[Dxbase] Prefix for South Sudan - now that they have become a member of the ITU

Thu Oct 6 09:18:23 EDT 2011

The "usual" practice if for the ITU Secretary General is issue a prefix
based on consultation with the involved parties. The SG has authority to do
so in between Conferences subject to ratification at the next Conference, it
is just a 'boiler plate' item on the Agenda. In my 20 years of attending all
the Radio Conference from 1992 through 2007, I don't recall it ever being
controversial.
Country dialing codes are another matter because there are REVENUE issues on
splitting the termination of calls charges for carriers. The recognition of
Southern Sudan by the ITU included the announcement of their international
dialing code!
Larry
W4RA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe WA6AXE [mailto:wa6axe at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 9:04 AM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net; dxbase at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Dxbase] Prefix for South Sudan - now that they have become a
> member of the ITU
>>> ALL:
>> Just FYI -- I noticed that on the 5th of Oct 2011 -- the ITU website
> showed that
> they welcomed South Sudan as the 193rd member State. The website
> showed that
> the ITU had a FACEBOOK account and I went there to post a question to
> the ITU
> about the issuing of a new Radio Prefix for South Sudan... Here is
> their reply :
>>> //quote//
>> We are currently updating the
> database of radio regulations related to South Sudan,
> and the
> allocation of the radio call sign is among the many complex issues that
> have
> to be dealt with and re-organized. The revisions, which are now
> nearing finalization,
> will have to be
> agreed by the governments of Sudan and South Sudan, a process that
> could
> be decided at the next World Radiocommunication Conference
> (January-February 2012, Geneva).
>> //end of quote//
>>> So, it would appear that maybe next year we might see a prefix
> allocated to
> South Sudan.
>> The URL for the Press Release from the ITU on Oct. 5, 2011 is at:
>> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2011/36.aspx
>>> 73 Joe wa6axe
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