The European Commission adopted on 19 July 2004 a Communication entitled 'First annual report on radio spectrum policy in the European Union; State of Implementation and Outllook', describing the actions and challenges involved in the execution of a community policy at this level, namely, under the scope of the Radio Spectrum Decision (RSD), adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council in 2002.
This report underlines the success of the first phase in the application of the RSD with the creation of the necessary mechanisms and the launch of several actions with the support of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and the Radio Spectrum Committee.
In the near future, the Commission deems fundamental to execute all the already initiated activities, underlying the importance of adopting technical execution measures, namely within the framework of harmonization in the use of spectrum aiming to radars for vehicles, local radio networks and the 3G mobile communications. The Commission is also considering asking the European Parliament and the Council to renew Directive ERMES 90/5447EEC as well as to promote new harmonised uses of this frequency band, maintaining the analysis upon the future relevance of other Council Directives in force regarding the GSM systems (Directive 87/372/EEC) and DECT (Directive 91/287/EEC).
Trade of spectrum use rights, transition to the digital broadcast, wireless platforms, harmful interferences, spectrum effective use, the competition level in specific markets, technological neutrality, public health protection, spectrum use experimental rights and the wireless equipment internal market as well as the coordination of the EU positions in international negotiations are other issues developed in this Communication, plus the concern in coordinating the community spectrum policy within the new electronic communications regulatory framework.
Finally, Member-states are invited to support and cooperate with the Commission in the pursuit of the political perspectives contained in this Communication, in order to overcome the challenges encountered in the effective use of the spectrum so as to benefit the European citizens and to increase sector productivity and competitiveness within the EU.
Further information:
- Decision No. 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , of 7 March 2002 http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2002/l_108/l_10820020424en00010006.pdf
- Council Directive 91/287/EEC, of 3 June 1991 http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=en&numdoc=31991L0287&model=guichett
- Council Directive 90/544/EEC, of 9 October 1990 http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=en&numdoc=31990L0544&model=guichett
- Council Directive 87/372/EEC, of 25 June 1987 http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=en&numdoc=31987L0372&model=guichett
- COM(2004)507, 20.07.2004 http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/radio_spectrum/docs/pdf/ep_report/epreport_en.pdf
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Seminar on radio spectrum trading - developments https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=214685
- General framework https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=106455
- Radio Spectrum Committee https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=85950
- RSPG - Radio Spectrum Policy Group https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=109880
