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2014/276/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 2 May 2014 on amending Decision 2008/411/EC on the harmonisation of the 3400 - 3800 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Community (notified under document C(2014) 2798) Text with EEA relevance| Legal instrument | implementing decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Implementing decision 2014/276 |
| CELEX number i | 32014D0276 |
| Document | 02-05-2014 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 14-05-2014; OJ L 139 p. 18-25 |
| Effect | 05-05-2014; Takes effect Date notif. |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Notification | 05-05-2014 |
14.5.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 139/18 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 2 May 2014
on amending Decision 2008/411/EC on the harmonisation of the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Community
(notified under document C(2014) 2798)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/276/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Commission Decision 2008/411/EC (2) harmonises the technical conditions for using the spectrum in the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band for the terrestrial provision of electronic communications services throughout the Union mainly targeting wireless broadband services for end-users. |
(2) |
Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council (3) establishes a multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) and sets the objective of promoting wider availability of wireless broadband services for the benefit of citizens and consumers in the Union. The RSPP requires Member States to foster the ongoing upgrade, by providers of electronic communications, of their networks to the latest, most efficient technology, in order to create their own dividends in line with the principles of service and technology neutrality. |
(3) |
Article 6(2) of Decision No 243/2012/EU requires Member States to make available the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band under the terms and conditions of Decision 2008/411/EC and, subject to market demand, to authorise the use of this band by 31 December 2012 without prejudice to existing deployments of services and under conditions that allow consumers easy access to wireless broadband services. |
(4) |
The 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band offers significant potential for deploying dense and high-speed wireless broadband networks to provide innovative electronic communications services to end users. The use of this frequency band for wireless broadband should contribute to the economic and social policy objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe. |
(5) |
Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision No 676/2002/EC, the Commission gave a mandate on 23 March 2012 to the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) to develop technical conditions for spectrum use in the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band with a view to accommodating developments in wireless broadband access technology, in particular large channel bandwidths, while ensuring efficient spectrum use. |
(6) |
In response to that mandate, on 8 November 2013 the CEPT issued a report (CEPT Report 49) on the technical conditions of spectrum harmonisation for terrestrial wireless systems in the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band. It includes the results of studies on the least restrictive technical conditions (such as block edge mask), frequency arrangements and principles for co-existence and coordination between wireless broadband and existing spectrum uses. The results on a block edge mask and the principles on coordination in CEPT Report 49 were developed on the basis of the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) Report 203. |
(7) |
The results of the Commission mandate to the CEPT should be applied across the Union and implemented by Member States without delay, given the rapidly growing market demand for high-speed wireless broadband services and the current low level of use of the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band for wireless broadband services. |
(8) |
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