ARLA/CLUSTER: RSGB afirma que o regulador Ofcom não está a resolver as queixas de interferência

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

RSGB says regulator Ofcom is not resolving interference complaints

The ARRL report that the UK society RSGB has taken issue with
assertions by telecoms regulator Ofcom that the agency 'advises and
assists spectrum users to help resolve harmful interference.'

RSGB said that, while Ofcom does advise complainants from the amateur
community and elsewhere, it is “usually only to the extent of advising
that they can do nothing and have no further interest in the case.”
The regulator rarely uses its statutory powers to assist, RSGB said,
responding to Ofcom’s proposed 2017-2018 Annual Plan.

The situation in the UK somewhat mirrors that in the US, where the FCC
has dialed back the number of personnel available in the field to
handle complaints. RSGB noted that when Ofcom took over responsibility
for UK spectrum management in 2003, there were 100 field staffers
dealing with interference and enforcement work, supported by other
enforcement and engineering personnel.

“Several commentators felt that was insufficient for the challenges
facing the threats to the radio spectrum,” RSGB said. “Since then, the
spectrum has become steadily more polluted as the number of
non-compliant and faulty pieces of electronic apparatus and equipment
has risen, coupled with Ofcom’s reluctance to act against them, while
spectrum use has continued to grow. Instead of rising to the
challenge, Ofcom has in fact constantly reduced staff until it now
claims to have just 30 field engineers for the whole UK. In our view,
this is short-sighted and inadequate.”

Read the full ARRL article:
http://www.arrl.org/news/rsgb-says-regulator-ofcom-is-not-resolving-interference-complaints