPARATORY PROCESS

• (WRCs, RAs and RRCs are handled in a similar
  manner but is not covered in this presentation.)

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WG ITU AND CEPT PREPARATIONS

• Coordination of CEPT positions for all ITU
  conferences except WRCs and Radiocommunication
  Assemblies and RRCs
  
• Reports directly to the CEPT Assembly, (the top
  organ of the organization/conference)
  
• (WRC and RA and RRC preparations are dealt with
  in separate CEPT entities)
  

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WG ITU STRUCTURE

• Chairman Mr Frederic Riehl (Switzerland)
• Vice-chairman Mr Zdenek Voparil (Czech
  Republic)
  
• PT WTDC-06 Mr Dietmar Plesse (Germany)
• PT PP-06 Mr Knut Smaaland (Norway)

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MEETING SCHEDULE

• WG ITU
• 25-26 Jan 2006 ?, Portugal
• 06-07 Mar 2006 Budapest, Hungary
• 21-22 Jun 2006 ?, ?
• PT PP-06
• 12-13 Jan 2006 Paris, France (5th meeting)
• 29-30 Mar 2006 Reykjavik, Iceland (6th meeting)
• 10-11 May 2006 ?, ? (7th meeting)
• PT WTDC-06
• 24-24 Jan 2006 ?, Portugal
• Some more before PP-06

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Cooperation with other regions

• WG ITU meetings are open to representatives of
  other regions (APT, ATCM, ATU, CITEL, RCC etc.)
  
• CEPT representatives will endeavor to attend
  meetings of other regions
  
• Future cooperation Interregional meetings and
  Informal Group is considered important in order
  to streamline both preparations, inputs to and
  the smooth running of the conferences

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ABOUT THE ECP CONCEPT

• ECP EUROPEAN COMMON PROPOSAL

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EUROPEAN COMMON PROPOSALS, ECPs

• PROCESS, PT PP-06 ? WG ITU, (MEETING DECISION)
• DEFINITION
• MULTICOUNTRY PROPOSAL WITH MINIMUM 10 COUNTRIES
  SUPPORTING AND MAXIMUM 6 OPPOSING
  
• PRACTICE
• WE AIM FOR CONSENSUS

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EUROPEAN COMMON PROPOSALS, ECPs

• For WTDC-06 and PP-06, CEPT will produce
  European Common Proposals, ECPs
  
• ECPs generally must have at least 10 countries
  supporting and no more than 6 opposing (in
  practice the aim is for consensus)
  
• The ECPs and a comprehensive brief are the key
  synthesis of the CEPT preparatory processes
  
• Several subjects for potential ECPs have been
  identified for PP-06

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ABOUT CANDIDATURES/ELECTED OFFICIALS

• THE CEPT PROCESS
• AND
• THE RESULT OF THE CEPT PROCESS

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CEPT CANDIDATES FOR POSTS

• The European process
• Determine (single) position of interest/priority
  for Europe
  
• Invite CEPT candidatures
• Select preferred candidate (voting within CEPT)
• Endeavour to address coordination of Council and
  RRB candidatures
  
• (Council)
• (RRB)
• NONE OF THE ABOVE IS VERY EASY OR VERY
  SUCCESSFUL
  

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THE CEPT PROCESS YIELDED

• EUROPE SHOULD AIM FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL
• RE-ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF BR
• THE PROCESS YIELDED THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL
  CANDIDATES
  
• For Secretary-General
• Mr Matthias Kurth, Germany
• For Director of BR
• Mr Valery Timofeev, Russian Federation
• (There are other candidates from Europe, but
  these are not resulting from the CEPT process.)
  

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SOME SPECIAL INFORMATION ISSUES
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COUNCIL PRECEEDING PP-06, POSSIBLY

• A 3 WEEKS DURATION OF PP MEANS EARLY ELECTIONS
  AND PROCEDURES WILL BECOME IMPORTANT.
  
• A MEETING OF COUNCIL FOR 3-4 DAYS BEFORE PP-06 TO
  ELABORATE AND AGREE PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES MAY
  BE A GOOD IDEA.
  
• THIS IDEA SEEMS TO HAVE GROWING SUPPORT.

