Head of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation to the 2019 World Radio communication Conference, who is Director of Frequency Department, at Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) Majid bin Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani, revealed that an agreement was reached on the allocation of additional frequencies for the amateur radio service, in the frequency band (50-54) MHz, in line with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's supportive position to enhance these uses, as part of its participation, in the conference, taking place, in Sharm El-Sheikh, till November 22, 2019. Al-Qahtani said that a number of decisions to be approved, during this session of the conference, with regard to railway and smart transport systems, reviewing the possible regulatory actions to support the modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and supporting the introduction of additional satellite communications systems, into the GMDSS.
