WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1994
CONSULTATION PAPER ON REGULATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
**
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
CONSULTATION
THE OFFICE OF THE
ISSUED
A
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REGULATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
PAPER
(OFTA) ENTITLED THE WAY FORWARD".
HAS
"THE
THE
AND
SEEK VIEWS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PAPER IS INTENDED TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND ANY INTERESTED
FUTURE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON PARTIES ON THE
THE LICENSING REGULATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
TO
*
EFFORTS OF OUR "THE CONSULTATION PAPER IS A CONTINUATION
ON
MAJOR REGULATORY ISSUES, FULLY CONSULT INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC SAID THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MR ALEX ARENA.
THE FUTURE **IT IS INTENDED TO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES IN
KONG, IN PARTICULAR HOW NEW REGULATION OF MOBILE SERVICES IN HONG
BE INTRODUCED INTO HONG TECHNOLOGIES AT HIGHER FREQUENCY BANDS CAN KONG'S VIBRANT MOBILE SERVICES MARKET."
PERSONAL THESE TECHNOLOGIES KNOWN UNDER VARIOUS NAMES, SUCH AS
NETWORK (PCN) COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES OR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION OF THE ADVANCED DIGITAL CELLULAR SERVICES (PCS), ARE AN EVOLUTION
OF 1SSUES SUCH AS SERVICES ALREADY IN HONG KONG AND ARISE A NUMBER
AND WHAT MIGHT BE HOW MANY OPERATORS SHOULD PROVIDE THESE SERVICES THE TERMS OF THEIR LICENCES, MR ARENA ADDED.
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PAPER
SETS AUTHORITY
THE OUT
(TA)
(1)
MOBILE
SERVICES
SHOULD
IN
PRELIMINARY ON A NUMBER
FUTURF
VIEWS
OF
OF THE
ISSUES:
BE
LICENSED
ON
A
(2)
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL BASIS.
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR PUBLIC RADIO BE PAGING SYSTEM SERVICE LICENCES
CURRENT REGULATORY PAGING SERVICES SHOULD CONTINUE. CONSIDERATIONS WOULD
CONVERTING THE EXISTING RADIO GIVEN TO LICENCES INTO PUBLIC RADIOCOMMUNICATION TO STREAMLINE LICENCE ADMINISTRATION.
PERMITTED TO UPGRADE ΤΟ ALLOW INCOMING WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CURRENT GUARD BANDS
(3)
BE CT-2 TELEPOINT SERVICES SHOULD THE TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYED, FOR EXAMPLE,
MADE. CONSIDERATIONS CALLS TO BE ASSIGNMENT OF MORE SPECTRUM AT FOR TELEPOINT USE.
(4)
MHZ
A'T THE
1.
R GHZ BAND WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 2 X 60
*THE END AVAILABLE FOR USE BY PON/PCS TYPE OF SERVICES BY
10
OF 1994. THE TA INTENDS TO SPLIT THE SPECTRUM INTO 2 X
OPERATORS IN EARLY 1995. MHZ PORTIONS FOR GRANT TO SIX
COVER 1.2 MILLION USERS BY THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO 1998 (A PENETRATION RATE OF 20% OF POPULATION).
(5) THE FOUR
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