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No C 347 / 24 fEN Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12 . 95

Call for information concerning the introduction of satellite personal communications services

( S-PCS ) in the European Union and the European Economic Area

( 95 / C 347 / 15 )

Following a request from Council, pursuant to its
Resolution of 7 . 12 . 1993 on the introduction of satellite

personal communications services in the Community
( OJ No C 339 of 16 . 12 . 1993, p. 1 ), the European
Commission is seeking detailed information with regard
to satellite personal communications services .

The goal of this call for information is to obtain detailed
information which may assist the Community and its
Member States in the definition of the scope and
modalities of a selection and authorization process with
regard to these services . The call is addressed to any
entity ( including non-EU ), and in particular space
segment providers, providers of services, equipment
manufacturers, network operators and mobile services
providers, users, and consumer groups, interested in, or
affected by, the provision of satellite personal communi ­
cations services in the European Union .

In parallel to its decision to publish this call for
information, the Commission adopted a proposal for a
European Parliament and Council Decision on an action
at a Union level in the field of satellite personal
communications services in the European Community
( COM(95 ) 529 final of 8 . 11 . 1995 ), a copy of which is
available upon request .

For ease of analysis, the information corresponding to
specific items shall be provided and numbered in
accordance with the headings on the list below . If
desired, commercially in-confidence information may be
provided in an annex, separately bound and clearly
marked accordingly .

The requested information shall concern the views of the
responding entity on the undermentioned items in
relation to any selection and / or authorization process,
the exact format of which is still to be decided by
Council and European Parliament following the
mentioned proposal of the Commission .

Detailed information shall be provided under the
following headings, as applicable :

1 . Information concerning the responding entity

1.1 name / address and other contact details

1.2 entities ' background and interest in S-PCS

1.3 detailed description of equipment / services
intended to be provided, including relevant time
schedules

2 . Provision of S-PCS space segment capacity in the EU

2.1 criteria for selection of S-PCS space segment
providers

2.1.1 frequency use and sharing issues, including
introduction of new systems,

2.1.2 technical qualifications, such as compatibility
with GSM / DECT / DCS-1800, interoperability
of services,

2.1.3 financial qualifications,

2.1.4 other qualifications

2.2 conditions for authorization of S-PCS space
segment providers

2.2.1 frequency use and sharing issues, including
introduction of new systems and compatibility
with frequency plans of other nations,

2.2.2 other regulatory conditions,

2.2.3 technical conditions, such as compatibility with

GSM / DECT / DCS-1800 / UMTS, interopera ­
bility of services,

2.2.4 financial qualifications and viability,

2.3 satellite systems operations,

2.4 national security and legal interception,

2.5 safety and distress operations,

2.6 replacement of satellites,

2.7 availability of spare space segment capacity for
developing countries,

2.8 other relevant issues

3 . Authorization conditions for provision of S-PCS

services

3.1 interconnection agreements, access to gateway
facilities,

3.2 ability to switch off user equipment,

3.3 billing arrangements,

3.4 privacy and data protection,

3.5 national security and legal interception,

3.6 others .

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4 . Authorization conditions for S-PCS gateway 6.8 intellectual property rights, copyrights
operations 6.9 others

4.1 access to gateways, interconnection to netwoks,

4.2 regulatory control over gateways in other
countries,

7 . Other relevant issues

7.1 competition aspects,

4.3 frequency use and sharing, 7.1.1 structure of the consortia,

4.4 ability to control handhelds and satellite system

functions,

7.1.2 level of competition at various levels of
provision,

7.1.3 availability of air-interface specifications to
4.5 privacy, manufacturers,

4.6 national security and legal interception, 7.1.4 others,

4.7 others

7.2 timetables of selection and authorization

procedures,

5 . S-PCS equipment issues 7.3 completeness of existing EC / national legis ­

5.1 standardization, lation,

7.4 others .

5.2 type approval and mutual recognition thereof in
other countries,

5.3 free circulation,

5.4 authorization for use,

5.5 interoperability,

5.6 aspects of frequency use and sharing,

5.7 privacy and data-protection issues,

5.8 national security and legal interception,

5.9 compatibility GSM / DECT / DCS-1800 and
other terrestrial mobile systems,

5.10 health / safety,

5.11 others .

6 . International aspects

6.1 access to third markets

6.2 compatibility of frequency use and sharing plans,

frequency interference hazards

6.3 equipment issues such as standardization, free
circulation and use, type approval

6.4 numbering

The Commission may make copies of the information
provided in the course of this call for information
available to the national regulatory authorities of the
Member States of the European Union and the EEA .
Confidential treatment shall be guaranteed of those
parts of the information which are marked for the
purpose by the applicant .

Neither the fact whether or not an interested entity
responds nor the contents of any response will
prejudice the position of, or give any rights to, the
entity in any formal selection and / or authorization
process in the European Union and / or its Member
States .

Responses to this call for information must reach the
European Commission offices 3 months after the
publication date in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .

All correspondence concerning this call for
information should be sent to :

European Commission, DGXIII / A1, call for
information on satellite PCS, BU 9-4 / 191, rue de la
Loi / Wetstraat 200, B - 1 049 Bruxelles / Brussel .

Tel . ( 32-2 ) 296 86 09 . Facsimile ( 32-2 ) 296 83 95 .

E-mail via Internet : spcs@dgl3.cec.be .

Preferred formats : W4W version 2.0 or WP version
6.5 access to gateways 5.1 .

6.6 billing and accounting

6.7 national security and legal interception

The use of electronic mail is recommended . Acknowl ­
edgements of receipt will be issued .