Diplomats near deal on earmarking world radiowaves

DIPLOMATS NEAR DEAL ON EARMARKING WORLD RADIOWAVES
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An agreement on how to divide the world's radio-frequencies among satellite operators, mobile phone companies and broadcasters is close. Insiders said participants in the month-long World Radiocommunication Conference, due to wrap up on Friday, were wrapping up a deal sharing out the spectrum used in wireless and satellite signals, a finite resource worth billions of dollars. The United States has been pushing for more high-quality spectrum to be earmarked for new mobile technologies, while resisting any loss in the frequencies accessed by the military, as well as for meteorology, maritime distress and safety. Because advanced mobile services are still being developed, and will not require extra spectrum space for several years, sources familiar with the Geneva talks said there was a reluctance to immediately reallocate frequencies in a radical way. But delegates generally agree that mobile operators should in future be able to get more of the coveted bands of frequencies now used in television transmission.
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