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regions for IMT while consolidating the use of the lower part of the UHF band by digital television broadcasting. After completion of the transition to digital broadcasting, these countries have been/will be in a position to allocate the 700 MHz and/or 800 MHz bands as part of the so-called 'digital dividend' - to the mobile

The transition to digital television results in a Digital Dividend. In addition to the use of the 800 MHz band (i.e. 790-862 MHz) in Region 1, the WRC-12 agreed on the allocation of the extension of the 800 MHz band, i.e., 694-790 MHz in Region 1 available from 2015 for sharing between broadcasting and mobile services (IMT).

and quality of television services, digital television has freed up a significant part of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band that has been used principally for broadcasting. The spectrum available for new services as a result of this switchover is referred to as the 'digital dividend'. In Europe, the 800 MHz band (covering