Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
1 The international context
1.1 International principles governing spectrum use
1.2 Multilateral agreements
1.2.1 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
1.2.2 Regional harmonization
1.2.3 Specialized international organizations
1.2.4 The World Trade Organization (WTO)
1.3 Standardization at the international, regional and national
levels which might have implications on the regulatory framework for national
spectrum management
1.3.1 The structure of international standardization
1.3.2 An example of standardization at a regional level:
the structure of European standardization
1.3.3 The global level according to WTO rules
1.4 Multilateral agreements
2 The national context
2.1 Principles of national spectrum use
2.1.1 Rights and obligations with regard to the spectrum
2.1.2 Examples of possible approaches to management of
national spectrum organization
2.1.3 Transparent management
2.1.4 Economic aspects
2.2 The linkage between international and national regulations
2.2.1 Allocations
2.2.2 Assignments
2.2.3 Authorizations (or licences)
2.2.4 Monitoring the spectrum
2.2.5 Interference
2.2.6 International representation
2.3 Factors affecting legal approaches
2.3.1 Objectives, scope of spectrum management
2.3.2 Legal framework, regulation
2.3.3 Geography, geopolitical environment
2.3.4 Society, administrative and legal culture
2.3.5 Level of economic development
3 Conclusion
Annex 1 Possible approaches to management of national spectrum organizations
1 France
2 United Kingdom
3 United States
4 Canada
5 New Zealand
6 Cameroon
7 Republic of Korea
8 Switzerland
9 Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
The Ministry (MoC&IT)
The Commission (TRC)
10 Brazil
11 India
Acts
Rules
12 China
12.1 Spectrum management organizations and their duties
12.1.1 Duties of the Bureau of Radio Regulation
12.1.2 Duties of the State Radio Monitoring Centre
12.1.3 Duties of radio regulators in provinces,
autonomous regions, municipalities and cities divided into districts
12.2 Legislative and regulatory framework
13 United Arab Emirates
Annex 2 Extract from the Handbook on National Spectrum Management Best
practices for national spectrum management
Annex 3 GATS: Article VI Domestic Regulation