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Entered by the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP), on January 14, 2011, of a draft decision setting conditions for the use of Radio frequencies for terrestrial systems for the provision of electronic communications services in the frequency band 790-862 MHz, the Conseil supérieur de l' audiovisuel, meeting in plenary on 15 March 2011, issues The following notice.
The Commission notes that, in accordance with the rules Set out in the Prime Minister's order concerning the national allocation of frequency bands, the draft decision points out that mobile operators who will use the frequencies of the band 790-862 MHz will be required to provide protection Services planned by the Commission in the frequencies 470-790 MHz that are grandfathered within the meaning of this Order. Consequently, in the event of interference of these services, mobile communications operators shall take, as soon as possible, any measures necessary to stop the interference, including through the cessation of emissions to The origin of the interference.
The Council also notes with satisfaction that the draft decision provides for the imposition on mobile communications operators who will use these frequencies of preventive measures, aiming at limiting the maximum number of Potential disruption to TNT. For example, these operators will have to:
-meet the maximum level of protection (says " Level A ") Which is provided for in Decision 2010 /267/EU of the European Commission, throughout the territory and in all broadcasting channels of the band 470-790 MHz, to limit the disruption of services using this band;
Impact studies on the risk of interference with these services and, on the basis of these studies, take additional preventive measures to avoid interference.
The Board nevertheless draws the attention of the Government and the PFRA On the fact that additional measures, which could be of a nature Legislation or regulations, it seems necessary, in order to further limit the risk of disruption of TNT, given the importance that these services represent for the French. In particular, it considers, on the basis of the experience it has gained in leading the process of moving to the full digital broadcasting of television, that two measures would be necessary to mitigate the inconvenience caused to the
On the one hand, given the potential for the interference of TNT by the services that will be in service in the frequencies of the band 790-862 MHz, the Board requests that, if the above impact studies show that it exists, Despite the preventive measures implemented by mobile communications operators for Respect their non-interference obligations, a risk of disruption of reception of television in a given area, homes in this area are informed locally.
This is what the public interest group France does Numerical Télé before each passage in a digital region, when the Commission considers that there is a risk of disruption to the reception of TNT in a given area. Experience has shown that, when notified, viewers are more understanding of the reception problems that might arise, pending resolution.
For the deployment of services that will use the Band 790-862 MHz, if the same principle is retained, one can imagine that this local information will be imposed on users of these frequencies as long as they have the most reliable and up-to-date information.
On the other hand, in order to Be able to resolve as quickly as possible the possible cases of jamming of TNT by Services that will use the band 790-862 MHz, the Board considers it essential that a body to be defined be specifically responsible for collecting complaints from viewers whose reception would be blurred. The communication on this organisation, in particular on the dedicated phone number that would be set up, could be carried out at the time of the information of the households potentially affected.
In general, the experience of the transition to the whole Digital has proven the usefulness of such an organization to limit viewers' misunderstanding and discontent, and to facilitate problem identification and resolution. For the digital transition, the GIP FTN ensures the collection of these complaints.
For the deployment of the services that will use the band 790-862 MHz, if the same principle is adopted, one can imagine that the users of these frequencies Be required to collect complaints as long as they are best able to deal effectively with the cause of interference.
This notice will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done at Paris, 15 March 2011.
For the Audio-Visual Higher Council:
The President,
M. Boyon
