Canadian Preparations for WRC-07 and CPM-07 Meeting

1. Canadian Preparation for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) RABC FWCC Meeting Ottawa, Ontario November 28, 2006

2. CPM-07 is scheduled for 2007-02-19 to 2007-03-02 in Geneva. The draft CPM report is available on the ITU website. (Document CPM07-2/9-E ) Administrations had until November 19, 2006 to submit their own contributions with CPM text in order to allow enough time to translate in all six languages of the Union. CPM contributions can still be submitted until February 5, 2007; however, there is no guarantee that they will be translated. Canada already submitted several CPM contributions and is working on a few additional ones. The next CITEL PCC II meeting which is expected to take place in the spring of 2007 will be our last opportunity to reach an IAP status with regards to our proposals. General Comments

3. AI 1.4: Spectrum for advanced mobile systems (IMT-2000 and beyond) Results of the last CITEL PCC II meeting which took place in October 2006 in Venezuela: Canada submitted three proposals on AI 1.4. The first Canadian proposal was an update to the IMT Footnote proposalsubmitted in October 2005. Its main objectives were to link it to method 1A of the CPM text and to use a proper format (i.e. FN andResolutions). It was well received; however, no administration signed on to it yet. A second contribution from Canada proposed to keep 3650-3700 MHz open for possible identification for IMT and thus not adopt an IAP for NOC in this portion of the 3400-3700 MHz band. Despite these efforts, a new IAP was developed for NOC to the band 3600-4200 MHz supported by six countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Guatemala and Uruguay. Canada also presented a proposal to identify parts of the 698-806 MHz band for IMT. Brazil had a counter proposal for NOC in the 470-806 MHz band. A Draft IAP for NOC to the band 2700-2900 MHz was signed by Brazil, Canada, Uruguay and the U.S. There is also an existing NOC proposal by Brazil for 4500-4800 MHz and a further proposal to identify 3400-3600 MHz for IMT. Advanced Mobile Communications

4. AI 1.4: Spectrum for advanced mobile systems (IMT-2000 and beyond) Canada also submitted two contributions to the CPM and is working on a potential third one : In its first contribution, Canada proposes modifications to improve clarity noting that the ITU-R is currently developing sharing studies assessing compatibility between FSS and IMT services. The second CPM contribution is a joint Canada/New Zealand contribution. It proposes additional text which specifies that unadjusted spectrum assigned to pico and hot spot cells should be used to estimate the amount of spectrum needed for nomadic applications, and that this amount is around 50% of the net additional spectrum estimate. Finally, the third CPM contribution has not been finalized yet. Its aim is to recognize that an integrated MSS-and- terrestrial system would control and manage the use of the MSS frequency spectrum between the satellite and the terrestrial components in an efficient manner. Advanced Mobile Communications

5. AI 1.9: Use of the band 2 500-2 690 MHz by space services Outcome of the last CITEL PCC II meeting which took place in October 2006 in Venezuela: Canada did not submit any proposals on AI 1.9; however we did take the floor to encourage administrations to hold off on supporting an IAP on specific pfd limits until after the CPM meeting where compromise limits may be developed. A Draft IAP was adopted by five administrations (Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay, USA) supporting the pfd limits of -136/-122 dBW/m as originally submitted by the US. MSS is also added to the Table 21-4 and hence subject to these limits, so, consequentially, a second Draft IAP supported by the same administrations proposes deleting MSS from Table 5.2. Minor corrections were made to the existing IAPs on suppression of the MSS allocations in the 2500-2520 MHz and 2670-2690 MHz bands. These IAPs are supported by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Uruguay. No administrations signed up to the existing preliminary proposals from the US concerning limiting MSS to national and regional systems in the 2500-2520 MHz band. Advanced Mobile Communications

6. AI 1.9: Use of the band 2 500-2 690 MHz by space services Canada is actually working on developing a CPM contribution to converge to a single pfd mask at the CPM. Canada also submitted a contribution to the Special Committee proposing: The deletion of the proposed new last sentence in footnotes 5.403, 5.414, and 5.416. To use Article 59 and a new Resolution for WRC-07 to provide the effective date of application of these provisions in the Radio Regulations. Advanced Mobile Communications

7. AI 1.2 Res. 746, Resolves 2: EESS and SRS in 10.6-10.68 GHz Canada currently licenses fixed systems in the band 10.6-10.68 GHz. In addition, Canadian manufacturers produce point-to-point and point-to-multipoint equipment for both the Canadian and foreign markets. There is also an interest from Environment Canada to use the data gathered by existing or planned missions such as AMSR, NPOESS and WINSAT. The limits proposed in the CPM text should address the Canadian FS P-multipoint concerns. In the current text, point-to-multipoint subscriber station transmitters should be limited to a power of -10 dBW and not have any limit on eirp. Concerns were expressed by the fixed service community about the new limits for p-p systems as it would increase their financial constraints due to the increase of the antenna size. IC is still looking into finding a compromise where the passive services are protected without presenting an undue burden on the FS. There is no Preliminary Draft Inter-American proposal as of yet on this issue EESS and SRS