NTIA Proposals
NTIA approves draft U.S. proposals based on advice from the Federal agencies. Each proposal represents the NTIA position on specific changes to the Radio Regulations for WRC agenda items. These proposals may vary from the preliminary views based on international and domestic studies and multilateral discussions.
Last update: June 30, 2015
Note: The contents of this page should be viewed as archival. WRC-15 concluded on 27 November 2015
Agenda Item 1.1 – Mobile Broadband / International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)
Band - 420-450 MHz
Band - 470-806 MHz
- NTIA Proposal 2013-01-30 .pdf .doc
Band - 1164-1610 MHz
Band – 1350-1400 MHz
Band – 1427-1518 MHz
Band - 1435-1525 MHz
Band - 1695-1710 MHz
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Band - 2025-2110 MHz & 2200-2290 MHz
Band – 2700-2900 MHz
Band - 3700-4200 MHz
Band – 4400-4990 MHz
Band - 5000-5030 MHz
Band - 5350-5470 MHz
Band - 6425 MHz & Above
Agenda Item 1.2 – Region 1 Digital Dividend (IMT)
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda item 1.3 – Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) (Res. 646)
Agenda Item 1.4 – Secondary Amateur High Frequency (HF) Allocations
Agenda Item 1.5 – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Agenda Item 1.6.1 – Region 1 Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) uplink/downlink at 10-17 GHz
Agenda Item 1.6.2 – Region 2&3 FSS uplink at 13-17 GHz
Agenda Item 1.7 – Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) Feeder Links
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 1.8 – Earth Stations onboard Vessels (ESV)
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 1.9.1 – FSS uplink/downlink in the 7/8 GHz range
Agenda Item 1.9.2 – Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service (MMSS) uplink/downlink in the 7/8 GHz range
Agenda Item 1.10 – MSS uplink/downlink in the 22-26 GHz range
- NTIA Reconciled FCC WAC proposal
Agenda Item 1.11 – Earth Exploration-Satellite Service (EESS) uplink in the 7-8 GHz range
Agenda Item 1.12 – EESS (active) +600 MHz in the 8-10 GHz range
Agenda Item 1.13 – Space Research Service (SRS) (space-to-space) at 410-420 MHz
Agenda Item 1.14 – Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)
Agenda Item 1.15 – Maritime Mobile onboard Communications at UHF
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 1.16 – Automatic Identification System (AIS) enhancement
- See U.S. Proposal
Agenda Item 1.17 – Wireless Avionics Intr-Communications (WAIC)
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 1.18 – Automotive Radiolocation at 77.5-78.0 GHz
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 2 – Incorporation By Reference (IBR) Review
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 4 – Resolutions & Recommendations Review
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 7 – Resolution 86 – Satellite Regulatory Procedures
- Issue A – Informing BR of a suspension under RR No. 11.49 beyond six months
- Issue B – Publication of information on BIU of satellite networks at the ITU Website
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
- Issue C – Review or possible cancellation of the advance publication mechanism for satellite networks subject to coordination under section II of Article 9 of the Radio Regulations
- Issue D – General use of modern electronic means of communications and notification procedures
- Issue E – Failure of a satellite during the 90-day bringing into use period
- Issue F – Modifications to RR Appendix 30B in relation to the suspension of use of a frequency assignment recorded in the MIFR
- See U.S. Proposal
- Issue G – Clarification of bringing into use information provided under RR Nos. 11.44/11.44B
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
- Issue H – Using one space station to bring frequency assignments into use at different orbital locations with a short period of time
- Issue I – Possible methods to mitigate excessive satellite network filings
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
- Issue J – Review of the orbital position limitations in paragraph A1 and A2 of Annex 7 to RR Appendix 30
- See U.S. Proposal
Agenda Item 8 – Country Footnotes
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9 – Director's Report – to consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention:
- 5.443C
- ESIMS
- Global Flight Tracking (GFT)
Agenda Item 9.1 – Activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-12
Agenda Item 9.1.1 – Protection of the MSS in the band 406-406.1 MHz
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.2 – Coordination Arc Reduction
Agenda Item 9.1.3 – Use of the satellite orbits and spectrum for developing countries
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.4 – Updating and rearrangement of the Radio Regulations
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.5 – Protection of FSS for aeronautical use in Region 1
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.6 – Studies towards review of the definitions of fixed service, fixed station, and mobile station
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.7 – Spectrum management guidelines for emergency and disaster relief radiocommunications
- NTIA Proposal Release Date .pdf .doc
Agenda Item 9.1.8 – Regulatory Aspects for nano- and picosatellites
Agenda Item 9.2 – Difficulties or inconsistencies in application of the Radio Regulations
Categories of Service and Allocations
SRS Footnotes Issue
Agenda Item 10 – Future Conference Agenda Items
- Agenda Item 10.a – Primary Allocation to the Meteorological-Satellite Service in 460-470 MHz
- Agenda Item 10.b – Potential Mobile Allocation and RLAN identification in the 5350-5470 MHz frequency range
- Agenda Item 10.c – Protection of Space Research Services Earth Stations from Mobile Aircraft in 2200-2290 MHz
- Agenda Item 10.d – WRC-21 Space Weather preliminary agenda item
- Agenda Item 10.e – WRC-21 EESS (active) for spaceborne radar sounders in the 40-50 MHz frequency range preliminary agenda item
- Agenda Item 10.f – GFT - Aircraft Tracking and Distress Communications
- Agenda Item 10,g – Broadband over HAPS
- Agenda Item 10.h – IMT above 6 GHz
Coordination Letters