Major publications 2002-03

Strategy for the Future Use of the Radio Spectrum in the UK 2002 (April 2002)
Land Mobile Radio Licensing and Channel Statistics Report for 2002 (May 2002)
Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02 (July 2002)
Government response to the Independent Review of Radio Spectrum Management (October 2002)
RA publication scheme (November 2002)
United Kingdom Frequency Allocation Table 2002 (May 2003)
Information Memorandum: Fixed wireless access – auction of 3.4 GHz (February 2003)

Consultation documents

Fixed wireless access at 2 GHz – proposal to amend the licence and coverage conditions of Zipcom (April 2002)
Responses (May 2002)

Public fixed wireless access: proposal by the Radiocommunications Agency to package and deliver licences at 3.4 GHz (April 2002)
Responses (June 2002)

The future use of the 169 MHz band (May 2002)
Responses (September 2002)

Introducing recognised spectrum access (July 2002)
Responses (October 2002)

Implementing spectrum trading (July 2002)
Responses (October 2002)

Final proposals on the proposed Consolidated Wireless Telegraphy Licence-Exemption Regulation (September 2002)
Responses (October 2002)

Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA) at 28 GHz: proposals to amend new and existing licences and for the next stage of the award process (October 2002)
Responses (November 2002)

Dispute resolution under the new EU Directives: a consultation by Oftel and the Radiocommunications Agency (November 2002)

Public wireless networks – exemption of user stations (November 2002)
Responses (February 2003)

Spectrum for asset-tracking mobile data networks using meteor burst systems (November 2002)

450-470 MHz band alignment (December 2002)

Public fixed wireless access: consultation on the auction notice for the award of licences at 3.4 GHz and the template Wireless Telegraphy Act licence (January 2003)

Spectrum pricing: year six (March 2003)

Deregulation of Citizens' Band radio and eventual withdrawal of the 40 UK-only channels (March 2003)

Other publications
This year we produced 13 new information sheets, and updated more than 30 of our existing information sheets.

We launched two new newsletters – 'Broadband Wireless Update' (available on our website only) and 'PWN News' – as well as continuing to produce our newsletters 'Airwaves' (for maritime licensees) and 'PBR News'.

Our output also included licensing procedures manuals (explaining the procedures we follow when issuing certain types of licence) and a wide variety of research reports.

A full list of Agency publications can be found on our website at www.radio.gov.uk/publication/pub-index.htm Our index of publications, RA 0, is also available.

Most Agency publications are available free of charge on our website or by contacting:

Information and Library Service
Radiocommunications Agency
Wyndham House
189 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SX

Tel: 020 7211 0502/0505
Fax: 020 7211 0507
Email: library@ra.gsi.gov.uk

Agency Enquiry Point

Our Enquiry Point (tel: 020 7211 0211) is staffed during office hours by a team of experienced Enquiry Officers, who will either answer enquiries themselves or transfer them to appropriate Agency staff. If you have a tone-dialling telephone, you can use our 24-hour Voice Manager system (on the same telephone number) to order our most popular publications; these will be posted to you on the next working day.

Abbreviations

2G	Second-generation mobile telephony
3G	Third-generation mobile telephony
3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
AM	Amplitude modulation
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
BFWA	Broadband Fixed Wireless Access
BRAN	Broadband Radio Access Networks – an ETSI project producing interoperability standards for BFWA
BSI	British Standards Institution
C band	Frequency band between about 4 and 6 GHz
CAA	Civil Aviation Authority
CASE	Co-operative Awards in Science and Engineering
Cave Review	The Independent Review of Radio Spectrum Management 2002, by Professor Martin Cave
CB	Citizens' Band
CENELEC	European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CEPT	European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CISPR	International Special Committee on Radio Interference
CMU	Change Management Unit – a Business Unit of the Agency
CPG	CEPT's Conference Preparatory Group for ITU conferences
CSR	Coastal Station Radio
CSR TE	Coastal Station Radio Training Establishment
CTO	Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
DECT	Digital European Cordless Telecommunication system – a standard for cordless personal telephony developed by ETSI
DTI	Department of Trade and Industry
DTT	Digital terrestrial television
EC	European Commission
ECC	Electronic Communications Committee – a committee of CEPT
ECC PT1	Project Team 1 of the ECC
ECP	European Common Proposal for an ITU conference
EFQM	European Foundation for Quality Management
EMC	Electromagnetic compatability
ERU	Engineering and Research Unit – a Business Unit of the Agency
ESV	Earth Station on board a Vessel
ETSI	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EU	European Union
FM	Frequency modulation
FM22	A project team (covering monitoring issues) of CEPT's Frequency Management Working Group
FOI	Freedom of Information Act
FWA	Fixed wireless access
GMDSS	Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GNSS	Global Navigation Satellite Systems
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GPS	Global Positioning System
GSM-R	Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) for rail networks
HF	High frequency (3 to 30 MHz)
ICNIRP	International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
IEE	Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK)
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (US)
IMT-2000	International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 – the ITU set of standards for 3G systems
IR2008	a channel access procedure for data on PBR
ITC	Independent Television Commission
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
ITU-D	ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
ITU-R	ITU Radiocommunication Sector
ITU-T	ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Ku band	Frequency band between about 11 and 14 GHz
L band	Frequency band around 1.5 GHz
LF	Low frequency (30 to 300 kHz)
MASTS	Mobile Assignment Technical System
MCA	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MF	Medium frequency (300 kHz to 3 MHz)
MIMO	Multiple input multiple output
MMSI	Maritime Mobile Service Identity
NATS	National Air Traffic Systems
Ofcom	Office of Communications
Oftel	Office of Telecommunications
PAMR	Public Access Mobile Radio
PBR	Private business radio
PMSE	Programme Making and Special Events
PRINCE2	Projects in Controlled Environments
R&TTE Directive	Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive
RA	Radiocommunications Agency
REAG	Racial Equality Advisory Group
RIPA	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
RMDF	Remote monitoring and direction-finding
RRAC	Radio Research Advisory Committee
RSA	Recognised spectrum access
RSC	Radio Spectrum Committee – a committee of the EC
RSI	Radio Spectrum International
RSPG	Radio Spectrum Policy Group – a committee of the EC
RTCG	Radio Technology Compatibility Group
RULES	Radiocommunications Unified Licensing Executive System
SAR	Search and rescue
SES	Spectrum Efficiency Scheme
SMAG	Spectrum Management Advisory Group
SMIS	Strategy Management Information System
SOSA	Single Owner, Shared Access
SQM	Spectrum Quality Management
TAPS	TETRA Advanced Packet Service
TC-ERM	Technical Committee on EMC and Radio Spectrum Matters – an ETSI committee
TETRA	Terrestrial trunked radio
TMU	Terrestrial Monitoring Unit – a team within the Agency
TUPE	Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981
Turnbull Report	'Internal Control: Guidance for directors on the Combined Code' – a report by the Internal Control Working Party (chaired by Nigel Turnbull) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
UHF	Ultra high frequency (300 MHz to 3 GHz)
UKAS	United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UMS	Unattended monitoring systems
UWB	Ultra wide band
VHF	Very high frequency (30 to 300 MHz)
VSAT	Very Small Aperture Terminal – a radio licence class replaced by the Network licence
WLAN	Wireless local area network
WP1C	Working Party 1C (Spectrum Monitoring) of ITU-R's Study Group 1 (Spectrum Management)
WRC-03	World Radiocommunication Conference taking place in June and July 2003
xDSL	A collective term for all types of digital subscriber lines, such as asymmetric (ADSL)

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