REGULATORY PROBLEMS OF USE OF THE 802'11bBASED WLAN IN GUATEMALA

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REGULATORY PROBLEMS OF USE OF THE 802.11b-BASED
WLAN IN GUATEMALA
According to the Art. 5 Frequency allocations
of the ITU Guatemala is part of the Region No. 2.
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Guatemalan Regulation basis
Key aspects of the regulation Objective of the
law The objective of this law is to promote the
competence in the sector of the
telecommunications and to increase the efficiency
of the same one. Definitions All the
prominent terms are defined and is established
that all the technical terms that are not in the
same one will be understood for the definitions
that establishes the International Union of
Telecommunications (UIT).
The titles will be emitted for a 15 years
validity, and they could be renewed on request
for the same amount of time if the request is
presented between the 120th and 200th days
before the expiration date of the actual title.
The frequency renewal could be denied just if the
frequency had no use. The Regulatory Agency
will be able to deny the procedure of a request
only if according to the technological advances
is impossible to define the portion of the
spectrum requested. If there is other people
interested in the same portion of the spectrum ,
the Regulatory Agency should carry out a public
auction for that portion of the spectrum. The
auction should be supervised for an external firm
of auditors of recognized reputation and the
titles will be allotted to the major offer.
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The 2.4 Ghz in Guatemala Assigned to
The 4th column in the graphic indicates area of
coverage between rural areas in Guatemala, so the
frequency is taken in almost all the territory
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The 4th column in the graphic indicates area of
coverage between rural areas in Guatemala, so the
frequency is taken in almost all the territory
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The 4th column in the graphic indicates area of
coverage between rural areas in Guatemala, so the
frequency is taken in almost all the territory
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Information Technology Agreement - introduction
http//www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/itain
tro_e.htm
ITA Committee approves work programme on
non-tariff measures
http//www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres00_e/pr198_e
.htm
Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information
Technology Products
http//www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/itade
c_e.htm
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Ref RR5-72
2300-2450 Mixed, Mobile, Amateur,
Radiolocation Annotations 5.150 5.282 5.393
5.394 5.396 5.150 The following bands 2400
- 2500 MHZ (centre frequency 2,450 Mhz) . Are
also designated for industrial, scientific and
Medical (ISM) applications. Radiocommunication
services operating within these bands must accept
harmful interference which may be caused by these
applications. ISM equipment operating in these
bands is subject to the provisions of No.
15.13 5.282 In the bands . 2400 - 2450 Mhz (in
regions 2 and 3 only) the amateur-satellite may
operate subject to not causing harmful
interference to other services operating in
accordance with the table (5.43) wrc-2000. 5.393
Additional allocation not applicable to
Guatemala 5.394 Not applicable to Guatemala 5.396
Space stations of the broadcasting-satellite
service in the band 2310 - 2360 MGh operating in
accordance with 5.393 may affect the service to
which this band is allocated in other countries
shall be coordinated and notifies in accordance
with Resolution 22 Rev WRC 97.
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In the meantime
Apparently allotment of the 2.4 Ghz. spread
spectrum band ends in two years for one company
and in five or six for the others. What do
people (researchers) at the both Public and
Private universities do?? Should they made some
tests and measurements The Guatemalan
Regulatory Agency have just created a Complaint
Form SIT-RF05 that allows people affected by the
assignment of frequencies to set-up an
opposition for each frequency assigned in every
coverage area. (At least 67 forms) Should the
holders of the frequency just change their
equipment just to allow the radio amateurs to
experiment with the 802.11b WLANS in
Guatemala????
OROZCO DE LEON, Otto Eduardo, February 13, 2003,
ICTP-ARPL SMR 1494