POSITION AT ORDINARY ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION REGARDING HIGH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: May 14, 1959
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s SUBJECT: POd .on at Ordinary Ad l.strative
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A4sc 1onaL raiecom cation Union regarding High Frequency
Allocations
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, BMW, BELGRADE., B1 GHAZI, BERN, BOOM ! ac w, BIiUSSE'L5,
BOWS AIM, CAIRO, CANBgRRL, CARACAS, CIUDIAD ' p'JILW, COL 48O,
=AMM, ODP FN, DJAKARTA, 1XJBLZN, OUATEiKa1 S, IIABANA, HE SDII: ,
Jfl1 , KAWL, KARAM, I HAI3T8t t, KUALA LW M, LA, PAZ, LIKA, LISBON,
I OU&i, MADRID, MA!UAOUA, MANILA, MEXICO, D.P., MONROVIA,
MONTEVIW O, NEW DELHI, ')SLt3, PA!1AMA, PH (14 PBNH9 PORT-AVPRXNCE,
PRE')RSA, WITO, RABAT, RANOOO J, I JAVIK, BIa IM JANEIRO, Rte,
SAIGON, SAN JOSE, SAN SALVADOR, SAflTIAt, SIg3UL, STOCOOU, TAIZ,
TAIP'E , TEGUGIGA PA, T , T ~1, AVIV, THE K&OU'i, TOKI , TU IS,
VIENNA, VIETIANE, WE LIN(lWN.
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Reference is aadci ?.o the )c:prlrtinentae CA-9111, April 22, 3.955
traneaaitting the U.S.A proposals to thr Ordinary Administrative
Radio Conference (OARC) of the in?,F.rnat.-'_onal Teleco nication
Union (ITT) which is to cx)nven i.a, Uen is August 17. This itl. l b+
the first such conference since Atlantic City in 194.7. The agenda
of the conference incl udeas 8i complete review of the ITU Radio
'regulation of which tht' I:nt:err1Rti0nal Table of Frequency Alloca-
tione is a part. This Table represents the divis# or apportion,,
meat of radio spectrum space to the different: xwdio Services,` aue:T:
as aero utiftl, broadcasting, maritime, aaatojr and Iliad.: The
afor!staattonsd Atlantic C
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Conference of t: osana~ldsorabls
cii!`l3aa ty In agrees the n acs on o" ., a#,syat space,
%imlar3, in the portion of the radio eet= .a+4i is most
us t for long distance ommomications 1- t
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Our experience with the Atlantic City sai33tsoe iot> tlt.;.to darts has
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e allooations inter usea.
to 4 ho, atq merit of tin situation were
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conferrsACes which tree necessary to -work out the details of the procedure
a. reed at the Mhts*oadinary Ai inistratiwe Radio Coafrenae (Geneva, 1951)
for bringir#g into Vse the Atlantic City allocations, but also the very great
expenses borne b7 the various operating agencies whose f eVenoy usage had
to be adjusted -or completely changed. Any changes to the Atlantic City
allocatims in the h - 25 Me/s portion of the radio spectrum could have
the effect of negating the acoompl.is aaente just recwttly- attained. Since
the very Brest and costly task of adjusting to the 2,947 allocations was
not generally completed until very recently, it is our view that considerably
more aiVo ienoe .shoU]A be had with the Atlantic City allocations in this
portion of the =41o spectrum before changes are considered. For these
reasons, we have indicated in oar proposals to the 195q' Radio Conference
that we could not be in favor of changes in the distribution of radio epectrxzi
space to the several radio Services in the 'long distance" portion of the
radio spectrums between approx mat el.y 4 and 25 Me/e.
It is requested that y m bring this sw1pltixcatica of .our proposals te?
the attention of ,the responsible aflIcials of the Gave cmtant to rhich you
are eecrsdtted.+ond . phasise that we vc ld attach great.iaportance to end
be most sp re iative of a statement of the specific views of the host
country on this very important subject. If that Gower stet intends to
propose d ages in allocations in this portion of the radio spectrum or ta:
support scar possible changes proposed by other countries, we would study
details of any such proposals with a view to rendering atr comments at the
earliest practicable date. It is requested that your report to the Dell, ar? mcnt
on this subject be made not later than June 15, if possible.
Attention low- Delhii . Please transmit a copy of this i~tion to
appropriate cat tier bt Nepal.
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