RABC FWCC Meeting Ottawa, Ontario May 17, 2006

1. Canadian Preparation for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) RABC FWCC Meeting Ottawa, Ontario May 17, 2006

2. Throughout this document, any reference to a Draft Canadian Proposal refers to a proposal that Canada is working on but has not received the final approval by the WRC-07 Canadian Preparatory Committee. It has been included for information purpose only. It is still subject to change. Disclaimer

3. Studies at the ITU-R are nearing completion for most agenda items and CPM text is being developed Canada is working on developing additional proposals for the next CITEL PCC II meeting scheduled from June 20-23, 2006 in Lima, Peru. There is a US Public Consultation with a fairly detailed set of proposals These are not final and are subject to change, but they are a good indication of what is going on in the US CPC WG4 dealing with future WRC agenda items had their first meeting yesterday, May 16, 2006. This WG is chaired by Marc Dupuis. There was no CITEL PCC II meeting since the last FWCC meeting. General Comments

4. AI 1.4: Spectrum for advanced mobile systems (IMT-2000 and beyond) ITU-R WP 8F met from May 3-10, 2006 in Toulouse France Work on the estimated required spectrum was finalized The predicted spectrum for all IMT systems in 2020 is 1280 MHz The requirement drops to approximately 531 MHz when you deduce spectrum already allocated for IMT systems 50% of this spectrum is expected to be for nomadic use, thus could come from above 5GHz The final amount of additional spectrum required is approximately 250 MHz No consensus was reached on how to eliminate some candidate bands. Delegates could not agree on a process or criteria. From an international perspective, the actual band with the strongest support is the 450 MHz band Canadian proposal submitted at the October 2005 CITEL PCC II meeting: Replace all footnote references to IMT-2000 by IMT and new footnotes will identify spectrum as for IMT For the upcoming CITEL PCC II meeting, Canada will: Develop either a position or a proposal for the 700 MHz band Clarify the Canadian position for the 450 MHz band Advanced Mobile Communications

5. AI 1.9: Use of the band 2 500-2 690 MHz by space services JTG 6-8-9 will hold its last meeting from July 24-28, 2006 US position – which suggests that allocation to space services may not be necessary in this band – is supported by 12 administrations Canadian preliminary view Supports participation in the work of ITU-R JTG 6-8-9 Wait for completion of this work before developing a proposal Draft Canadian Proposal: The proposal recommends a strategy on how to move forward with this agenda item It provides an update on the current status of JTG 6-8-9 studies and recommends waiting for the studies to be finalized before making any proposals Advanced Mobile Communications

6. AI 1.2 Res. 746, Resolves 1: 100 MHz MetSat extension in the 18.0-18.4 GHz range European community favours upward extension in the 18.3-18.4 GHz band CITEL – US proposal: Additional MetSat allocation in the 18.0-18.1 GHz band through modified footnote 5.519 Consequential modification to Table 5-1 of Appendix 5 on the technical conditions for coordination Draft Canadian Proposal: MetSat expansion in the 18.0-18.1 GHz band through modified footnote 5.519 Consequential modification to Table 5-1 of Appendix 5 and Table 8-d of Appendix 7 MetSat and EESS • AI 1.3B: Extension of EESS (active) and SRS (active) in the 9 GHz band • Draft Canadian Proposals: • Extension of EESS (active) primary in the band 9300 – 9500 MHz • New footnote limiting the use of the band 9300-9500 MHz by EESS (active) to wideband systems only (bandwidth greater than 300 MHz) • Modification to footnote 5.476A to reflect the extension of the band for EESS (active) with continued protection to radiodetermination systems • US preliminary views: • Any extension of the EESS (active) and SRS (active) allocation should insure that incumbent services are protected. • Could be achieved through regulatory text in the form of one or more footnotes. • Considered that the lower portion (9 300-9 500 MHz) may offer a good sharing environment.

7. Navigation • AI 1.5: Spectrum requirements for aeronautical telecommand and high bit-rate aeronautical telemetry • ITU-R decision: AI 1.5 will only address spectrum requirements related to telemetry payload • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have been separated from original flight test requirements • New concept being discussed: security communications, i.e. both voice and data communications for security purposes • May have impact on spectrum requirement, particularly if requesting special protection • CEPT and APT positions were updated • Anything above 16 GHz is no longer considered • CITEL – US proposals: • Formal definitions are not needed for the terms “aeronautical telemetry”. • The operational command and control requirements of UAVs should not be considered under agenda item 1.5. • US is in the process of developing a series of footnotes • For the upcoming CITEL PCC II meeting, Canada will decide whether: • We sign on to the two existing US proposals • Will develop our own proposal

8. Navigation • AI 1.6 Resolution 414: Additional allocations to aeronautical mobile (route) • For the upcoming CITEL PCC II meeting, Canada is looking at potential proposals to allocate spectrum for new AMRS application in the: • 108-117.975 MHz range • 960-1164 MHz range • US Preliminary Views: • Current aviation communication bands are severely congested. • Anticipate supporting the addition of AM(R)S allocations in some frequency bands depending on the results of ITU-R studies • AI 1.6 Resolution 415: Modernization of civil aviation telecommunications systems • Canadian proposal submitted at the October 2005 CITEL PCC II meeting: • Modification to footnote 5.504A to insure that communication between aircraft earth stations in secondary AM(R)S and space stations in the FSS in the band 14-14.5 GHz are not for safety-of-life purposes • Canada believes that current FSS allocations can support expansion of broadband satellite services on-board aircraft • Neither additional spectrum, nor any changes to the R.R. are necessary • Canada is looking at modifying this proposal • US Preliminary Views: • Supports the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) as a constituent element of the GNSS. • Existing FSS can be used to enhance infrastructure to support civil aviation telecommunications services, including non-safety related ICAO CNS/ATM applications • The matching of the secondary AMSS uplink in the 14 GHz band with a secondary downlink in the 11/12 GHz band is a necessary step.

9. AI 1.13: Review of Allocations in HF bands between 4 and 10 MHz Two Canadian proposals submitted at the October 2005 CITEL PCC II meeting: Retain the current primary amateur service allocation at 7200-7300 kHz in Region 2 No additional HF spectrum for broadcasting services (NOC - Resolution 544) Supported by Brazil Possibility of reaching IAP status at the June 2006 CITEL PCC II meeting Draft Canadian Proposal: Modify Resolution 729 to indicate that studies on adaptive systems are completed at the ITU-R HF and Amateur