F' Greco, DG INFSO,

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DAB in the European Regulatory and Spectrum
Framework F. Greco, European Commission
Disclaimer the views expressed are those of
the author and cannot be regarded as stating an
official position of the European Commission
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• Spectrum availability will probably become the
  greatest constraint to DAB development
• From A proposed Basis for a WorldDAB Action
  Plan, 2000

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An Essential Infrastructure
astronomy
military
GSM
UWB
FWA
broadcasting
Bluetooth
DECT
Fixed links
cars
SPECTRUM
environment
GPS
DVB
TLC operators
PMR
ships
DAB
RADAR
planes
hospitals
3G
Wi-FI
Civil Protection
Wireless sensors
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The Spectrum Bottleneck
UWB
hospitals
Bluetooth
Civil Protection
DECT
astronomy
Fixed
GSM
FWA
cars
broadcasting
SPECTRUM
DVB
PMR
GPS
TLC operators
military
3G
DAB
ships
RADAR
planes
Wi-FI
The REGULATOR
environment
Sensors
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Sectorial Community Policies

• Information Society
• 3G, FWA, RLAN, PMR, DVB, DAB
• mobile-fixed-broadcasting SATELLITES
• Environment
• EESS, Meteosat
• GALILEO

European Space
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Sectorial Community Policies II

• Single European Sky
• ATM ( VOR, ILS, AGA)...
• Maritime Safety
• GMDSS
• Road Safety Vehicle Control
• automotive SRRs, EFC, EVI...
• Railways Interoperability
• GSM-R

Transport Policy
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Sectorial Community Policies III

• Civil Protection Cooperation
• PPDR, avalanche beacons...
• eHealth
• medical telemetry, inductive devices...
• Social Inclusion
• wireless hearing aids, social alarms...
• Scientific Research

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Horizontal Community Policies
Support Market Competition

Remove External Trade obstacles

Overcome Single Market barriers
IMPACT
on Spectrum allocation assignment
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Policy Objectives Challenges

• Objectives of Community Spectrum Policy
• Support other Community Policies by making
  harmonised spectrum available
• Contribute to a modern approach to spectrum
  management in Europe
• Fundamental Challenge
• How to improve harmonisation while providing for
  more flexibility?

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THE EUROPEAN SPECTRUM PLAN



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EU Spectrum Allocation Harmonisation

• Single Market Effects
• greater economies of scale
• more competition
• less cross-border interference
• more pan-European networks
• more roaming

• -
• One Size does not fit All
• less flexibility to fit local markets
• spectrum under- or over-utilization
• refarming costs
• unequal benefits

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Spectrum Models
Economists
Engineers
Avoid Interference!
Maximise Value!
Regulators
Licence-free (a.k.a. the COMMONS) Nobody
knows best - No Legal Protection - Technical
Protection - High flexibility - Pro-
Innovation - Optimists
Command Control (a.k.a. GOSPLAN) - Gov.
knows best - first come, first served - Beauty
Contests - Low flexibility - Pro Government
Property Rights (a.k.a. the MARKET) - Market
knows best - Auctions/2ndary trading - High
flexibility - Pro Big Business
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A Market For Spectrum
Efficient Use
Common Rules
Enforcement
"Market Mechanisms"
PRICING
TRADING
AUCTIONS
REFARMING
INFORMATION
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The New Package
Framework Directive (Art. 95)
Liberalisation Directive (Art. 86)
Spectrum Decision (Art. 95)
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The Spectrum Black Hole
AUTHORISATION Directive
FRAMEWORK Directive
COMPETITION Directive
?
RTTE/EMC Directives
Efficient Use of Spectrum
GATS TLC Ref. Paper
SINGLE SKY Regulation, etc.
Avoid Harmful Interference
Effective Management
Proportionate, non-discriminatory
Objective, transparent
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Radio Spectrum Decision

• Platform for deciding availability of spectrum
  for all relevant EC policies, including
  communications
• Incorporation in EU framework - legal certainty
• co-ordination of policy approaches harmonisation
  of radio spectrum allocation and efficient use of
  spectrum
• information on spectrum use and availability
• anchors relationship with CEPT
• consolidates European position in international
  spectrum allocation process (ITU, WRC)
• excludes
• assignment and licensing procedures
• choice of assignment method

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Spectrum Policy v. Communications Regulation

