{{Short description|Radio frequency authorization}} thumb|German frequency assignment document <small>({{Langx|de|Zuteilungsurkunde}})</small>
'''Frequency assignment''' is the authorization of use of a particular radio frequency.
In Article 1.18 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR),<ref>ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.18, definition: ''assignment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel)''</ref> the process is defined as "Authorization given by a frequency administration for a radio station to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions".
''Frequency assignment'' is also a special term, used by national frequency administrations. For other terms see table below.
{| class="wikipedia sortable" border="1" |- |+ '''ITU-terms pertaining to frequency regulation''' |-align="center" |width="10%" style="background:#FF99CC;" rowspan="2"| Frequency<br />distribution to: |width="60%" style="background:#A0E0A0;" align="center" colspan="6"| '''ITU languages''' |width="5%" style="background:#B0C0B0;" rowspan="2"| ITU RR<br /><small>(article)</small> |-align="center" style="background:#A0E0A0;" | French ! English | Spanish || Arabic || Chinese || Russian |-align="center" style="background:#cfcfcf;" | Radiocommunication services | attribution<br />(attribuer) | allocation<br />(to allocate) | attribucion<br />(attribuir) | || | распределение<br />(распределять) | 1.16 |-align="center" style="background:#bfbfbf;" | Regions or countries | allotisement<br />(allotir) | allotment<br />(to allot) | adjudication<br />(adjudicar) | || | выделение<br />(выделять) | 1.17 |-align="center" style="background:#afafaf;" | Radio stations | assignation<br />(assigner) | <span style="color:#700;">'''assignment<br />(to assign)'''</span> | asignacion<br />(assignar) | || |присвоение<br />(присваивать) | 1.18 |}
==See also== *Radio station *Spectrum management *Frequency coordinator *Broadcast license *Cellular frequencies *Earth observation satellites transmission frequencies
== References / sources == <references /> * [http://www.itu.int International Telecommunication Union (ITU)]
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