INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION Radiocommunication Bureau (Direct Fax N°. +41 22 730 57 85) Circular Letter* 6/LCCE/16 9/LCCE/67 14 December 2001 To Administrations of Members of the ITU and other members of the Radiocommunication Sector participating in the work of the Radiocommunication Study Groups 6 and 9 Subject: Second meeting of the Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 6S and 9D on frequency sharing between the fixed service and the broadcasting-satellite service (sound) Introduction The meeting of the Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 6S and 9D (JRG 6S-9D) was foreseen in the programme of the Radiocommunication Study Groups by the meeting of Study Group Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen in September 2001. Date and place of the meeting JRG 6S-9D will hold its second meeting from 7 to 11 March 2002, with the possibility of extension, if required. The meeting will take place in the ITU Headquarters, Geneva and will open at 9:30. Programme of the meeting The draft meeting agenda of JRG 6S-9D is contained in Annex 1. Working language JRG 6S-9D will conduct its work in English. Contributions JRG 6S-9D works by correspondence. Therefore, contributions to the work of JRG 6S-9D are invited and should be preferably forwarded by electronic mail. The Secretariat has established an E-mail reflector (jrg6s-9d@itu.int) for the JRG on the basis of the participation received. Contributions to the JRG 6S-9D should be forwarded to the above address. ____________________ * English only. Place des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Telephone +41 22 730 51 11 Telefax Gr3: +41 22 733 72 56 Gr4: +41 22 730 65 00 Telex 421 000 uit ch Telegram ITU GENEVE E-mail: itumail@itu.int www.itu.int -2- Only in exceptional cases, participants may submit contributions on paper copy, accompanied by their electronic version, with the understanding that the Secretariat will need a convenient time to disseminate these documents through the above-mentioned E-mail reflector. No document dispatching will be done. Documents relevant to JRG 6S-9D are available to all participants on the Web site http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/sg9/docs/6s-9d/2000-03/contrib/index.html. According to the ITU-R patent policy (Annex 1 to Resolution ITU-R 1-3), contributions containing a proposal for a Recommendation should draw the attention to any known patent or to any known pending patent application relating to systems or technologies considered in the proposal. Visa requirements We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter and spend any time in Switzerland. The visa must be requested and obtained from the office (embassy or consulate) representing Switzerland in your country or, if there is no such office in your country, from the one that is closest to the country of departure. If problems are encountered, the Union can, at the official request of the administration or company you represent, approach the competent Swiss authorities in order to facilitate delivery of the visa. Any such request must specify the name and functions of the individual(s) for whom the visa(s) is/are requested and be accompanied by a copy of the approved registration form approved for the ITU conference or meeting in question. Participation In order to make the necessary arrangements, it is requested that the intended participation of your representative(s) be registered as participant in the parent Working Party 6S by means of the annexed registration form (Annex 3) (to be photocopied as required). Only one registration for Working Party 6S should be done, if this approach is followed. Robert W. Jones Director, Radiocommunication Bureau Annexes: 1 2 3 Draft agenda List of Principal Rapporteurs (JRG 6S-9D), Chairmen of parent Working Parties and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of relevant Study Groups Registration form Distribution: – – – Member States and Radiocommunication Sector Members participating in the work of Working Parties 6S and 9D of Radiocommunication Study Groups 6 and 9 Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Radiocommunication Study Groups 6 and 9 Secretary General of the ITU, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau D:\626081104.DOC -3- ANNEX 1 Draft agenda for the meeting of the Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 6S and 9D (Geneva, 7-11 March 2002) 1 Opening remarks 2 Approval of the agenda 3 Review of the report of the September 2001 meeting (Doc. 6S-9D/22, dated 3 December 2001) 4 Review of existing Liaison Statements 5 Presentation of other input documents 6 Treatment of TEMP documents from September 2001 7 Programme of work for the meeting 8 Any other business S. Kaltenmark (USA) Principal Rapporteur (WP 6S) D:\626081104.DOC M. Murotani (Japan) Principal Rapporteur (WP 9D) -4- ANNEX 2 List of Principal Rapporteurs (JRG 6S-9D), Chairmen of relevant Working Parties and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Study Groups 6 and 9 Principal Rapporteur (WP 6S) Mr. KALTENMARK Steven Telecomm Strategies 6404 Highland Drive CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 United States Tel: +1 703 2817360 Fax: +1 703 9780962 E-mail: stevekaltenmark@msn.com Chairman, Working Party 6S Mr. R. ZEITOUN Industry Canada 2074 Knightsbridge Road OTTAWA, Ontario K2A 0P9 Canada Tel: +1 613 7293203 Fax: +1 613 7299836 E-mail: rzeitoun@rogers.com Chairman, Study Group 6 Mr. A. MAGENTA RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Via Teulada 66 00195 ROMA Italy Tel: +39 06 3226248 Fax: +39 06 33175115 E-mail: magenta@rai.it Vice-Chairmen, Study Group 6 Mr. J.A. FLAHERTY CBS, Inc. 524 West 57th Street Room 2400 NEW YORK, NY 10019 United States of America Mr. S. GLOTOV Ukrainian State Committee of Communications & Informatization 22 Chreschatic 01001 KIEV Ukraine D:\626081104.DOC Tel: +1 212 9752213 Fax: +1 212 9753646 E-mail: jaflaherty@cbs.com Tel: +380 44 5693872 Fax: +380 44 2285959 