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DEVELOPS AN AGENDA FOR THE NEXT ONE.  WRC 12 AGREED TO A PROPOSAL BY CUBA
FOR A WRC 15 AGENDA ITEM TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE SECONDARY ALLOCATION TO THE
AMATEUR SERVICE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5250 AND 5450 KHZ.  GETTING AN ITEM ON A
CONFERENCE AGENDA IS NOT EASY.  EACH AGENDA ITEM REQUIRES A COMMITMENT OF
SCARCE RESOURCES BY THE ITU AND ITS MEMBER STATES.  PREPARATIONS FOR A WRC
BEGIN LITERALLY ON THE DAY AFTER THE PREVIOUS ONE AND INVOLVE DETAILED
TECHNICAL STUDIES AND COUNTLESS MEETINGS AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND
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