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The International Radio Regulations

The Case for Reform

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Overview

  • An introduction to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR)

  • Discusses the push and pull between the ITU RR and spectrum policy on a national level

  • Performs analysis of the international spectrum management regime in terms of the main actors and norms

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

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This book provides an in-depth introduction to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) and the policies that govern them. Established in 1906, these regulations define the allocation of different frequency bands to different radio services, the mandatory technical parameters to be observed by radio stations, especially transmitters, and the procedures for spectrum use coordination at the international level.

The book analyzes the interactions between different national policies and the ITU RR, noting how these interactions influence spectrum policy on the national level, setting up a comparative framework within which to view these regulations and their effects. Beginning with an overview of the history of the origins ITU RR, the book takes a deep dive into the components of spectrum management including radio communication service allocation, wireless technology selection, radio usage rights, and spectrum rights assignment, placing each analysis within the context of the push and pull between national and international regulations. The book concludes with chapters discussing issues affecting the future of spectrum policy, including spectrum policy reform in developing countries, the WRC-19, and IMT-2020.

Shedding light on the longest-running treaty documents in the history of modern telecommunications and arguing for reforms that allow it to address the needs of all nations, this book is useful to scholars and students of telecom policy, digital policy, ICT, governance, and development as well as telecom industry practitioners and regulators.


Authors and Affiliations

  • National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA), Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed Ali El-Moghazi

  • Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Jason Whalley

About the authors

Dr. El-Moghazi is National Spectrum Management Acting Executive Director at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA). He holds a Ph.D. in electronic and electrical engineering from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK.

Prof. Jason Whalley is Professor of Digital Economy at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK, affiliate professor at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Evry, France, and vice-chairman of the International Telecommunications Society. He holds degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Leeds and Strathclyde in the UK.

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