Planning for the Use of Radio Spectrum

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Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and
Tobago Licensing Seminar
Planning for the Use of Radio Spectrum
in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad, 29 September 2006
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Overview

• What is Radio Spectrum?
• Spectrum Planning
• Radio Services
• TT Frequency Allocation Table
• Licence Fees

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Radio Frequency Spectrum

• Radio Spectrum is the continuous range of
  electromagnetic wave frequencies generated by a
  radio transmitting device
• It is primarily used in the provision of
  telecommunications and broadcasting services
• The set of all possible frequencies is called the
  electromagnetic spectrum, which includes the
  radio spectrum
• The usable radio spectrum is the range of
  frequencies between 9,000 Hz and 275 GHz
• Radio frequency spectrum is considered as a
  national resource

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Characteristics of Radio Spectrum

• Radio Spectrum
• Is a unique natural resource
• Does not decay with time
• Can be polluted
• Cannot be stored
• Has intrinsic economic value

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What is Radio Spectrum Planning?

• Activities that include
• Identification of the potential use for the radio
  spectrum
• Allocation of spectrum to radio services
• Consideration to national priorities and policies
• Conformance with international agreements
• international coordination (cross-border)
• allocation and sub-allocation
• Forecasts and planning activities

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Why is Spectrum Planning necessary?

• To ensure
• The disruptive effect of harmful interference is
  minimal
• Spectrum is used most appropriately
• Spectrum is used efficiently
• Economic value of the spectrum is considered
• Conformance with international agreements,
  obligations and best practices

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Spectrum Planning - Radio Services

• Types of Radio Services include
• Fixed
• Mobile
• Broadcasting
• Maritime
• Radio Services generally identify the type of
  radiocommunication systems (e.g. point-to-point,
  land mobile) and the allocated frequency range

• Amateur
• Radiolocation
• Fixed Satellite

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International Obligations
International Telecommunications Union

• ITU-R Region 2 Table of Frequency Allocation

ITU-R Region 2
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International Obligations
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TT Frequency Allocation Table (FAT)

• Guided by ITU-R Region 2 Recommendations
• Identifies frequency range for Radio Services
• Currently ranges from 88 MHz - 5850 MHz
• ITU-R Region 2 allocation recommendations are
  used outside this range
• Includes footnotes which are specific to the
  planned use of spectrum in Trinidad and Tobago
• www.tatt.org.tt/ddocs/pfatweb/pfat.htm

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Extract Frequency Allocation Table

TT20 - According to policies outlined by TATT,
the bands 824 849 and 869 894 MHz are set
aside for cellular services as per the North
American cellular mobile bandplans.
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Spectrum Utilization Plans

• Spectrum Utilization Plans - identify specific
  use of frequency band(s)
• Examples
• Spectrum Plan for the Accommodation of Public
  Mobile Telecommunication Services
• Spectrum Plan for the Accommodation of Broadband
  Wireless Access Services

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Principles of Fee Regime

• Recovery of regulatory cost economic value of
  resource
• Cost of spectrum reflected in Licence fee
• Licence Fee Components
• Administrative charge
• Operating charge
• Spectrum usage charge
• Where spectrum is shared, the spectrum usage
  charge/fee is zero

Regulatory Charge
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Licence Fee Regime

• The proposed Telecommunications Fee Regulations
  includes
• Schedules of licence fees
• Specifies fees for different frequency ranges
• Specifies fees for different radiocommunication
  systems

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Licence Fee Regime

• Where spectrum is shared (e.g. maritime
  services), there is a fixed licence fee based on
  a regulatory cost recovery method
• Where spectrum is used in a specific area
  (exclusively), the licence fee is based on the
  amount of spectrum and the frequency band, for
  the specific radiocommunication systems

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Extract Fee Schedule
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New Licence Fee Regime

• Licence Fee Calculation Example 1
• Maritime Services Shared Spectrum Use
• Licence Fee per station 200
• (fixed or mobile)
• Licence Fee for two (2) fixed/mobile station
• 200 x 2
• Total Annual Licence Fee 400

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New Licence Fee Regime

• Licence Fee Calculation Example 2
• Land Mobile Conventional Radio (LMCR)
• 216 960 MHz frequency range
• No. of frequency pairs 1
• Bandwidth 25 KHz
• Spectrum Licence Fee (exclusive use)
• Fee per kHz pair 99
• Fee for LMCR services 99 x 1 x 25
• Total Annual Licence Fee 2,475

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New Licence Fee Regime

• Licence Fee Calculation Example 3
• Point-to-Point Radiocommunication System (PPRS)
• 5850 8500 MHz frequency range
• No. of links 2 (i.e. 2 frequency pairs)
• Bandwidth per link 28 MHz
• Station Licence Fee
• Fee per MHz pair 400
• Fee for PPRS services 400 x 2 x 28
• Total Annual Licence Fee 22,400

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Thank You

• Mr. Kirk Sookram
• Resource Planning and Management Engineer
• Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and
  Tobago
• www.tatt.org.tt
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]