Special Communications Parameters Ordinance (SKP-V) and explanatory remarks

The Special Communications Parameters Ordinance (SKP-V, including explanatory remarks) went into effect on October 27, 2003 in accordance with Art. 135 Par. 2 of the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2003 (TKG 2003, Federal Law Gazette I No. 70/2003).

The Ordinance as well as the accompanying explanatory remarks are also available for inspection at the premises of RTR, Mariahilfer Strasse 77–79, A-1060 Vienna, from Monday to Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Friday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Under Art. 135 Par. 3 of the Austrian Telecommunications Act (TKG) 2003, information which the regulatory authority is required to publish under the provisions of the TKG 2003 must also be made available on the regulatory authority's web site in any case. Therefore, the SKP-V and the relevant explanatory remarks can be downloaded below.

Art. 65 TKG 2003 requires RTR to administer communications parameters and allocate them for use.

Therefore, RTR is also responsible for assigning communications parameters which were previously allocated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) before the TKG 2003 went into effect.

As the law calls for a transparent, objective and comprehensible allocation procedure, the relevant legal provisions are specified more concretely in this ordinance. Under Art. 63 Par. 1 TKG 2003, the plan for communications parameters may also consist of sub-plans; this ordinance represents such a sub-plan in accordance with Art. 63 Par.1 TKG 2003.