Part 2STRUCTURE OF THE SPECTRUM PLAN

PART 2—STRUCTURE OF THE SPECTRUM PLAN

The Structure of the Plan etc

6. (1) In interpreting this Spectrum Plan:

(a) the table in Part 5 of this Spectrum Plan indicates in diagrammatic form the radio frequency spectrum from 9kHz to 400 GHz, which has been divided into frequency bands within which certain designated radiocommunications services may be operated (see Part 1 for the definitions of these services);

and

(b) bands are shown in increasing frequency order from 9 kHz to 400 GHz; and

(c) the range of frequencies covered by each page of the Table is shown above the heading, together with the unit of frequency (kHz, MHz or GHz); and

(NOTE: As Australia is a signatory to the International Telecommunication Convention, regard is taken of the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations in the assignment of frequencies to radiocommunication services shown in Article 8 of the ITU Radio Regulations for Regions 1, 2 and 3 which are reproduced in Column 1 of the table.)

(d) the allocation to services in Australia is shown in Column 2 which is sub-divided into frequency bands; and

(e) each band is assigned a name which consists of two numbers in the top left hand corner of the box containing the band and the unit of frequency set out in the heading at the top of the table on the page containing the frequency band, for example, on the first page in Part 5 “9--14” is in the top left hand corner of the box and kilohertz is the unit of frequency at the top of the page and the name of this frequency band is the “9 to 14 kilohertz band”; and

(f) the actual frequencies contained in each band are those greater than the first number up to, and including the second number, for example, the frequencies contained in the band referred to in paragraph (e) are those above 9 kilohertz including, but not exceeding, 14 kilohertz; and

(g) within each band in each column:

(i) the boxes contain a list of radiocommunication services that may operate within that band; and

(ii) the order of listing of services in the table does not indicate relative priority within each category; and

(iii) the status of individual services (primary, secondary or permitted) is indicated by their being in either capitals, lower case, or between oblique strokes, respectively; and

(h) in the case where the name of a service is followed by an addition in parenthesis, that service allocation is restricted to the type of operation so indicated, for example, “FIXED-SATELLITE (earth-to-space)” limits transmitting stations in the fixed-satellite service to operation in the earth-to-satellite direction; and

(i) in addition, the name of a service may be followed by additional remarks, for example, “MOBILE except aeronautical mobile” limits the allocation to the land mobile and maritime mobile services, and excludes the aeronautical mobile service and “MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)” limits the allocation to the land mobile, maritime mobile and aeronautical mobile (OR) services, and excludes the aeronautical mobile (R) service; and