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operating in any of the circumstances set out in these guidelines.
    (4)          These guidelines do not prevent a licensee negotiating other protection requirements with another licensee.
    1.5 Interpretation
    (1) In these guidelines, unless the contrary intention appears:
    3.4 GHz band means the part of the spectrum from 3400 MHz to 3800 MHz.

    Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

    harmful interference has the same meaning as in the Spectrum Plan.

    in-band means:

         (a) for a radiocommunications transmitter or radiocommunications receiver operated under a spectrum licence, the frequencies within the frequency band in which operation of those radiocommunications devices is authorised under the licence; and

         (b) for a radiocommunications transmitter or radiocommunications receiver operating under an apparatus licence, the frequencies within the lower frequency limit and the upper frequency limit specified in the licence.

    ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.

    ITU-R means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector.

    ITU-R Recommendation means a Recommendation made by the ITU-R as in force from time to time.
    Note ITU-R Recommendations are available on the ITU website at http://www.itu.int.

    out-of-band means:

         (a) for a radiocommunications transmitter or radiocommunications receiver operated under a spectrum licence, the frequencies outside the frequency band in which operation of those radiocommunications devices is authorised under the licence; and

         (b) for a radiocommunications transmitter or radiocommunications receiver operating under an apparatus licence, the frequencies outside the lower frequency limit and upper frequency limit specified in the licence.

    RALI FX 3 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction No. FX 3, Microwave Fixed Services Frequency Coordination, published by the ACMA, as existing from time to time.
    Note RALI FX 3 is available on the ACMA website at http://www.acma.gov.au.

    RALI MS 44 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction MS 44, Frequency coordination procedures for the Earth station protection zones, published by the ACMA, as in existence from time to time.
    Note: RALI MS44 is available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.
    RALI MS 47 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction MS 47 Frequency coordination and licensing procedures for Area-Wide Licences (AWL) in the 3400–4000 MHz band, published by the ACMA.
    Note: RALI MS 47 is available, free of charge, from the ACMA's website at www.acma.gov.au.
         Spectrum Plan means the plan prepared under subsection 30(1) of the Act.
         Note: The Spectrum Plan is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

    subsection 145(4) Determination means the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 3.4 GHz Band) Determination 2015.
    Note A number of terms used in these guidelines are defined in the Act and, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meaning given to them by the Act. These include:
          * ACMA
          * apparatus licence
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