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7.2.11 ITU Notification
Administrations were asked to provide information on how licence applications for
aeronautical and maritime communications and radiodetermination stations were
processed and notified to the ITU. In Hong Kong licensing information to be submitted to
the ITU is sent via the Ministry of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China. In
the UK a similar procedure operates where necessary licensing information is obtained
from the relevant databases; this is then forwarded to the ITU in the required format.
Turkey responded by stating that ship station call signs and names were notified to the ITU
list of ship stations periodically and radiodetermination stations were notified to the ITU list
of radiodetermination and special services.
7.3 Fees and Charges Information Provided
7.3.1 Background
This section of the Report analyses the specific situation in those countries that responded
to the questionnaire. However as only 3 countries (Hong Kong, Turkey and the UK) had
responded with detailed replies at the time of writing, information on actual fees and
charges in other counties have been obtained from administrations’ public web sites.
Part 2 of the questionnaire addressed general information concerning licensing and
authorisations for radiocommunications stations used by the aeronautical and maritime
sectors; the setting of fees and charges including the underlying national regulatory
framework, and any planned developments that may lead to changes either to fee levels or
to the licensing and regulatory regime. These issues were discussed in section 7.2 above.
Parts 3 and 4 address the licensing requirements of communications applications for the
aeronautical and maritime communities, as well as their passengers. Parts 5 and 6
concern the licensing of radiodetermination applications used by the aeronautical and
maritime sectors and include radar systems used for both navigational and nonnavigational
purposes as well as navigational aids and other navigational systems which
use spectrum but are not considered to use radar technology.
Other Chapters in this report have addressed the ways in which more efficient radio
technologies might be introduced to the aeronautical and maritime communities with
respect to their communications and navigational needs. In addition socio-economic issues
have also been addressed.
It is clear that unlike more commercially orientated services one of the prime issues is the
international nature of the services in question and that safety and operational integrity is
of prime importance. In addition some of the applications and equipment are covered by
European Directives where compliance with the requirements of the Directive can lead to a
‘Mark’ which in turn can lead to the material being placed on the market or can be fitted on
board aircraft and ships. Chapter 8 addresses the manner in which the goals of incentive
administrative pricing can be achieved, whilst maintaining good order with European and
global legal, regulatory, operational and standardisation requirements.
7.3.2 Fees and Charges Overview
Recipients of the questionnaire were asked to specify whether radio spectrum licences
under study related to the spectrum itself, the use or installation of specific apparatus or a
combination of the two. The responding countries indicated that for aeronautical and
maritime services a combination of both applied.
Some Member States apply administrative fees rather than spectrum fees or charges for
the use of aeronautical and maritime radiodetermination and radiocommunications
spectrum, i.e. the payment does not depend upon the amount or type of spectrum
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