ISED Update – DGSO Presentation to RABC January 16, 2019
Agenda The purpose of this presentation is to provide the RABC with an overview of highlights and of next steps on: Spectrum Operations • ISED’s December 2018 response to letter from RABC • CPC 2-0-20 Antenna Installation — Site Compliance and Access • Control 2
Part 1: Spectrum Operations 3
2019 Renewals and Assessments AWS-1, PCS G-block and I-block licences have begun to expire • (December 2018): Assessed renewal eligibility, notified licensees of results • Continue submitting annual reports/site data prior to licence expiry… • Reminder letter for licences expiring by March 2019 will be sent later this month End of term spectrum renewals, including : • PCS (FCFS), 3500 MHz, 2300 MHz WCS, Air-to-Ground, and 24 / 38 GHz BWA • (FCFS) Mid-term audits: • 700 MHz, PCS (FCFS) • 4
Fees – Fixed Radio Point-to-Point In November 2018, initiated consultation on modernizing fixed radio • licence fees: Consumption-based model • Periodic fee adjustment – fee escalator • Minimum, short-duration and prorated fees • Comments from the 20 respondents were posted January 10th • Reply comment period closes January 25th • 5
New set of service areas (Tier 5) Initiated consultation on a new set of service areas for spectrum • licensing (Tier 5) – Nov. 27 Service areas based on municipality boundaries, or • Small, medium and large population centres, or • Alternative proposals • Design principles • Granted 2 week extension for comment and reply comment periods • Comments due: February 14, 2019 • Reply comments due : March 21, 2019 • 6
Service Fees Act In 2017 the Government of Canada passed the new Service Fees Act (SFA): • Includes the requirement that all federal government departments adjust • fees periodically Our licence fees have not changed since 1996 (radio) and • 2004 (spectrum) Radio and spectrum licence fees, will go up annually by the cost of living by • the "All-items Consumer Price Index” (CPI), as published by Statistics Canada: The CPI fee increase as of March 15, 2020, will be 2.2% • As the CPI can be unpredictable, we are planning on consulting on an • alternative fee adjustment 7
Part 2: ISED’s December 2018 response to letter from RABC 8
Background Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada received a letter from the • RABC concerning the Safety Code 6 (SC6) Reporting Program The letter makes a series of recommendations concerning: • Site-by-site certifications • Availability of accurate data for SC6 analyses • Certification of SC6 compliance reports • Revision and simplification of GL-08 • SC6 section in the Engineering Brief for Broadcasting Undertakings • ISED recently provided a response to the letter • 9
Recommendations: Status and Next Steps Site-by-site certifications • ISED will permit aligning expiry dates of broadcasting certificates on a site basis, upon • written request from all site broadcasters Next step: Department to work with RABC to agree on requirements to submit • requests Availability of accurate data for SC6 analyses • Data integrity is a concern for all stakeholders • ISED will address issues when identified but relies on licence holders providing correct • information Certification of SC6 compliance reports • SC6 compliance reports do not require sign-off by certified engineers • The submitting operator is responsible to ensure that information contained in the • report is technically correct and that the analysis has been properly conducted 10
Recommendations: Status and Next Steps (Cont’d) Revision and simplification of GL-08 • A draft of GL-08 has been shared with RABC in December • Next Step: Once RABC comments received, GL-08 to be finalized • SC6 section in the Engineering Brief for Broadcasting Undertakings • ISED will accept a preliminary RF exposure analysis in the engineering brief for an • application, with a detailed report to be submitted later in the application process Next Steps: • ISED will engage with the RABC during the review of BPR-1, Section 8, Assessment • of Exposure to RF Energy ISED will release the source code of the Hi-Field analysis software to the RABC • through an “as-is” licence agreement. A draft agreement will be provided to the RABC for comment 11
Part 3: CPC 2-0-20 Antenna Installation — Site Compliance and Access Control 12
Compliance with Safety Code 6 ISED adopted Safety Code 6 (SC6) for the purpose of protecting the • general public from radio frequency (RF) overexposure Health Canada is solely responsible for the development SC6 • Compliance with SC6 is a condition of authorization. Sites must • comply with the uncontrolled environment (UE) limits of SC6 at all times Includes consideration of local radio environment (nearby • transmissions) Compliance is based on the entire site, not each individual • transmitter separately
Antenna Installation – Site Compliance and Access Control (CPC-2-0-20) Current version (Issue 1) came into effect March 2013, replacing GL-02 • guidelines In order to be compliant, the general public must not have access to • any area where the UE limits of SC6 are exceeded Individuals who are at a site for work purposes (any work) are not • considered to be the general public
Antenna Installation – Site Compliance and Access Control (CPC-2-0-20) ISED has received questions from industry on what was required to be • compliant; need for additional information Later this year, ISED plans to propose amendments to the current • CPC to provide clearer guidance Guiding Principles for all types of installations • Fencing requirements • Upfront requirements for new sites, phase-in for existing sites • Existing sites are still required to meet minimum compliance • requirements in order to protect the general public (this is a current requirement)
Antenna Installation – Site Compliance and Access Control (CPC-2-0-20) Some guiding principles that may be proposed • Clarity on preventing access by general public • Considerations for environmental factors (snow accumulation, • frost heave, soil conditions) Consideration for surrounding structures (natural or man-made) • Conductivity of the access control mechanisms • Clarity on access point security • Clarity on scenarios requiring anti-climbing devices •
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