The Kingdom Chairs the Meeting of the GCC Working Group Preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023

The Kingdom, represented by the Communications and Information Technology Commission, chaired the meeting of the GCC Working Group preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23), held in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, from May 30 to June 1, 2022, at the Commission's headquarters in Riyadh. The meeting aims to unify positions on the agenda items of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) at the International Telecommunication Union.

During the meeting, chaired by Engineer Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Abdulqader, Director General of Spectrum Services at the Commission, (82) contributions submitted by GCC countries were discussed, in addition to numerous topics on coordinating the use of frequency bands for terrestrial and space radiocommunication services, and working to enable innovative technologies and make frequency bands available for them.

It is noted that this meeting is held periodically to review the Radio Regulations and international treaties governing spectrum uses according to an agenda determined by the ITU Council.