The Council welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) Communication "The ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07)" (COM (2007) final). 

The Council:

“Expresses its broad support for:

• the following objectives to be achieved at WRC-07 in view of the successful
  implementation of relevant Community policies, taking into account the Commission's
  communication:
  a) Considering the spectrum demands of mobile systems:
  – Identifying the 3.4 to 3.8 GHz frequency band for mobile services on a nonexclusive basis, while avoiding harmful interference between mobile and fixed satellite services;
  – Continuing the examination of the regulatory status of the mobile service in the UHF band, without prejudice to other proposals that may be considered at WRC-07 regarding that status;
  – Minimising the risks of interference to International Mobile Telecommunications networks operating in the EU in the 2.5–2.69 GHz band from satellite services.
  b) Ensuring the effective protection of Earth Exploration and other scientific services
  from harmful interference;
  c) Satisfying the necessary spectrum requirements for digital radio broadcasting and for maritime mobile services in the HF band, as far as possible;
  d) Enhancing the regulatory framework to support viable satellite systems;
  e) Providing sufficient spectrum for aeronautical telemetry and air-to-ground voice and data communications;
  f) Preparing actions supportive of Community policies in view of the next WRC Conference due in 2011, notably concerning spectrum flexibility, Digital Dividend,climate change and the Single European Sky, as appropriate.
• the European Common Proposals (ECPs) adopted by the Conference Preparatory Group of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), which are relevant in the context of the Community policies mentioned above.

Invites Member States to

• co-sign the ECPs in accordance with the Community objectives mentioned above,
• do their utmost to ensure that these objectives and the related ECPs are satisfied in the WRC-07 negotiations;

Invites the Commission to

• report rapidly to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of WRC-07 and on the means to ensure that the European preparations for the next conference due in 2011 (WRC-11) are fully supportive of Community policies and principles."

Next Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council meeting November 29th-30th, 2007

To read the Press release from the Transport, Telecommunication, Energy Council, please click here
To read the Communication, please click here
To read the European Common Proposal, please click here