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ISED issues spectrum licences to authorize the use of a specific frequency/frequencies or a frequency block(s) within a defined geographic area(s) under certain conditions. Once authorized, licensees are permitted to establish and modify their radiocommunication networks, while adhering to the conditions of the spectrum licence. Currently those conditions of licence require licensees to follow section 5.11 of Client Procedures Circular (CPC) CPC-2-1-23, Licensing Procedure for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services. Under the CPC, licensees are required to submit technical information associated with radiocommunication installations covered by the spectrum licence (referred to as site data). The site data represents the location of wireless network communication radios and the ownership of that equipment. The information collected through the submission of site data is used by ISED in support of compliance verifications, interference investigations, as well as international coordination efforts along shared borders. The information is also used by licensees in support of inter-operator domestic and international coordination, as well as tower and site sharing between licensees as per the requirements set out under CPC-2-0-17, Conditions of Licence for Mandatory Roaming and Antenna Tower and Site Sharing and to Prohibit Exclusive Site Arrangements.
The feature service is created from the Site_Data_Extract.zip that can be downloaded from the Spectrum Management System Data web page under Data Download: Spectrum Licences Site Data. The raw data from the Spectrum Management System is updated/refreshed once a month by ISED. This feature service is updated twice a year in July and December. The currency of data from the source .csv is from Jan. 29, 2024.
| Field Name: | Display Name: | Description: |
| NEW_ACCOUNT | New Account Number | Licensee’s new account number |
| NEW_LICNO | New License Number | Licensee’s new licence number |
| OLD_ACCOUNT | Old Account Number | Licensee’s account number in the legacy system |
| OLD_LICNO | Old License Number | Licensee’s licence number in the legacy system |
| LICENSEE | Licensee | Licensee’s name |
| SERVICE | Service | Acronym of the service to which the licence and spectrum apply |
| TRANSMIT_FREQ | Transmit Frequency | Centre frequency in MHz of the transmit channel of the station. |
| RECEIVE_FREQ | Receive Frequency | Centre frequency in MHz of the receive channel of the station. |
| TRANSMIT_LOWER | Transmit Lower | Should the transmitter dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, the lower frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in. |
| TRANSMIT_UPPER | Transmit Upper | Should the transmitter dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, the upper frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in. |
| TRANSMIT_BW | Transmit Bandwidth | Occupied bandwidth in MHz of the emission (Transmit) signal. It corresponds to the bandwidth containing 99% of the transmitted power. |
| LOCATION | Location | A description of the station location that by itself accurately identifies the location (e.g., city, province, and address). |
| PROV | Province | The two letter code that represents the province or territory where the station is physically located. |
| LATITUDE | Latitude | Latitude (north) of the station, in decimal degrees of the station. |
| LONGITUDE | Longitude | Longitude (west) of the station, in decimal degrees of the station. |
| SITE_ELEV | Site Elevation | Elevation of the site's ground level above mean sea level in meters where the station is located. |
| STRUCT_HT | Structure Height | Total
height above ground level in meters of the structure on which the antennas are mounted. For equipment mounted on a building or its boundaries, the height of the building and the supporting structure. |
| TX_MFR | Tx Radio Manufacturer Code | Two-character code that identifies the Radio manufacturer of the transmitter. The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in the list of codes. |
| TX_MODEL | Tx Radio Model Number | Radio model number of the transmitter provided by the manufacturer. |
| TX_PWR | Tx Power | Power fed to the transmission line. This value combined with antenna gain and line loss is used to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). Note that the TX power and the losses are for a single channel and not cumulative of all transmit channels via the same antenna. |
| TX_PWR_TYPE | Tx Power Type | Transmitter
power type W – Watts I – Effective Isotropic Radiated Power E – Effective Radiate Power |
| BW_EMISSION | Bandwidth Emission | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) designation for the class of emission. The one emission that is most representative of the radio installed at this location (the emission with the largest bandwidth). |
| TX_ANT_MFR | Tx Antenna Manufacturer | Two-character code that identifies the transmitter antenna manufacturer. The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in our list of codes. |
| TX_ANT_MODEL | Tx Antenna Model | Antenna model number of the transmitter antenna as specified by the manufacturer. |
| TX_ANT_HT | Tx Antenna Height | Height of physical centre of the transmitter antenna above ground level in meters including the structure/building on which the antenna is mounted. |
| TX_ANT_AZIM | Tx Antenna Azimuth | Azimuth in degrees from true north of the transmitter antenna's direction of maximum radiation. 0.0 degrees indicates an omni directional antenna and 360.0 degrees indicates a directional antenna pointing true north. |
| TX_ANT_ELEV_ANGLE | Tx Antenna Elevation Angle | Transmitter antenna’s vertical elevation angle of the main lobe with reference to the horizontal ground in degrees. This includes any mechanical and electrical beam tilt. Angles above the horizontal ground are considered positive. |
| TX_ANT_GAIN | Tx Antenna Gain | Gain of the transmitter antenna expressed relative to an isotropic radiator (dBi). For a directional antenna, the gain in the direction of maximum radiation. This value is used to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). |
| TX_ANT_DIRECTIONAL | Tx Antenna Direction | Identifies if the transmitter antenna is Omni directional (radiation pattern of 360 deg.) or directional. |
| TX_LINE_LOSS | Tx Line Loss | Total transmitter line losses in dB, including cable and connector losses. |
| ZONE_ENHANCER | Zone Enhancer | Indicates if the station functions as a zone enhancer. Y or N |
| LAST_MOD_DATE | Last Modified Date | The date on which the station or associated channels were modified or operational. Indicates if there have been any changes to the station or channels since the last upload. |
| LAST_UPLOAD_DATE | Last Uploaded Date | The last upload date. |
| Acronym: | Description: | Frequency Band: |
| AWS | Advanced Wireless Service | 1700 / 2100 MHz |
| BRS | Broadband Radio Service | 2500 – 2690 MHz |
| BWA24 | Broadband Wireless Access | 24 GHz |
| BWA38 | Broadband Wireless Access | 38 GHz |
| CELL | Cellular | 850 MHz |
| FCFS34 | First come, first served grid-cell based spectrum licences | 3.4 GHz |
| FCFS38 | First come, first served grid-cell based spectrum licences in the 38 GHz band | 38 GHz |
| FWA | Fixed Wireless Access | 3450 – 3650 MHz |
| MBS | Mobile Broadband Service | 700 MHz |
| NMCS | Narrowband Multipoint Communication Service (Automated Meter Reading) | 1.4 GHz |
| PCS | Personal Communication Service | 1.8/1.9 GHz |
| WBS | Wireless Broadband Service | 3650 – 3700 MHz |
| WCS | Wireless Communication Service | 2300 MHz |