Contributions of participants at a workshop held in preparation for the World Radio Administrative Radio Conference in Spain in February 1992 which was to attempt to reassign radio frequencies in order to take advantage of new technologies; it will guide the development of radio-based systems and services well into the 21st century. Makes recommendations for how the U.S. should adapt its international radiocommunication policy. Drawings. Background paper.

UIT-Verwaltungskonferenz ; Radiowellen, Frequenzverteilung, Funkwellen ; Radiokommunikation, Funkverkehr ; Radiobetrieb, Fernsehbetrieb, Radiostation.

Covers: radiocommunication technologies and services: problem and solution; the international context for spectrum policy; U.S. preparations process for the WARC-92; and implications of WARC-92 for U.S. radiocommunication policymaking. Appendices include: acronyms and glossary of terms and a list of companies that have applied to the FCC for licenses in 4 new services: broadcasting-satellite service-sound, direct broadcasting satellites, low-earth orbiting satellites, and personal communication networks. Charts and tables.