E-mail: s.glotov@sts.gov.ua & sergei.glotov@ties.itu.int -5- Mr. J. KUMADA Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Broadcasting Corp. of Japan) (NHK) Planning Division Engineering Administration Department 2-2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku TOKYO 150-8001 Japan Tel: +81 3 54552301 Fax: +81 3 34850952 E-mail: kumada@eng.nhk.or.jp Mr. H. KUSSMANN Deutsche Telekom AG Rundfunk und Breitbandkabel Am Kavalleriesand 3 64307 DARMSTADT Germany (Federal Republic of) Tel: +49 6151 833420 Fax: +49 6151 838709 E-mail: horst.kussmann@telekom.de Mr. R.K. NAJM Ministry of Information, Television Technical Affairs P.O. Box 10152 RIYADH 11433 Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) Tél: Tél: Fax: E-mail: Mr. L. OLSON Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 2000 M Street, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 United States of America Tel: +1 202 4182142 Fax: +1 202 4180398 E-mail: lolson@fcc.gov Mr. K.M. PAUL All India Radio Akashvani Bhavan Sansad Marg Parliament Street NEW DELHI 110001 India (Republic of) Tel: +91 11 3714464 Fax: +91 11 3714967 E-mail: kmpaul@air.org.in Mr. V. STEPANIAN Islamic Rep. of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Jame Jam St. Valie Asr Ave. TEHRAN Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tel: +98 21 2166356 Fax: +98 21 2041051 E-mail: stepanianv@hotmail.com D:\626081104.DOC +966 1 4428574 +966 5 5422589 (mobile) +966 1 4014036 rknajm@yahoo.com -6- Principal Rapporteur (WP 9D) Mr. MUROTANI Masayoshi NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 11-1, Sanno Park Tower Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku 100-6150 TOKYO Japan Tel: +81 3 51561888 Fax: +81 3 51560225 E-mail: murotani@nttdocomo.co.jp Chairman, Working Party 9D Ms. K. MEDLEY Federal Communication Commission 445, 12th Street, S.W. Room 7-A836 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 United States of America Tel: +1 202 4181211 Fax: +1 202 4181944 E-mail: kmedley@fcc.gov Chairman, Study Group 9 Mr. V.M. MINKIN Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) 16 Kazakova Street 103064 MOSCOW Russian Federation Tel: +7 095 2619307 Fax: +7 095 2610090 and +7 095 2619307 E-mail: minkin@niir.pvt.msu.ru / vladimir.minkin@ties.itu.int Vice-Chairmen, Study Group 9 Ms. K. Medley (See above) Mr. A. HASHIMOTO NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Wireless Link Development Department Sanno-Park Tower, 40F 2-11-1 Nagata-cho Chiyoda TOKYO 100-6150 Japan Tel: +81 3 51561150 Fax: +81 3 51560225 E-mail: hashimoto@nttdocomo.co.jp Mr. H. MAZAR Ministry of Communications Spectrum Management & Frequency Licensing Ahad Aam 9 POB 29107 TEL AVIV 61290 Israel (State of) Tel: +972 3 5198222 Fax: +972 3 5198103 E-mail: mazar@ties.itu.int / mazarh@moc.gov.il D:\626081104.DOC -7- ANNEX 3 Registration Form ITU-R Meetings Geneva, Switzerland, 4 March - 7 June 2002 Radiocommunication Bureau I wish to participate in 6/8 4-8/3 6/7 11-13/3 [6/9] 11-15/3 4A/6S 12/3 6S 13-22/3 6E 14-20/3 6M 18-22/3 4B 3-10/4 9A 3-10/4 9B 3-11/4 9D 4-12/4 4A 8-17/4 9C 10-12/4 SG 9 15-16/4 4-9S 17-25/4 JSG 4+9 26/4 4-7-8-9 30/4 - 8/5 8B 1-7/5 8D 7-16/5 8A 8-14/5 4-7-8 13-17/5 1-6-8-9 16-24/5 3M 20-31/5 3K 21-30/5 3J 22-31/5 3L 27-29/5 7E 27-30/5 SG 3 3-4/6 6/8 3-7/6 Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss: .............................................................................. 6P 18-22/3 6R 18-22/3 6A 19-22/3 6Q 19-22/3 SG 6 25-26/3 .................................................................................................... (family name) (first name) Accompanied by: ................................................................................. .................................................................................................... (family name) (first name) 1. REPRESENTATION Name of Member State: ......................................................................................................................................................................... Head of Delegation Deputy (to be completed by representatives of Member States only) Delegate Name of Sector Member: ............................................................................................................................................................. Recognized Operating Agencies Scientific or Industrial Organizations Regional and other International Organizations Regional Telecommunication Organizations Intergovernmental Organizations Operating Satellite Systems Other Entities Dealing with Telecommunication Matters United Nations and its Specialized Agencies Associate Members 2. OFFICIAL ADDRESS Name of the Company: ........................................................................................................................................................................................... Street address: ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... City/State/Code/Country: ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Business tel.: ........................................................................................ Fax: ......................................................................................................... E-mail: ................................................................................................. In case of emergency: ............................................................................. 3. DOCUMENTS English French Spanish Date: .................................................................................................... Signature: ................................................................................................ For BR Secretariat use only Approved (if applicable) Personal Section To be returned duly completed to the Radiocommunication Bureau D:\626081104.DOC Meeting Section Place des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Pigeonhole Telephone: +41 22 7305802 Telefax: +41 22 7306600 Email: linda.kocher@itu.int -8- D:\626081104.DOC