Notice is hereby given by Industry Canada that the following documents have come into force upon their publication on their web site (July 9th, 2015):
• Radio Standards Specification RSS‑170, Issue 3, which sets out the certification requirements for equipment operating in the Mobile Earth Stations (MESs) and Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) bands; and
• Standard Radio System Plan SRSP‑519, Issue 1, which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient spectrum utilization of the Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) of Mobile‑Satellite Service (MSS) Systems Operating in the Bands 2000–2020 MHz and 2180–2200 MHz.
RSS-170 and SRSP-519 have been published to include certification and licensing requirements for Industry Canada’s recent policy on ATC equipment operating in the AWS‑4 bands.
