Radio Spectrum Policy Programme

The Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) was a five year programme which set out regulatory requirements, goals and priorities of the European Union relating to the radio spectrum. It applies to the member states of the European Union and was first adopted 14 March 2012. It standardised the frequencies that different types of communication could use, and also set out goals as to when the standardisation should be complete. The Commission initiated two different legislative reviews, but the third review proposed that the commission adopt regulation instead. This was because member states did not meet the voluntarily goals. In 2013, the commission modified the programme and added it to a proposed regulation. The European Parliament supported the legislation, however, member states in the European Council did not agree to the legislation due to its "intrusiveness into national prerogatives". The legislation was removed by the council from the legislative proposal. In 2016, the European Electronic Communications Code was created, which incorporated a section on the radio spectrum. The section was mostly based on the modified 2013 programme, and was implemented along with the rest of the code.

Some of the goals of the programme included switching to digital broadcasting from analogue and making use of the freed radio spectrum space for wireless communication.

Works cited

• Massaro, Maria (2019). "Between Integration and Protection of National Sovereignty in the European Union's Radio Spectrum Policy: Uncovering Potential Research Avenues". Journal of Information Policy. 9. Penn State University Press. doi:10.5325/jinfopoli.9.2019.0158. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)