Frequency assignment is the authorization of use of a particular radio frequency.
In Article 1.18 of theInternational Telecommunication Union's (ITU)Radio Regulations (RR),[1] the process is defined as "Authorization given by afrequency administration for aradio station to use aradio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions".
Frequency assignment is also a special term, used by nationalfrequency administrations. For other terms see table below.
| Frequency distribution to: | ITU languages | ITU RR (article) | |||||
| French | English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Russian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiocommunication services | attribution (attribuer) | allocation (to allocate) | attribucion (attribuir) | распределение (распределять) | 1.16 | ||
| Regions or countries | allotisement (allotir) | allotment (to allot) | adjudication (adjudicar) | выделение (выделять) | 1.17 | ||
| Radio stations | assignation (assigner) | assignment (to assign) | asignacion (assignar) | присвоение (присваивать) | 1.18 | ||
