Telecommunications: rights and network operations · France / Switzerland
Radio frequencies: prepare a spectrum-right application
A frequency-right application starts with the actual band and radio service, rather than a generic radio permit. France and Switzerland have different competent authorities, allocation frameworks and charging rules. Establish the relevant regime, equipment, power, location and coverage, then compare the supplied authorisation terms. A spectrum right does not itself settle the separate permissions needed to install a station at a particular site.
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Does the applicable framework require an individual right or permit documented exempt use?
France: distinguish an individual spectrum right from use subject to technical conditions without an individual title. Switzerland: LTC 22 permits use under prescriptions but allows designated concession, notification or qualification requirements; licence-free must not be read as condition-free.
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Which band and radio service match the proposed use?
France: identify the actual band, radio service and proposed use before selecting its national regime. Switzerland: record the corresponding spectrum use under LTC 22 and 25; product conformity or the equipment’s ability to transmit does not establish every spectrum right.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Does the applicable framework require an individual right or permit documented exempt use?
France: distinguish an individual spectrum right from use subject to technical conditions without an individual title. Switzerland: LTC 22 permits use under prescriptions but allows designated concession, notification or qualification requirements; licence-free must not be read as condition-free.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Frequency-right scope and technical evidence dossier
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Synthetic example: fictional records · Frequency-right scope and technical evidence dossier
- Jurisdiction
- France
- Band and service
- Band B1, service S1 to identify
- Use and territory
- Local link, zone Z1
- Technical parameters
- Power and antenna in sheet T1
- Right and charges
- Decision D1, fee schedule F1
A spectrum right does not itself settle the separate permissions needed to install a station at a particular site.
What equipment, power, location and coverage define the request?
France: preserve power, bandwidth, site and coverage evidence with units and source versions. Switzerland: compare those parameters with the relevant prescriptions and actual decision; a manufacturer’s specification does not by itself describe the installed station’s authorised use.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Preparation reference: Frequency-right scope and technical evidence dossier
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which band and radio service match the proposed use? | France: identify the actual band, radio service and proposed use before selecting its national regime. Switzerland: record the corresponding spectrum use under LTC 22 and 25; product conformity or the equipment’s ability to transmit does not establish every spectrum right. |
| Does the applicable framework require an individual right or permit documented exempt use? | France: distinguish an individual spectrum right from use subject to technical conditions without an individual title. Switzerland: LTC 22 permits use under prescriptions but allows designated concession, notification or qualification requirements; licence-free must not be read as condition-free. |
| What equipment, power, location and coverage define the request? | France: preserve power, bandwidth, site and coverage evidence with units and source versions. Switzerland: compare those parameters with the relevant prescriptions and actual decision; a manufacturer’s specification does not by itself describe the installed station’s authorised use. |
| Which national authority and frequency framework govern the right? | France: identify the authority for the actual band and service, including Arcep within its competence. Switzerland: LTC 25 concerns spectrum management and the national allocation plan; the concession authority may be OFCOM or ComCom in the specified branch, rather than one universal route. |
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which national authority and frequency framework govern the right?
France: identify the authority for the actual band and service, including Arcep within its competence. Switzerland: LTC 25 concerns spectrum management and the national allocation plan; the concession authority may be OFCOM or ComCom in the specified branch, rather than one universal route.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
A frequency-right application starts with the actual band and radio service, rather than a generic radio permit. France and Switzerland have different competent authorities, allocation frameworks and charging rules. Establish the relevant regime, equipment, power, location and coverage, then compare the supplied authorisation terms. A spectrum right does not itself settle the separate permissions needed to install a station at a particular site.
What duration and geographic limits appear in the decision?
France: copy duration, area, holder and conditions from the actual decision. Switzerland: retain the equivalent limits and source of the use entitlement; neither an intended extension nor this preparation worksheet renews or expands an existing frequency right.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which assignment charges or spectrum fees are actually specified?
France: associate each supplied amount with its applicable schedule, decision, period and parameters. Switzerland: LTC 39 distinguishes concession charges from administrative fees under LTC 40; the tool does not infer a flat fee or calculate spectrum charges from a band name alone.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
What changes require the frequency right to be reviewed?
France: compare changed power, frequency, service, area or holder with existing conditions and the authority’s route. Switzerland: identify the equivalent change under the applicable concession or use prescriptions; a former configuration does not automatically authorise every revised transmitter setting.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which station-site permissions must be checked separately?
France: keep station construction and exposure decisions separate from the spectrum right. Switzerland: site and radiation controls, including the relevant ORNI framework, are distinct as well; a frequency entitlement does not establish every permission for the physical installation.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which preparation steps come first?
Editorial preparation order, not a popularity or success-probability ranking. Prepare the facts that determine the frequency regime before technical evidence and financial conditions.
Identify the actual band and radio service
Those facts determine the regime to examine. A request prepared for another radio service may fail before technical evidence can usefully be compared.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Determine whether an individual right is needed
The relevant concession or other use route precedes its application file. Use without an individual title still has technical conditions and is not unlimited.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Match technical parameters with the intended scope
Power, bandwidth, location and coverage define the request. Keep each unit and version connected to its actual supporting record.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Preserve the decision, duration and charge basis
Once the regime is identified, the actual decision and schedules supply the comparison. The worksheet provides neither an automatic renewal nor a universal fee.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Separate changes and station-site approvals
A spectrum right does not exhaust physical-site permissions. Keep configuration changes and unresolved installation conditions visible before describing the proposed use as cleared.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which official references should you consult?
- Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-Iwww.legifrance.gouv.fr
- CPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3www.legifrance.gouv.fr
- Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40www.fedlex.admin.ch
- Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11www.fedlex.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026
What other questions arise in this file?
Does the applicable framework require an individual right or permit documented exempt use?
France: distinguish an individual spectrum right from use subject to technical conditions without an individual title. Switzerland: LTC 22 permits use under prescriptions but allows designated concession, notification or qualification requirements; licence-free must not be read as condition-free.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which national authority and frequency framework govern the right?
France: identify the authority for the actual band and service, including Arcep within its competence. Switzerland: LTC 25 concerns spectrum management and the national allocation plan; the concession authority may be OFCOM or ComCom in the specified branch, rather than one universal route.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which assignment charges or spectrum fees are actually specified?
France: associate each supplied amount with its applicable schedule, decision, period and parameters. Switzerland: LTC 39 distinguishes concession charges from administrative fees under LTC 40; the tool does not infer a flat fee or calculate spectrum charges from a band name alone.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11
Which station-site permissions must be checked separately?
France: keep station construction and exposure decisions separate from the spectrum right. Switzerland: site and radiation controls, including the relevant ORNI framework, are distinct as well; a frequency entitlement does not establish every permission for the physical installation.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques : L42-1-II, L43-ICPCE L33-1, L33-3, L33-6 : L33-3Loi sur les télécommunications : 22, 25, 39, 40Ordonnance sur la protection contre le rayonnement non ionisant : 11