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Radio regulation refers to the regulation and licensing of
radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30  hertz (Hz) and 300  gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a tr ...
in
international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...
, by individual governments, and by municipalities.


International regulation

The
International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...
(ITU) is a specialized agency of the
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
(UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. ''
ITU Radio Regulations The ITU Radio Regulations (short: RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementatio ...
'' are the set of ITU's regulations governing
electromagnetic spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies. The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging fro ...
from 9 kHz to 275 GHz. The reasons are that the radio waves
spectrum A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors ...
is on the one hand considered to be a limited natural resource, on the other side some
radio wave Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically with frequencies of 300 gigahertz ( GHz) and below. At 300 GHz, the corresponding wavelength is 1 mm (sho ...
s are able to propagate on considerable distances and interfere with radio services abroad.


Government regulation


United States

In the United States, radio is regulated by the
Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...
(FCC) and the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the United States' ec ...
(NITA).


References


External links

* ; National and Regional Radio Regulatory Agencies
European Radiocommunications Office

Federal Communications Commission (USA)
* IFT (Mexic


Ofcom (UK)
* Traficom (Finlan


Agence Nationale des Fréquences (France)
* Bakom/Ofcom (Switzerland) * Bundesnetzagentur (German

* UKE (Poland

* KKDI (Indonesi

* Indian Radio Regulatory Service, IRRS (India)
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE)

Australian Communications and Media Authority (Australia)
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