World Radiocommunication Conference

German stamp, World Radiocommunication Conference 1979 in Geneva

World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) is organized by ITU to review, and, as necessary, revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits. It is held every three to four years. Prior to 1993 it was called the World administrative radio conference WARC; in 1992 at an Additional Plenipotentiary Conference in Geneva the ITU was restructured and later conferences became the WRC.[1]

At the 2015 conference (WRC-15), the ITU deferred their decision on whether to abolish the leap second to 2023.[2]

The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) will take place from 28 October to 22 November 2019.[3]

Conferences list

References

  1. ITU Landmark Dates
  2. "Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to retain 'leap second'". International Telecommunications Union. 2015-11-19. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/conferences/wrc/2019/Pages/default.aspx

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