Radio Frequency Spectrum Billing

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Radio Frequency Spectrum -Billing

• Presenter Mr. Rowald V. Derrick
• Engineer/Spectrum Officer ECTEL
• Licensing Training Workshop
• 29th - 30th June, 2009
• Saint Lucia

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Purpose of Presentation

• Provide an understanding of Spectrum Management
• Explain ECTELs revenue generation from Spectrum
  Fees
• To provide an explanation of the billing process
  for use of spectrum in ECTEL Member States

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

• The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the
  electric and magnetic waves that include
• Radio waves
• Microwaves
• Infra red
• Visible Spectrum (light)
• Ultra Violet
• X-Rays
• Gamma rays

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EM Spectrum
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EM Spectrum

• The EM spectrum extends from below the
  frequencies used for modern radio (at the
  long-wavelength end of thousands of kilometers)
  through gamma radiation (at the short-wavelength
  end the size of an atom), although in principle
  the spectrum is infinite and continuous

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Radio Frequency (RF)

• Radio frequency (RF) is a frequency or rate of
  oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to
  300 GHz.
• This range corresponds to frequency of
  alternating electrical signals used to produce
  and detect radio waves.
• Regulation of the Radio Spectrum is generally
  limited to 30 KHz to 300 GHz

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Radio Frequency Spectrum

• RF

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RF Bandwidth

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Management of Spectrum

• Radio Frequency - Natural and National Resource
• (Every territory has its own radio space)
• Radio Spectrum has to be managed efficiently it
  is a limited resource
• User have to be protected from harmful
  interference
• Law and Regulations and other institutional
  arrangements put in place to achieve above

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Forms of Revenue Generation of Radio Spectrum

• ECTEL uses Recovery of Administrative Cost in
  pricing the Spectrum
• Auction is another pricing option
• To maximize returns from the resource
• Admin cost plus profit

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ECTEL Spectrum Fees

• ECTEL Member States have Spectrum Fee Regulation
• Regulation has prices for different sections
  (bands) of the range of radio frequencies
• Prices are determined based on the services
  provided in the sections (bands) of the
  frequencies used
• See Section of St. Vincent Fee Regulation

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Billing Process

• Based on the Frequency Authorization issued
  Technical Services and Accounts will develop an
  invoice for NTRC (SVG prepares their own
  invoices)
• Based on rate established in the Spectrum Fee
  Regs. and bandwidth being used a total cost is
  calculated
• Invoice will show the section of frequency being
  used (Codes are PMT, MBL, MCL, BFM etc) and
  amount of Spectrum being used with bandwidth and
  cost.

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Microwave Links

• MBL
• MCL

• Microwave Backhaul Link
• Microwave Intercellular Link

Point to point communication Ultra High Frequency
(UHF)
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Microwave Links

• Per Frequency
• Per bandwidth (Variable more bandwidth more
  information)

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Public Mobile Telecommunications

• PMT

Per MHz. First 15 MHz EC300 000.00
Blocks of Frequencies Each Block has X amount of
Frequency pairs (channels)
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Fixed Wireless Access

• FWA
• Per blocks of 5 MHz

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Broadcasting

• BFM
• BAM
• BTV

Per Frequency (Standard Bandwidths)
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Land/Maritime/Aeronautical Mobile

• LMF
• MMF
• AMF
• Per Frequency (Standard Bandwidths)

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Spectrum Fees ECTEL bloodline!

• Spectrum fees are the only source of income for
  ECTEL
• It is therefore important that all fees be
  collected
• To collect and enforce fee collection we have to
  monitor the spectrum to make sure
• the frequencies assigned are clean for providers
• All user of the spectrum are licensed and paying
  fees
• Proper regulation is in place
• Compliance is enforced

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To Be Continued.(Convergence)
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The End

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