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RSPG 22nd Plenary Meeting

Roberto Viola, Chairman 2010

RSPG Briefing Session

Brussels, 9 June 2010

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RSPG 2010 Work Programme

• Multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme• Harmonised EU Participation in International Negotiations

(including WRC-12)• Digital Dividend• Competition aspects in spectrum assignment and usage (joint

work with BEREC)• Technology impact on spectrum management

• Cognitive Technologies• Radio Broadcasting

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9 June RSPG Plenary outcome

• RSPG adopted its first Opinion on the multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP), after public consultation, and

• New Rules of Procedure, to improve the functioning of the group and ensure more transparency

• The first Report on the Digital Dividend roadmap, on ways for improving spectrum efficiency in the 800 MHz band

• The new Report on the impact on market definitions of spectrum issues, the last in the series of the joint work with Berec

• RSPG discussed the way forward in a number of areas in its work programme such as competition impact of spectrum management, digital dividend, cognitive technologies, WRC-12 issues of relevance, and radio broadcasting development

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• Covers the period from 2010 to 2015, yet with a longer term perspective

• Based on three main pillars• Contribution to the EU´s 2020 vision (and Digital Agenda)

Efficient spectrum use for growth and competitiveness

• Spectrum governance in EU Spectrum is a national resource which should be coordinated and managed

in a common European way by Member States

• External relationship “One common European voice” regarding spectrum issues providing clear

guidance

• Objectives Identification of high priority monitorable steps

Radio Spectrum Policy ProgrammeThe Opinion