ITU
Radio
Regulations
Board
urges
Iran
to
end
interference
hampering
EUTELSAT
satellite
operations
26
March
2010
The
ITU
Radio
Regulations
Board
concluded
its
week-long
deliberations
today.
Among
the
issues
discussed
was
that
of
interference
with
radio
signals
from
satellite
networks
operated
by
the
European
Satellite
Organization,
EUTELSAT.
The
Administration
of
France,
on
behalf
of
the
EUTELSAT
satellite
operator,
notified
the
Radio
Regulations
Board
(RRB)
of
the
interference
emanating
from
the
territory
of
the
Islamic
Republic
of
Iran.
While
also
considering
correspondence
from
the
Administration
of
Iran,
the
RRB
determined
that
EUTELSAT
satellite
networks,
operating
in
the
orbital
positions
at
9E,
13E,
21.5E
and
25.5E
are
receiving
harmful
interference.
The
Board
noted
that
"the
interfering
signals
appear
to
be
of a
nature
that
is
prohibited
under
Radio
Regulations
No.
15.1".
The
Radio
Regulations
Board
concluded
that
the
interference
appeared
to
be
emanating
from
the
territory
of
Iran
"based
on
measurements
provided
by
the
Administration
of
France,
and
having
confidence
in
the
measurement
techniques
and
technologies
used,
because
they
are
recognized
in
the
ITU-R
Handbook
on
Spectrum
Monitoring".
The
interference
is
reported
to
have
persisted
for
some
time,
adversely
affecting
the
operation
of
several
EUTELSAT
satellite
transponders
and
channels.
The
Radio
Regulations
Board
urged
the
Administration
of
Iran
to
continue
its
effort
in
locating
the
source
of
interference
and
to
eliminate
it
as a
matter
of
the
highest
priority.
The
Administration
of
France
and
the
ITU
Radiocommunication
Bureau
have
been
called
upon
to
assist
the
Administration
of
Iran
in
identifying
the
source
of
the
interference.
The
Radio
Regulations
Board
is a
part-time
body
comprising
12
members
representing
the
world’s
five
regions:
the
Americas,
Western
Europe,
Eastern
Europe,
Africa,
Asia
and
Australasia.
Among
the
Board’s
responsibilities
is
to
approve
the
technical
criteria
used
by
the
ITU
Radiocommunication
Bureau
in
the
application
of
Radio
Regulations,
to
consider
reports
of
harmful
interference
and
to
formulate
recommendations
for
their
resolution.
If
agreement
cannot
be
reached
between
an
administration
and
the
Board
on a
Rule
of
Procedure,
the
matter
is
submitted
to a
World
Radiocommunication
Conference
(WRC)
for
ruling.
The
next
WRC
will
be
held
January-February
2012.
The
current
Chairman
of
the
Board
is
Mr
Mindaugas
Zilinskas
of
Lithuania.
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