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Pakistan 3G consultants take legal action

The consultants hired by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to auction 3G mobile phone licences have engaged lawyers to take legal action over the non-payment of their fees.

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Opinion: Pakistan’s circle of distrust

Pakistan has been trying to auction 3G spectrum since 2006. Why has it failed three times? PolicyTracker’s Managing Director, Martin Sims, has had an inside view…

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Poland

Poland raises much more than expected in 1800 MHz auction

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has awarded five licences for spectrum suitable for LTE services in the 1800 MHz band to mobile operators P4 and PTC.

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Ofcom plans to auction temporary 600 MHz HDTV licence

The UK regulator is proposing to auction a licence allowing the temporary establishment of digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplexes in the 600 MHz band. The band was freed up by...

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Microsoft promotes white space spectrum use in Africa and Europe

Microsoft has teamed up with local partners to launch a pilot project in Kenya that will use TV white spaces to deliver low-cost wireless broadband access in previously unserved areas....

Mobile operators explore spectrum sharing with US government

US mobile operators AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have announced an agreement with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to test the feasibility of sharing 95 MHz of spectrum in the...

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Bahrain unveils auction rules with a twist

Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is preparing to auction spectrum in the 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The regulator has opted for a unique approach to...

The PolicyTracker Monthly Edition: February 2013

Our lead story this month assesses the responses to the FCC's plans for spectrum incentive auctions. We also examine auction plans in Australia, Iceland, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore and Uruguay, consider...

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UK broadcaster urges regulator to waive “spectrum tax”

UK public broadcaster the BBC has renewed its call for the regulator Ofcom to abandon its plan to make the corporation pay for the spectrum it uses.

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Comments on FCC incentive auction plans show support for more unlicensed spectrum

Broadcasters and wireless microphone operators remain cautious about FCC incentive auction plans, but there's strong support from the wireless and other sectors for more unlicensed spectrum, responses filed in the...

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More countries join white space spectrum race

The US and UK have so far been the trailblazers in opening the way for wireless broadband in the TV white spaces (TVWS). But now Japanese companies have developed prototype...

Brazil

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Femtocells move closer in Brazil

A recent consultation and public hearing held by Brazilian regulator Anatel suggest the country could be moving closer to the deregulated introduction of femtocells.

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