2. The New Zealand Table of Allocations

• 2.1 How to Use the Table
• 2.2 Terminology and Nomenclature
  • 2.2.1 Frequency Bands
  • 2.2.2 Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • 2.2.3 Primary and Secondary Services

2.1 How To Use The Table

The New Zealand Table of Allocations has been designed to be used in both electronic and printed formats. However, it contains a substantial number of hypertext links to other publications, and the full usefulness of the document is only realisable by using the electronic format.

The table is divided into 5 columns, and generally is to be read from left to right. The first two columns are reproduced from Article 5 of the International Radio Regulations. ITU footnotes, relevant to ITU Region 3, to which New Zealand belongs, are annexed at the end of this document.

The first column indicates the frequency range that entries in the other columns relate to.

The second column shows the International Radio Regulations Region 3 radio service allocations, with reference to associated footnotes that are included in section 2.4 of this document.

The third column of the table shows the specific New Zealand allocation(s) adopted from the ITU Region 3 allocations.

The fourth column summarises the service usage in New Zealand and may include more specific information related to the allocation.

The fifth column lists any relevant references, standards, licensing arrangements or policies that pertain to use of the associated band, in New Zealand. The Ministry publishes, amongst other documents; specifications pertaining to the minimum performance characteristics of radio equipment (RFS), public information brochures (PIBs) pertaining to the use of equipment and/or frequency bands, planning or Engineering Consideration Documents (ECDs) and their associated findings, and operational policy documents (POLDOCs). References to ECDs are only given where the planning process is in progress at the date of publication. Where the planning process has been concluded references to the final output documents, typically POLDOCs, are shown.

An index of Radio Frequency Specifications (RFS) Ministry publications for apparatus standards is available in Resource Library ~ Publications ~ Standards. Other publications are available in Resource Library ~ Publications.

Table entries with a shaded background indicate bands managed (either by the Crown or private band manager) under the Management Right Regime.

2.2 Terminology and Nomenclature

The following section is dedicated to explanations of the terminology, nomenclature and abbreviations used in this document.

2.2.1 Frequency Bands

Article 2 section 2.1 of the International Radio Regulations states that the radio spectrum shall be subdivided into nine frequency bands, which shall be designated by progressive whole numbers in accordance with the following table:

2.2.2 Abbreviations and Acronyms

The following table gives a list of the abbreviations and/or acronyms and associated meanings used in the New Zealand table of allocations (section 2.3):

2.2.3 Primary and Secondary Services

There are two classes of allocation shown in the following Table of Allocations. Where the status of the allocation is Primary, the service to which it applies is printed in upper case characters in columns 2 and 3. Where the status of the allocation is Secondary, the service is printed in lower case characters in columns 2 and 3. The formal definitions from the IRR are as follows:

5.24 1) Where a band is indicated as allocated to more than one service, either on a worldwide or Regional basis, such services are listed in the following order:

5.25 a) services the names of which are printed in "capitals" (example: FIXED) are called "primary" services;

5.26 b) services the names of which are printed in "normal characters" (example: Mobile) are called "secondary" services (see Nos. 5.28 to 5.31).

5.27 2) Additional remarks shall be printed in normal characters (example: MOBILE except aeronautical mobile).

5.28 3) Stations of a secondary service:

5.29 a) shall not cause harmful interference to stations of primary services to which frequencies are already assigned or to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date;

5.30 b) cannot claim protection from harmful interference from stations of a primary service to which frequencies are already assigned or may be assigned at a later date;

5.31 c) can claim protection, however, from harmful interference from stations of the same or other secondary service(s) to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date.

5.32 4) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a secondary basis" in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a secondary service (see Nos. 5.28 to 5.31).

5.33 5) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a primary basis", in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a primary service only in that area or country.