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 Posted - 16 Oct 2007 : 21:56:44
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PURA Director Speaks on Spectrum Management
By Annia Gaye
Alagi B. Gaye, Director of the Gambia Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA), has stated that spectrum management involves the planning, assigning, allocation, monitoring and controlling the usage of electromagnetic radio frequency in an official manner so as to avoid harmful radiation and interference.
“The radio spectrum is a scarce national resource due to its growing range of valuable uses. Due to spectrum use being an important element of the communications infrastructure, effective management of these resources promotes ongoing economic and social development,” Mr. Gaye said.
Mr. Gaye made these remarks at a five -day workshop organized by PURA in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on spectrum management.
He noted that the critical economic aspects of spectrum management is relevant to ensure sustainability and include the involvement or the reduction of rules controlling access to the spectrum.
“Because radio waves go beyond national borders, and with the increase in the number of global services, spectrum allocation and assignment are critical components of the process involving coordination of spectrum. This is why the radio communication conferences of the ITU are the principal mechanisms for international spectrum allocation,” he emphasized.
Mr. Gaye further went on to say that spectrum regulation must be updated in a coordinated manner across West Africa, as further fragmentation must be avoided. He noted that the essential value of harmonization is to support the move towards the ideal of ECOWAS by creating a single sub-regional integration. “The work done by the West African Telecommunications Regulatory Harmonization Guidelines including spectrum management among others are highly commendable, he said.
He observed that supplementary Acts on spectrum management, numbering, licensing, etc, have already been enacted by the ECOWAS parliament and assented to by ECOWAS heads of states.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 121/2007, Tuesday 16 October 2007
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