Anatel is consulting on plans to restrict the certification of new mobile equipment that operates only on older technologies. Read more...

Anatel has launched a consultation on the possible measures to promote the transition to newer mobile network generations. Read more...

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is consulting on its draft report on the practices and challenges of phasing out 2G and 3G. The body is accepting comments until August 15, 2023. Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a consultation on the proposal to extend 2G and 3G licences held by three local operators for six months from September 15, 2022. The regulator is currently finalising permits for the recent 5G auction winners, and proposes to extend the current licence holders' permits to… Read more...

The Electronic Communications Office of Iceland (ECOI) has launched a consultation on the planned shutdown of the country's 2G and 3G networks. The regulator says it has reached an agreement with telecoms companies to shut down the country's 2G network by the end of 2024, and the 3G network by… Read more...

The New Zealand regulator is consulting on whether to keep the 15 MHz per operator  cap on 3G spectrum when the cap expires on May 11 this year. It was introduced in 2001 and, following consultations, was extended for three year periods in 2004 and 2007,  Comments are invited as… Read more...

The US regulator is conducting its annual consultation, and the first since the government launched its new broadband initiative, to determine whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. Comment is sought from companies, policy institutes, governmental entities, analysts, consumer groups, individual broadband consumers… Read more...

Ofcom is conducting what should be the final consultation before the UK implements an EC Directive ordering liberalisation of the 900 and 1800 MHz bands, which are currently reserved for GSM. Subject to responses to this consultation, and the passage of a government direction now before Parliament, Ofcom intends to… Read more...

The Greek regulator has issued a consultation concerning the future of the 1800 MHz band.  Three mobile network operators, Cosmote, Vodafone, and Wind, currently own licences in the band. Licences belonging to the latter two operators expire in 2016 whereas a licence held by Cosmote only expires in 2020. Bearing… Read more...

The Irish regulator has decided to include the 1800 MHz band in a single auction with the 800 MHz and 900 MHz band and explains its reasons in some detail in the consultation document. At present, three MNOs each have 2 x 14.4 MHz blocks with two licences expiring in… Read more...