Radio regulation refers to the regulation and licensing of

radio Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...

international law International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of Rule of law, rules, norms, Customary law, legal customs and standards that State (polity), states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generall ...

, by individual governments, and by municipalities.

International regulation

The

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU: * * is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information ...

(ITU) is a specialized agency of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

(UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. ''

ITU Radio Regulations The ITU Radio Regulations (RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementation to th ...

'' are the set of ITU's regulations governing

electromagnetic spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or wavelength. The spectrum is divided into separate bands, with different names for the electromagnetic waves within each band. From low to high ...

from 9 kHz to 275 GHz. The reasons are that the radio waves

spectrum A spectrum (: spectra or spectrums) is a set of related ideas, objects, or properties whose features overlap such that they blend to form a continuum. The word ''spectrum'' was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of co ...

is on the one hand considered to be a limited natural resource, on the other side some radio waves are able to propagate on considerable distances and interfere with radio services abroad.

Government regulation

United States

In the United States, radio is regulated by the

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...

(FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NITA).

References

External links

* ; National and Regional Radio Regulatory Agencies
European Radiocommunications Office

Federal Communications Commission (USA)
* IFT (Mexic

Ofcom (UK)
* Traficom (Finlan

Agence Nationale des Fréquences (France)
* Bakom/Ofcom (Switzerland) * Bundesnetzagentur (German

* UKE (Poland

* KKDI (Indonesi

* Indian Radio Regulatory Service, IRRS (India)
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE)

Australian Communications and Media Authority (Australia)
{{radio-stub