United States International Telecommunications Advisory Committee, Radiocommunication Sector, Study Group 1, Ad Hoc Group, Basic Automated Spectrum Management System (BASMS) For Developing Countries; Meeting Notice

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2012]

United States International Telecommunications Advisory

Committee, Radiocommunication Sector, Study Group 1, Ad Hoc Group,

Basic Automated Spectrum Management System (BASMS) For Developing

Countries; Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces that the United States

International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC),

Radiocommunication Sector, Study Group 1 Ad Hoc Group BASMS will meet

on June 7, 1994, 9:30 am to 12 noon, in room 1412, at the Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.

In November 1993, the Radiocommunication Assembly of the

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved a resolution

calling for the rapid development of a computer software for BASMS and

the necessary training to implement this program in developing

countries. The purpose of the BASMS program is to give developing

countries a tool to efficiently and effectively manage the radio

spectrum and therefore to accelerate the development of wireless

technology in the country.

In March 1994, ITU Radiocommunication Study Group 1 approved a

recommendation on the ``Design Guidelines for a Automated Spectrum

Management System (BASMS).'' The recommendation describes the software

and hardware functional requirements that should be used to develop

BASMS.

The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the ITU requested

the U.S. (and other Administrations) to assist the BDT in developing

BASMS by distributing information about BASMS requirements to

appropriate private companies that are interested in developing this

software.

It is important that (1) the software be developed at minimum cost

since the BDT has limited resources and (2) that the software be

developed based on existing X based software to minimize cost and to

develop the minimum time. The development time should be less than five

months from the award of the contract.

Proposals for the development of BASMS should be sent directly to

the BDT by August 1, 1994. The award of the contract will be held

within two months of this date.

U.S. Radiocommunication Study Group 1, Ad Hoc Group BASMS will meet

on June 7, 1994, to describe the technical specifications for BASMS and

to answer questions concerning the development of the software. Anyone

planning to attend the meeting should contact Robert J. Mayher by phone

at (202) 482-1139 or by fax at (202) 482-4396.

Dated: May 12, 1994.

Warren G. Richards,

Chairman, U.S. ITAC for ITU Radiocommunication Sector.

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