2nd meeting CPG PTC - Bucharest


The second meeting of project team C (PTC) of CEPT’s Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) was held from 31 January to 2 February in Bucharest, chaired by Martin Weber of Germany and attended by 32 participants representing 15 national regulatory bodies, international organisations and industry.

PTC is responsible for debating and proposing to the CPG positions to defend at the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) with respect to items its is responsible for in the CEPT/CPG scope (1.8, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.10 and 9.1.4), concerning issues associated to maritime and aeronautic communications, specifically spectrum needs and regulatory provisions for introduction and use of the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System and regulatory questions for updating and modernising the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

The meeting served to update the briefs used as technical support for preparing and justifying European common proposals (ECPs) on various items dealt with in the PTC scope. They met with approval in the project team and should be submitted to the CPG for consideration/approval.

The next CPG PTC meeting will be held this coming 24-26 April in Geneva.