BRTSD

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference situations and salient points for
Administrations in the RCC region
BCD
25 29 April 2005 Dakar
Dakar 2005
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned broadcasting
assignments
Territories covered by the ST61/GE89 Agreements

• Analogue and digital1, 2 assignments contained in
  the ST61 and/or GE89 Plans on 31 October 2005
• Analogue and digital1, 2 assignments successfully
  coordinated under the procedures of Article 4 of
  the ST61 and/or GE89 Agreements by 31 October
  2005
• T-DAB allotments and assignments successfully
  coordinated by 31 October 2005 with all
  administrations affected, the territories of
  which are inside the RRC planning area1, 2

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned broadcasting
assignments
Territories covered by the ST61/GE89 Agreements

• Assignments recorded in the Master International
  Frequency Register (MIFR) by 31 December 1989
  with a favorable finding with respect to the
  applicable provisions of the RR, and without
  complaint of harmful interference received by the
  BR
• Analogue broadcasting assignments to be submitted
  to the BR by Iraq within three months after the
  end of the first session of the conference under
  the procedure and conditions mentioned in Note 4
  below.

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned broadcasting
assignments
Territories covered by the ST61/GE89 Agreements

• These digital assignments and allotments shall
  not be given more protection than other digital
  and analogue entries in the new plan.
• The criteria to be used for coordination of T-DAB
  with respect to other analogue and digital
  assignments and allotments of the broadcasting
  service and assignments of the other primary
  services are contained in A.1.2.2 of the
  report. In this regard, these criteria are to be
  applied provisionally as part of Article 4
  procedures of the ST61 and GE89 Agreements.

Dakar 2005
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned broadcasting
assignments
Territories not covered by the ST61/GE89
Agreements

• analogue and digital2 assignments successfully
  coordinated by 31 October 2005 with all
  administrations concerned belonging to the RRC
  planning area
• assignments contained in the RCC List3
  successfully coordinated by 31 October 2005 with
  all affected4 administrations, the territories of
  which are inside the RRC planning area.

Dakar 2005
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned broadcasting
assignments
Territories not covered by the ST61/GE89
Agreements
3 This list of frequency assignments to
television broadcasting stations has been
produced by the countries in the extended
planning area defined in Council Res. 1185
(modified, 2003) and is set out in the annex to
CR/209. 4 Use the criteria and methods for the
coordination as given in A.1.2.4.
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned assignments of
other primary services

• Assignments notified to the BR and recorded in
  the MIFR by 31 December 1989 with a favourable
  finding with respect to the applicable provisions
  of the RR, and without complaint of harmful
  interference received by the BR
• Assignments notified to the BR and recorded or
  considered as being recorded in the MIFR between
  31 December 1989 and 10 May 2004 with a
  favourable finding with respect to the applicable
  provisions of the RR, and without complaint of
  harmful interference received by the BR
• Assignments notified to the BR after 10 May 2004
  which have been successfully coordinated by 31
  October 20056, 7.

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Definition of existing and planned assignments of
other primary services
6 Applicable coordination criteria and
procedures are given in Resolution GT PLEN/3. 7
Such assignments should not claim more
protection from digital assignments/allotments in
the new plans than they already have from the
relevant existing and planned assignments.
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Broadcasting

• CR/217 and addendum 1
• Reference situation under
• Assignments recorded in the Master International
  Frequency Register (MIFR) by 31 December 1989
  with a favourable finding with respect to the
  applicable provisions of the RR, and without
  complaint of harmful interference received by the
  BR
• 456 of 1320 assignments without equivalents in
  the ST61 or GE89 plans
• Some assignments affecting countries in the ABA.

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Broadcasting

• Actions from the African Group in relation to
  CR/217
• Indicate whether the assignments from the MIFR
  should NOT be taken into consideration in the
  establishment of the new plan
• Indicate their service type code using the BC6
  notice form (CR/230).

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Other primary services

• CR/216 Reference situation under
• Assignments notified to the BR and recorded in
  the MIFR by 31 December 1989 with a favourable
  finding with respect to the applicable provisions
  of the RR, and without complaint of harmful
  interference received by the BR
• 508 assignments qualify under conditions of
  definition
• Assignments from the group of T11 and T12
  assignments affecting some countries of the
  African Group
• No assignments from the T13 and T14 group.

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Other primary services

• Actions from the African Group in relation to
  CR/216
• Indicate whether the assignments from the group
  of T11 and T12 assignments should be taken into
  consideration in the establishment of the new
  plan
• Indicate their service type code using the R06
  notice form (CR/224).

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Other primary services

• CR/220
• Reference situation under
• Assignments notified to the BR and recorded or
  considered as being recorded in the MIFR between
  31 December 1989 and 10 May 2004 with a
  favourable finding with respect to the applicable
  provisions of the RR, and without complaint of
  harmful interference received by the BR
• 8488 assignments qualify under conditions of
  definition
• Assignments from several countries from the
  African Group are included.

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
Reference Situations
BCD
Circular Letters relating to the reference
situations
Other primary services

• Actions from the African Group in relation to
  CR/220
• Indicate whether the assignments that are
  eligible for protection in this category should
  be taken into consideration in the establishment
  of the new plan
• Notify such assignments and indicate their
  service type code using the R06 notice form
  (CR/224).

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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
BCD
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Workshop for the African Group of Countries
BR/TSD
BCD
Merci Thank you
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