Comments on the debate over the proposal to redefine UTC

In 2015 the World Radio Conference (WRC) is scheduled to consider a proposal that would redefine Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) through the elimination of leap seconds after a specified date. This paper discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the proposition. In general, terrestrial systems would be simplified and rendered more reliable in the absence of leap seconds, while systems that utilize the current near-equality between UT1 and UTC would require some adjustments. The systems that would benefit the most from a redefinition are related to commerce and navigation.