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THE ITU COUNCIL AND ITS PE/(STAFF) COMMITTEE

• THE NEED TO UPHOLD A PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR
  STAFF MATTERS IN THE ITU COUNCIL HAS BEEN
  QUESTIONED IN CEPT
  
• APT COUNTRIES ON THE COUNCIL MAY WANT TO REFLECT
  ON THIS
  

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RRB ITS SIZE

• SOME MEMBER STATES ARE NOT COMFORTABLE (FOR
  VARIOUS REASONS) WITH THE SIZE OF RRB
  
• IN CEPT THERE IS AN INTEREST IN KNOWING IF
• APT HAS ANY PLANS REGARDING ADDRESSING A
  POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF RRB MEMBERS
  
• (THIS WAS A LENGTHY ISSUE AT PP-98 AND PP-02)
• (THERE ARE NO PLANS WITHIN CEPT TO ELABORATE A
  PROPOSAL TO THIS EFFECT)
  

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ABOUT CEPT IDENTIFIED ISSUESFOR PP-06

• Potential ECPs
• (Some issues may not result in ECPs, new issues
  may arise.)

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PP-06 OVERVIEW OF ISSUES

• EARLY ELECTIONS AND CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
  RESULTS
  
• NUMBER OF ELECTED OFFICIALS/RELEVANCE OF COCO
• EARLY TERMINATION OF OFFICES
• COMPOSITION OF THE ITU COUNCIL
• FUTURE ROLE OF THE ITU (POST WSIS)
• FINANCIAL STABILITY
• ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CONTRIBUTORY UNITS

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PP-06 OVERVIEW OF ISSUES

• LINKAGE OF STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL
  PLANS
  
• COST RECOVERY/NON PAYMENT OF INVOICES (SNF)
• THE TELECOM EVENTS
• THE ITRS
• ITU-T RECOMMENDATION A.8
• OBSERVERS
• SM AND ASSOCIATES, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
• PP RES 119 (RRB WORK METHODS AND EFFICCIENCY)

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Issue 1 EARLY START OF ELECTIONS

• PP-06 WILL HAVE A DURATION OF 3 WEEKS
• TO ENSURE AN EFFICIENT PP EARLY START OF
  ELECTIONS MAY HELP
  
• REQUIRES EARLY SUBMISSIONS OF CREDENTIALS
• AND EARLY COMPLETION OF THE CREDENTIALS
  COMMITTEE
  
• THE NEW GR ALLOWS FOR THIS IF THE CONFERENCE SO
  AGREES (2/3 MAJORITY)
  
• (INTER REGIONAL COORDINATION IN ADVANCE)
• (POSSIBLE SESSION OF COUNCIL WEEK BEFORE PP)

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Issue 2 ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COCO

• ONLY S-G AND D S-G TO BE ELECTED OFFICIALS
• THEY TO BE ELECTED ON ONE TICKET/BALLOT
• NO NEED TO CONTINUE THE COCO
• DIRECTORS TO BE APPOINTED
• (BY? SECTOR ASSEMBLIES?, S-G?, COUNCIL?)
• THIS WILL OF COURSE BE FOR POST 2006 PPs

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Issue 3 EARLY TERMINATION OF OFFICES

• THE BASIC INSTRUMENTS SHOULD HAVE PROVISIONS THAT
  MEMBERS CAN USE TO TERMINATE A PERIOD OF OFFICE
  EARLIER THAN NORMAL
  
• THIS MAY ALSO BE APPLIED IF AN OFFICE HOLDER
  DESIRES TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF FOR EXAMPLE PERSONAL
  GROUNDS
  
• THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE AND IT MIGHT NOT MATURE
  ENOUGH TO BECOME AN ECP
  

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Issue 4 COMPOSITION OF THE ITU COUNCIL

• OBJECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS HAVE
  A SEAT ON THE COUNCIL
  
• (FINANCIAL TRESHOLDS/GROUPINGS OF MSs/ROTATION)
• THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE
• SOME PERCEIVE THAT THIS MAY PUT SMALLER MSs WITH
  A DISADVANTAGE
  
• THERE ARE DIVERSIFIED VIEWS ON THIS IN CEPT
• IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THIS ISSUE WILL MATURE
  SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN AN ECP
  

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Issue 5 FUTURE ROLE OF THE ITU (WSIS)

• THE ROLE OF ITU SHOULD BE DISCUSSED AFTER WSIS
• WTDC-06 WILL LIKELY HAVE IMPORTANT VIEWS ON THIS
• ITU SHOULD NOT BE THE SOLUTION BUT PART OF THE
  SOLUTION TO THE ISSUES THAT WSIS ADDRESSES
  
• BURDEN SHARING
• UNESCO, ICANN, WIPO, WTO WILL ALSO HAVE ROLES
• THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE
  FOLLOW UP OF WSIS
  
• THE CIVIL SOCIETY WILL ALSO LIKELY PLAY A ROLE IN
  THIS AND IN ITU
  

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Issue 6 ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY

• THIS IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT, POSSIBLE MEASURES
• MOVE AWAY FROM PERMANENT CONTRACTS, ITU SHOULD
  COMPLY WITH THE UN POLICY
  
• CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR STAFF IN
  VARIOUS AREAS
  
