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US lawmakers introduce proposal for spectrum incentive auctions
The “Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010," introduced on 27 July by US House of Representatives Members Rick Boucher, a Democrat, and Cliff Stearns, a Republican, aims to help the Federal Communications Commission free up 500 MHz of new spectrum over the next ten years.
Auction leaves Mexican 3G incumbent with new challengers
Mexico now has three nationally-licensed 3G operators following an auction of excess 2.1 GHz spectrum, breaking the monopoly of the country’s dominant MNO, Telcel.
Broadcasters want more certainty for electronic newsgathering operations
Greater certainty on spectrum that can be used for electronic newsgathering, outside broadcasting and production is needed to spur the confidence of regulators and manufacturers producing equipment, European broadcasters say.
New rules to allow UMTS900 devices but not networks
Ofcom has revised a consultation document which gave the impression an EU Directive allowing UMTS in the GSM bands would become UK law by November.
UK 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auctions now due at end of next year
Britain’s two-month-old coalition government has grasped the nettle of spectrum reform by introducing a revised version of stalled legislation which wasn't passed in the last Parliament.
