ITU Radio Regulations 2012

The regulation of spectrum is not something which comes up in any depth in the eLLM, although David talks about it briefly in his Telecoms Policy module.

I was doing some research about the role of Europe in spectrum allocation and usage, and whether a more centralised approach might be beneficial to the establishment of a single market for communications in Europe, and found that the ITU is offering for free a download of its 2012 Radio Regulations (registration required). (The hard copy of the regulations is about £280.)

The Radio Regulations are part of the ITU Administrative Regulations, and are legally binding on all Member States (approximately 190 of them), often used as a basis for national legislation on radio matters.