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<DIV class=itemTitle>ITU Offering Free Download of 2012 International Radio
Regulations</DIV>
<P>The International Telecommunication Union (<A
href="http://www.itu.int/">ITU</A>) is offering an <A
title="http://www.itu.int/pub/R-REG-RR-2012 CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="http://www.itu.int/pub/R-REG-RR-2012">electronic version of the 2012
International Radio Regulations</A> at no charge. These regulations incorporate
the decisions of the World Radiocommunication Conferences of 1995 (WRC-95), 1997
(WRC-97), 2000 (WRC-2000), 2003 (WRC-03), 2007 (WRC-07) and 2012 (WRC-12),
including all Appendices, Resolutions, Recommendations and ITU-R Recommendations
incorporated by reference.
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<P>While <A href="http://life.itu.ch/radioclub/rr/art25.htm">Article 25</A> of
the International Radio Regulations defines the Amateur Radio Service, the
regulations as a whole define the allocation of different frequency bands to
different radio services, as well as the mandatory technical parameters to be
observed by radio stations, procedures for the coordination and notification of
frequency assignments made to radio stations by national governments and other
procedures and operational provisions.
<P>The free download -- as well as paper copies and a DVD -- are available in
English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian. While the electronic
version is available at no charge, the individual paper versions and the DVD
containing versions in all six languages cost CHF 398 (approximately $438 USD).
The free download is available through mid-2014.</P>
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