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e considered as the European version of the ITU telecommunications standardisation
(and parts of the radiocommunications) sector whilst CENELEC has a close relationship
with the IEC and its CISPR committee dealing with EMC.
The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
(IALA) has established a number of committees which may produce recommendations.
Of relevance to this study are:
• Automatic Identification System (AIS): concentrating, on the introduction of AIS
shore stations;
• Aids to Navigation Management (ANM): concentrating on management issues
experienced by members;
• Radionavigation (RNAV): concentrating on both terrestrial and satellite systems
such as GNSS and radar aids to navigation;
• Vessel Traffic Services (VTS): concentrating on all issues surrounding VTS
Technical committee No. 80 of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) deals
with maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems. It prepares
standards for maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
making use of electrotechnical, electronic, electroacoustic, electro-optical and data
processing techniques.
The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) is an international nonprofit
scientific, professional and educational organisation. RTCM members are
organisations that are both non-government and government. Although started in 1947 as
a U.S. government advisory committee, RTCM is now an independent organisation
supported by its members from all over the world. Special Committees provide a forum in
which government and non-government members work together to develop technical
standards and consensus recommendations in regard to issues of particular concern.
2.5 Spectrum Pricing Issues
In addressing socio economic issues some consideration is necessary on Administrative
Incentive Pricing. A number of ways of estimating the marginal value or opportunity cost
of spectrum have been suggested including:
• revenue of the organisations using the spectrum resource;
• profitability of the spectrum using activity;
• cost of the next best alternative (radio or non-radio) technology, alternative
service or alternative frequency bands.
However the first bullet indicates nothing about the value of the use of spectrum. For the
purposes of this study the cost of the next best alternative has been used.
Spectrum prices can be set through various selling mechanisms however the purpose of
an administratively determined pricing system is to influence spectrum users so that:
their applications for spectrum access would reflect the value they place on their
spectrum use;
applicants would consider alternative means of communication, not necessarily
requiring access to the radio spectrum, and avoid use of the most congested
frequencies;
existing users would examine their spectrum needs and shed surplus spectrum;
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