2004

Spectrum Assumes Responsibility for U.S. Coordination
By Rob Martin

 

International borders do not recognize radio communications, therefore, Canada and the United States have established formal arrangements to consult with each other for proposed radio communications stations located within 120 kms of the international border. This helps to ensure that proposed stations on either side of the border will not cause interference to existing radio communications systems. Up until May 31, 2003, the responsibility for analysing proposed U.S. land/mobile stations resided with Industry Canada Spectrum management staff located in our headquarters in Ottawa. However, on June 1, 2003, our region assumed responsibility for the technical analysis for a portion of the new proposed U.S. stations. This included a recommendation whether to accept or reject the proposed U.S. stations. Effective April 1, 2004, we gained responsibility for the technical analysis for all of the proposed new U.S. land/mobile stations.

In keeping with our commitment to excellence, we started tracking our completed volumes and average response times for this work. Between June 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, P&NR Spectrum management staff completed 541 evaluations of proposed U.S. stations. Since April 1, 2004, we have completed a further 209 evaluations. Our average response time has decreased steadily from a high of 83 days in June 2003 to a fiscal year ending 40 days by March 31, 2004 to a current year-to-date average of 19.8 days. This is another example of the commitment to excellent service and continuous improvement of the P&NR Spectrum management staff.

 

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