Spectrum Decision
Regulation for communication sector

• Covers
• radio spectrum policy aspects for all sectors
• radio spectrum access and usage conditions
  and their harmonization (allocation)
• Deals inter alia with
• communications sector -
• spectrum is pre-requisite

• Covers
• all communications networks and communications
  services
• not content services

Deals inter alia with rights to use scarce
resources such as spectrum (assignment)
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DAB Spectrum Situation pre-Mastricht
WI-95 T-DAB
Satellite-DAB
LA
LB
LC
LD
LE
LF
LG
LH
LI
f/ MHz
1452
1462
1472
1482
1492
1467.5
Total Spectrum 40 MHz

• WARC-92 allocation to BSS (sound)
• Wiesbaden-95 planned part of spectrum for T-DAB
• No uptake by S-DAB, additional terrestrial
  requirements for local coverage

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DAB Spectrum Situation after Mastricht
WI-95 T-DAB
S-DAB
New T-DAB
LS
LT
LU
LV
LW
LJ
LK
LL
LM
LN
LQ
LR
LP
LO
LA
LB
LC
LD
LE
LF
LG
LH
LI
f/ MHz
1452
1462
1472
1482
1492
1467.5
Total Spectrum 40 MHz

• Mastricht-02 re-designated part of the spectrum
  to T-DAB
• T-DAB local coverage improved, but still wide
  area coverage needs
• RRC-04/06 plan for digital broadcasting in VHF
  bands (Stockholm revision)
• Issues for T-DAB in VHF band III with switchover
  extension of WI-95, planning flexibility, indoor
  use

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Policy Premises for Technical Decisions

• Policy issue before Mastricht-02
• Balancing expected user requirements for local
  radio services and for pan-european radio
  services
• National policy discussions undertaken by some
  countries reflected in technical decisions in
  CEPT
• Policy issue before RRC04/06
• Fostering uptake of innovative and value-added
  services by an efficient use of the broadcasting
  spectrum
• Technical progress until now influenced by
  national positions, but no discussion about
  overall national and common policy objectives
• A new mechanism needed

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Radio Spectrum Policy Group(RSPG)

• Created by Commission RSPG Decision
  (2002/622/EC)
• delivers advice (no decision power) consensus
  working style
• members high-level Member State administration
  representatives with consolidated national
  view Commission representative DG of INFSO
• observers European Parliament, EEA, CEPT, ETSI
• chairman Member State representative (Mr
  Andersen, DG Danish PTA)
• transparency of activities a key feature
  obligation to hear constituencies
• participation in working groups, public hearings
  and consultations
• http//rspg.groups.eu.int

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Current (2003) RSPG Activities

• Secondary Trading
• WRC-07
• Digital Switchover

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Digital Switchover

• Policy debate in Radio Spectrum Policy Group,
  beginning in September 2003 RSPG Opinion due
  end of 2004
• Objectives
• to contribute to a faster and more efficient
  switchover to digital broadcasting through
  coordinated EU action on spectrum
• to encourage transparency in MS policies
  affecting SWO
• to ensure that faster SWO will have a positive
  effect on EU-wide competition in provision and
  efficient use of spectrum
• Potential impact on DAB
• Consideration of future allocation of spectrum
  dividend
• Consideration of possible added value of EU
  policy input and coordination at RRC-04/06

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Radio Spectrum Committee(RSC)

• foreseen under Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC)
• is governed by comitology
• advisory function for Commission mandates to CEPT
• regulatory function for decision making
• decisions on technical implementation measures
  from the RSC are made legally binding to Member
  States of the EU (acquis communautaire)
  through follow-up Commission Decisions
• members are national administration delegates
  (EEA accession countries ECC ETSI as
  observers) Commission chairs
• ad hoc observers on invitation (notably
  representative industry or non-commercial
  organizations)

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Current (2003) RSC Activities

• RLAN
• Automotive SRR and UWB
• IMT-2000
• Refarming of ERMES and TFTS
• PLT
• SRD
• ??

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Conclusions

• Radio spectrum is a key enabler for many European
  policies
• New EU dimension can add value
• co-ordination of spectrum approaches
• policy input rather than technical decisions
• foster modernisation
• introduce legal certainty
• support innovative technologies and services
• Long-term harmonised spectrum requirements are
  now being addressed by EU mechanisms (RSPG and
  RSC)
• It is important for the DAB community to
  participate in this framework!

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• Frank.greco_at_cec.eu.int
• http//europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/
  telecoms/radiospec/radio/index_en.htm