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Maximizing Frequency Resources in Germany: Transition to Digital Broadcasting

Explore Germany's licensing scheme for digital broadcasting transition and the efficient allocation of frequency resources by the Federal Network Agency. Learn about frequency regulation, assignment procedures, laws, and how it all works. Gain insights from the example licensing scheme in Germany.

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Maximizing Frequency Resources in Germany: Transition to Digital Broadcasting

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  1. Elmar Zilles Head Broadcasting, Federal Network Agency, Germany Example for a Licencing SchemeCountry Case: GermanySession 1 “Licencingpolicies and criteria, decisions and experiences” Transition to Digital Broadcastingand Digital Dividend ITU Regional Seminar for Europe, Budapest, 05 – 07 November 2012

  2. Making Useof Resources • Frequencyspectrum: limited resource • ... forattractiveoffers: GSM, DVB-T, UMTS, CB, WiFi Access, WiMAX, UWB, DECT ... • ... forrevenues in tc-sector: e. g. 25,2 billion € fixedlines, 23,5 billion € mobile tc, 7,9 billion € cable-TV, 13,5 billion € others (2005) • ... forinvestment: e. g. 2,6 billion € mobile tc, 2 billion€ landline(2005) • ... in backbones: 110.000 fixedlinks (2012)

  3. Frequency Regulation Basic properties:anticipating, open, non-discriminatory, transparent, pro-active(but not anticipatingbusinesscaserisks!) competitional / economic aspects technical / regulatory aspects legal andproceduralimplementation international agreements

  4. Structure of Frequency Regulation Frequency Allocation Table Federal Government International Agreements (e.g. RRC-06, WRC-12) +Targets of Regulation Frequency Plan(past: FrequencyUtilisation Plan) Federal Network Agency +add. demands following TA Frequency Assignment Federal Network Agency General orIndividual Assignment

  5. Example: Allocation Table and Plan • Bands allocatedtobroadcastingserviceaccordingtothe national frequencyallocationtableandthecorrespondingfrequency plan entries: • Long-, Medium- and Short Wave Bands9 kHz analoguebroadcasting, 9 kHz DRM • Frequency Band II (87,5 - 108 MHz):204 Channels (FM-Audio) • Frequency Band III (174 - 230 MHz):8 Channels, 7 MHz each, 32 frequencyblocks 1,75 MHz each, resp. (T-DAB/DMB/DAB+) • FrequencyBands IV and V (470 - 790 MHz):40 Channels, 8 MHz each (DVB-T) • 1,5 GHz-Range (1452 MHz to 1479,5 MHz):16 Frequency Blocks, 1,75 MHz each (T-DAB/DMB/DAB+) • Addiionalallocation AND/OR frequency plan entriespossible

  6. FrequencyAssignmentProcedures • General assignmentWheneverpossible! • Individual assignment • Different grantingprocedures: • Withoutcompetition: byapplication • In caseofcompetition: • Auction (preferred!) or • Tender procedure(Rules objective, comprehensible, non-discriminatory)

  7. Tender procedures • Legal criteria • Specialisedknowledge • Efficiency • Suitabilityofplanstobesubmitted • Promotion ofworkablecompetition • Preference forhigherdegreeofcoverage • In caseofnoclearevidenceofbetterqualification: decisionbydrawing lots

  8. Laws of FS Content Providers Federal States Civil Law or Identity BA FRGFNA TA TLO Rect/„Right“-Angle FS = Federal States BA = Basic Act / Constitution TLO = Transmission Line Operator TA = Telecommunications Act 16 FS means16 Chancelliesand 13 Media Authorities

  9. Howitworks / shouldwork • Demand forprovisionofservicefor a certainterritory (Federal States) • (non-mandatoryspecificpre-procedurefordemands per Federal State) • formal demand • Implementation (Federal Network Agency) • Identificationofsuitablefrequencyresources • Co-ordination within Germany • International Co-ordination • FrequencyAssignment LatestTelecommunicationAct (2012): If a programprovideristheonly holder oftheentirecapacityfrom a frequencyusage, he maypoint out thefrequencyassignmentholder

  10. Example for a LicencingScheme (Germany) Thank you very much for your attention! Elmar Zilles Elmar.Zilles@BNetzA.de www.bundesnetzagentur.de Transition to Digital Broadcastingand Digital Dividend ITU Regional Seminar for Europe, Budapest, 05 – 07 November 2012

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