Gazette Notice SMSE-003-13

Related Documents

RSS-132 —  Cellular Telephone Systems Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz

RSS-133 — 2 GHz Personal Communications Services

Posted on Industry Canada website: January 25, 2013
Publication Date in Canada Gazette: January 26, 2013

Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act

Notice No. SMSE-003-13 — Release of New Issues of RSS-132 and RSS-133, as well as the Withdrawal of RSS-118, RSS-129 and SRSP-508

Notice is hereby given by Industry Canada that the following Radio Standards Specifications (RSSs) come into force effective immediately:

  • Radio Standards Specification RSS-132, Issue 3: Cellular Telephone Systems Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz, which sets out the certification requirements for transmitters and receivers for cellular telephone systems in the bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz; and
  • Radio Standards Specification RSS-133, Issue 6: 2 GHz Personal Communications Services, which sets out the certification requirements for transmitters and receivers used in radiocommunications systems to provide Personal Communications Services (PCS) in the bands 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz;

The above documents were updated to reflect recent changes in equipment and certification requirements.

Notice is also hereby given that the following RSSs and Standard Radio System Plan (SRSP) are being withdrawn and are no longer in force, effective immediately:

  • Radio Standards Specification RSS-118, Issue 2: Land and Subscriber Stations: Voice, Data and Tone Modulated, Angle Modulation Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the Cellular Mobile Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz;
  • Radio Standards Specification RSS-129, Issue 2: 800 MHz Dual-Mode CDMA Cellular Telephones; and
  • Standard Radio System Plan SRSP-508, Issue 2: Technical Requirements for Digital Cordless Telephone (DCT) Systems Operating in the Band 944-948.5 MHz.

RSS-118 and RSS-129 are being rescinded because the analog technologies are no longer in service in Canada. Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology has been incorporated in RSS-132. SRSP-508 is being withdrawn because digital cordless telephones are no longer allowed in the band 944-948.5 MHz.

General information

These documents have been coordinated with industry through the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

The Radio Equipment Technical Standards Lists will be amended to reflect the above changes.

Submitting comments

Interested parties are requested to provide their comments within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards (res.nmr@ic.gc.ca), Industry Canada, 19th Floor, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8.

All submissions received by the close of the comment period will be posted on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

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November 30, 2012

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MARC DUPUIS
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch