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“Telecoms package” passes into law

The review of the Telecoms Framework Directive has finally been agreed after two years of discussion between the Commission, member states and MEPs.

mobile

Spectrum auctions

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Finland’s first spectrum auction raises just €3.8 million

Four 2.6Ghz licences in Finland have been sold for a fraction of the amount raised in similar auctions in neighbouring countries.

Regulatory boss who drove liberalisation in Bahrain moves on

Alan Horne leaves the Bahrain Telecoms Regulatory Authority at the end of November after three years at the helm overseeing its transformation into one of the most liberalised and forward...

Broadcasting

Cognitive Radio

Dynamic spectrum access

Cognitive radio: geolocation approach gets boost in Europe

Geolocation is emerging as a promising way of preventing cognitive devices causing harmful interference in UHF spectrum white spaces, the EU Radio Spectrum Policy Group and UK regulator say. But...

Canada

Egypt’s Orascom fights for right to use Canadian spectrum

Orascom is seeking to overturn a ruling which prevents it using spectrum won in the recent AWS auction. The company was judged to have fallen foul of Canada's foreign ownership...

World’s first white spaces network launches in US

Telecoms regulators from the US, the UK, Brazil and Canada have expressed interest in the technology behind the world’s first white spaces network which has been launched on a non-commercial...

mobile

Opinion: forthcoming study on mobile phone health risks should be treated with caution

A World Health Organisation study to be published in the next few weeks is expected to produce publicity that will heighten fears about mobile phone usage increasing the risk of...

Middle East envoy Tony Blair hails launch of Palestinian mobile operator

Despite still not having received all the spectrum it had been promised by Israel, Wataniya Mobile has gone ahead with the commercial launch of Palestine’s second mobile network.

Spectrum trading proposals a “tentative step in the right direction”

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched two consultations aimed at making it easier for spectrum to be traded. Stakeholders welcome them as a move in the right direction, but say...

Spectrum Usage Fees could derail WiMAX in Philippines

Proposed charges for using wireless broadband services in the Philippines are far too high, according to a research body which reports to the country’s parliament

France

mobile

Only one bidder for French 3G licence

Telecommunications provider Iliad has submitted the only application for France’s fourth 3G licence. Despite its number-two ranking in the fixed-line arena, success in a booming mobile market is doubtful, analysts...

Compromise clears the way for adoption of the ‘telecoms package’

An agreement has been reached to end the dispute over internet piracy, which had prevented the adoption of the telecoms framework review. This package is now expected to be approved...

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