By its Decision No 798 of 18.12.2014 the Communications Regulation Commission launched a public consultation procedure on a draft CRC’s Decision on determination of the requirements and the time-limits for provision of IP-based interconnection.

By its Decision № 712 of 06.11.2014 the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) adopted a Decision to continue the obligations for binding broadcasting of radio and television programmes imposed by § 3 (1) of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Law on Electronic Communications of  the undertakings providing cable and satellite networks for broadcasting of radio and television programmes .

The full text of the Decision is published on the CRC’s website www.crc.bg under the section “Public Consultations”.

By its Decision № 714 of 06.11.2014 the Communications Regulation Commission adopted a Decision to continue the obligations for binding broadcasting of radio and television programmes imposed by the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Law on Electronic Communications and the Law on Radio and Television of FIRST DIGITAL EAD, NURTS DIGITAL EAD and NURTS BULGARIA AD.

The full text of the Decision is published on the CRC’s website www.crc.bg under the section “Public Consultations”.

The Communications Regulation Commission published the radio frequency spectrum allocation in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands.

On a first and final round of elections François Rancy of France and Brahima Sanou of Burkina Faso were re-elected today as Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and Telecommunication Development Bureau, respectively, for a second 4-year term. They received 166 votes from 166 countries present.

Brahima Sanou has been Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) since January 2011, following his election at the Plenipotentiary Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2010.

François Rancy is the Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau, holding that post since 1 January 2011. Until then, he was Director-General of France’s Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR).

ITU welcomed new Director of its Telecommunication Standardization Bureau as Mr Chaesub Lee of Republic of Korea won  with 87 votes from 169 countries present and voting.

Mr. Chaesub Lee started his professional life in 1986 at Korea Telecom. He is now working at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and as a senior advisor to the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP). He is Chairman of ITU–T Study Group 13, a position he has held since 2009.

On a fourth and final round of elections held today in Busan, South Korea, the 19th Plenipotentiary Conference of  ITU elected Mr. Malcolm Johnson (United Kingdom)  as its next Deputy Secretary-General with 104 votes.  168 countries were present and voting.

Born in Trallwng, Wales, United Kingdom in 1947, Mr Johnson graduated from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He has been the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau since 1 January 2007, having been elected at the Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, in 2006 (PP‑06) and re‑elected in 2010 at PP‑10 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Mr Johnson will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of re-election for one additional four-year term.