Radio Regulations

Source: the Radio Regulations published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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Service publications and online information systems

RR-2024 · in force CHAPTER V — Administrative provisions WRC-07

Section I − Titles and contents of service publications (WRC-03)

§ 1 The following publications shall be issued by the Secretary-General. As circumstances warrant and in response to individual requests by administrations, the published information shall also be available in various formats and by appropriate means. (WRC-07)

§ 2 BR IFIC − The International Frequency Information Circular. (WRC-19)

The BR IFIC shall contain: (WRC-19)

a) particulars of frequency assignments recorded in the Master International Frequency Register;

b) the frequencies prescribed by these Regulations for common use by certain services; (WRC-07)

c) the allotments in the Allotment Plans included in Appendices 25, 26 and 27.

§ 3 List IV − List of Coast Stations and Special Service Stations. (WRC-07)

§ 4 List V − List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments. (WRC-07)

Suppressed by the conference; the number is retained. (WRC-07)

Suppressed by the conference; the number is retained. (WRC-07)

Suppressed by the conference; the number is retained. (WRC-2000)

§ 8 List VIII − List of International Monitoring Stations.

§ 9 List VIII A − List of Stations in the Space Radiocommunication Services and in the Radio Astronomy Service.

§ 10 Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services.

Section II − Online information systems (WRC-07)

§ 10A The following online information system(s) are made available by the Radiocommunication Bureau:

the ITU Maritime mobile Access and Retrieval System (MARS). (WRC-07)

Section III − Preparation and amendment of service publications and online information systems (WRC-07)

§ 11 The form, the content and the periodicity of each publication shall be decided by the Radiocommunication Bureau in consultation with administrations and the international organizations concerned. Similar consultation shall be made with regard to the maritime online information systems. (WRC-07)

§ 12 1) Administrations shall take all appropriate measures to notify the Radiocommunication Bureau immediately of any changes in the operational information contained in Lists IV and V, in view of the importance of this information, particularly with regard to safety. In the case of the data published in List V, which is also made available online through MARS, administrations shall communicate those changes at least once a month. In the case of other publications, administrations shall communicate the changes in the information contained in them as soon as possible. (WRC-07)

2) The names of the administrations which have failed to notify the Radiocommunication Bureau of the changes in the operational information contained in Lists IV and V shall be published in these Lists. (WRC-07)

3) The Radiocommunication Bureau will periodically request administrations to reconfirm the information published in Lists IV and V. If no information has been received by the Radiocommunication Bureau for two consecutive editions of Lists IV and V, unvalidated information shall be deleted. The Radiocommunication Bureau shall however inform the administration concerned before taking such action. (WRC-07)

§ 13 For the purpose of the service publications, a “country” shall be understood to mean the territory within the limits of which the station is located; a territory which does not have full responsibility for its international relations shall also be considered as a country for this purpose. (WRC-03)

Source: ITU Radio Regulations, editions of 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. The English, French and Spanish texts are each taken from the official edition in that language, not translated from one another. Sources and citation.