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Activities that led to the requirement for
convening the RRC-04/05
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Precipitating Circumstances

• Availability of technology (T-DAB, DVB-T)

• Special arrangement WI95 (revised Maastricht 2002)

• Multilateral coordination agreement Chester 1997

• Notification of digital television in ST61 and
  GE89 Regional Agreements

• Establishment of digital broadcasting networks in
  several countries

• Limits of spectrum occupancy reached in parts of
  Europe

• Require a plan for digital broadcasting optimised
  for spectrum usage

• Viewer/listener expectations

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Initial steps
Measures taken by CEPT countries

• PT-24 of CEPT, Oslo meeting, 27-29 April 1999
• Advantages/disadvantages of having a conference

• Naples 17-21 Jan 2000, preparation of request to
  ITU to initiate process

• 20 countries located in EBA request ITU to
  commence procedure, August 2000 (a minimum of 15
  requests required)

• FM PT-24, Manchester, 14-18 May 2001 preparation
  of draft resolution of the agenda for the RRC

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Consultation procedure to convene the RRC-04/05
Circular letter DM-1163, 17 August 2000

• Consultation of Member States of the EBA on
  convening the RRC to revise ST61 Agreement

Results of consultation procedure, October 2000

• 43 affirmative responses received from

• 52 Member States entitled to vote

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Consultation procedure to convene the
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RAG, 12-16 March 2001

• Some countries in Regions 1 and 3, outside EBA,
  wished to be included in the planning process

• BR document considerations concerning the scope
  of the conference and options for organizing the
  preparatory work

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Council 18-29 June 2001
Draft resolution (agenda of the RRC), Germany, 1
June 2001 Basis for adoption of Res. 1185
BR considerations

• scope of the conference

• options for organizing the preparatory work

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Council 18-29 June 2001 continued
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Council 18-29 June 2001 continued
Contributions from Members States outside EBA

• Draft resolution (Res. 1180) on a consultation
  process for a possible extension of the planning
  area.

• Different scenarios

• RRC for EBA (ST61) only

• RRC for EBA (ST61) and additional countries

• RRC for ABA (GE89) only

• RRC for ABA (GE89) and additional countries

• Common conference for EBA (ST61) and ABA (GE89)

• Common conference for EBA (ST61), ABA (GE89) and
  additional countries

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Council 18-29 June 2001 continued
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Consultation procedure Phase 1 Formal approval
of Res. 1180
Circular letter DM-129, 18 July 2001 (31 Oct.
2001)

• Addressed to all Member States

• Consultation to complete the provisional list of
  additional countries in draft Res. 1180

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Consultation procedure Phase 1 Formal approval
of Res. 1180 continued
Consultation letter DM-1217, 5 Oct. 2001 (16 Nov.
2001)

• Addressed to Council Members

• Formal approval of Res. 1180 (complete list of
  additional countries)

• Requires approval from more than half of Council
  Members

• Did not succeed

Consultation letter DM-1224, 26 Nov. 2001 (21
Dec. 2001)

• Addressed to Council Members

• Repeat consultation for formal approval of Res.
  1180

• 45 Council Members, received 14 replies

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Consultation procedure Phase 2 Implementation
of Res. 1180
Multi-address letter DM-1230, 23 January 2002 (6
March 2002)

• Addressed to 56 Members States in EBA

• Replacement of ST61 planning area with the
  combined planning areas of ST61 and GE89

• Required 28 replies, received 28 replies from 54
  Member States entitled to vote

Multi-address letter DM-1231, 23 January 2002 (6
March 2002)

• Addressed to 64 Members States in ABA

• Revision of GE89 Agreement at the combined
  conference for reviewing ST61 (combined planning
  areas ST61 and GE89)

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Consultation procedure Phase 2 Implementation
of Res. 1180 continued
Multi-address letter DM-1244, 3 April 2002 (30
May 2002, extended to 10 July 2002 by
Council-2002)

• Addressed to 120 Member States

• Extension of the planning area to include
  additional countries of Region 1 up to 170º E as
  well as Iran excluding Mongolia

• Required 67 replies, received 46 from 99 State
  Members entitled to vote

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Plenipotentiary Conference 2002, Marrakesh
Proposal from Member States to extend the
Planning Area of RRC-04/05 to include the
additional countries (noting the failure of the
consultation under Res. 1180)
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Plenipotentiary Conference 2002,
Marrakesh Continued
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Res. 1185 revisited Council 2003 5-16 May 2003
Consolidated Res. 1185, 1180 and 117(PP-02) in
Res. 1185 (mod) modified draft agenda for
RRC-04/05
Abrogated Res. 1180
Multi-address letter DM-1031, 30 May 2003 (18
July 2003)

• Addressed to 120 Members States of Region 1 and
  Iran

• To adopt Res. 1185 (mod) and draft agenda for
  RRC-04

• Required 53 replies, received 48 replies from 106
  Member States entitled to vote

Multi-address letter DM-1055, 27 August 2003 (10
October 2003) Repeat of consultation for the
approval of Res. 1185 (mod)
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Thank you for your attention!
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