• RESCHEDULE PPS (EARLY) AND COUNCILS (LATE) TO
  REDUCE FORECASTING PERIODS
  
• STRENGTHEN FORECASTING METHODS (QUARTERLY)
• ANNUAL BUDGETS THAT BALANCE WITHOUT DRAWING ON
  THE RESERVE ACCOUNT
  

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Issue 7 ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTRIBUTORY UNIT

• THE INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO TAKE PLACE MUCH
  EARLIER THAN NORMAL
  
• WILL ENABLE AND EARLY DRAFT FINANCIAL PLAN
• WILL GIVE MSs AMPLE TIME TO CONSIDER FINANCES
• FINALE ANNOUNCEMENT IN 3rd WEEK, WITH SUFFICIENT
  TIME LEFT TO ADJUST ACTIVITIES AND PLANS SHOULD
  THERE BE UNEXPECTED CHANGES TO THE TOTAL NUMBER
  OF UNITS

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Issue 8 LINKAGE OF THE PLANS (RES
72)(STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL)

• Ensure that the S-G, the Directors of the three
  Bureaux and Conferences and Assemblies make full
  use of all the new financial and planning
  mechanisms
• to provide to conferences and assemblies the
  necessary information from the full range of new
  financial and planning mechanisms available to
  allow a reasonable estimate of the financial
  implications of their decisions to be made.

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Issue 9 COST RECOVERY/NON PAYMENT OF INVOICES
(SNF)

• CEPT will likely have an ECP addressing changes
  to the relevant PP RESs following the recent
  decisions by Council as regards SNF (methodology
  etc.)
• CWG FINREGS and CWG Strategic and Financial plans
  will also address the matter
  
• CEPT will return to this after meetings of the
  two CWGs and consider to propose an update of
  Resolution 91
  
• (We currently study if unpaid invoices related to
  retroactive application of Council Decision 482
  can be written off.)
  

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Issue 10 THE TELECOM EVENTS

• The era of the frequent TELECOMs seems to be at
  an end
  
• There is a limit to what the market needs
• There should be only one TELECOM per year
  (Global) and it should alternate between the
  different regions
  
• More transparency is needed in the establishment
  of the TELECOM Board
  

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Issue 11 THE ITRs

• THIS WILL BE REVISITED AGAIN AFTER WSIS and WTDC
• PP-06 ENABLE FUTURE PP (2010) TO ABBROGATE THE
  ITRS
  
• PP-06 MOVE SOME PROVISIONS TO CS / CV
• PP-06 MOVE SOME ASPECTS TO ITU-T
  RECOMMENDATIONS
  
• PP-06 DO NOT CONVENE A WCIT
• PP-10 ABBROGATE THE ITRs

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Issue 12 ITU-T RECOMMENDATION A.8

• THIS MAY EASILY BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL PP ISSUE
• TSAG AND COUNCIL WILL REVISIT THIS BEFORE PP
• THE MAJORITY CEPT VIEW IS THAT THE A.8 WAS
  MODIFIED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER
  
• THAT THE MODIFICATION SERVES A POSITIVE PURPOSE
• THAT REC A.8 SHOULD BE RETAINED AS IS

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Issue 13 OBSERVERS

• General support for the conclusions of CWG
  Observers
  
• SM observers do not represent their sector, but
  they are observers in their own capacity
  
• A MSs may register more than one individual as
  observer at Council. However, only one can be in
  the meting room at any time.
  
• General support for the conclusions of CWG on
  SM/Associates with respect to defraying in the
  cost of ITU
  

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Issue 14 SMs AND ASSOCIATEs

• General support for the conclusions of CWG on
  SM/Associates with respect to defraying in the
  cost of ITU
  

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Issue 15 PP RES 119 (RRB WORK METHODS AND
EFFICIENCY)

• CEPT WILL LIKELY HAVE A PROPOSAL TO MODIFY RES
  119
  
• MAIN OBJECTIVES
• REFLECT THE DECISIONS OF WRC-03 ON
• WORKING METHODS
• DEVELOPMENTS OF RULES OF PROCEDURE
• PREPARATIONS OF RULES OF PROCEDURE
• PURSUANT TO RRBs REPORT TO PP-06 CEPT WILL
  ELABORATE THE ABOVE AND POSSIBLY ALSO ADDITIONAL
  PROPOSALS RELATED TO RRB

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• THANK
• YOU FOR YOUR
• ATTENTION

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GLOSSARY / TERMINOLOGY 1/4 (A-D)

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GLOSSARY / TERMINOLOGY 2/4 (E-I)

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GLOSSARY / TERMINOLOGY 3/4 (J-P)

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GLOSSARY / TERMINOLOGY 4/4 (R-W)

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