Four of these options involve the IMT600 band plan and suggest dynamic sharing as a possible mitigation for PMSE. The report also says that auctioning the 600 MHz band could raise up to £980 million, with substantial potential gains in consumer welfare. Read more...

The report says that a changed political landscape and the transition to the new ATSC 3.0 digital TV standard, which promises more spectrum efficiency, creates an opportunity to reassign the 600 MHz band for mobile. Read more...

The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has sold six 700 MHz licences and one 800 MHz licence. Read more...

Work has begun on a review of the use of the 470—790 MHz band in the European Union. Read more...

The IFT had planned to auction several mobile bands in its last 180 days as an independent regulator. However, the government intends to stop this. It has also imposed a significant budget cut. Read more...

Saudi Arabia is the first country in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region to license the 600 MHz band for mobile.​ Read more...

The Australian government will release a discussion paper on the future of free-to-air broadcasting in early 2025, says the country’s communications minister Michelle Rowland. Read more...

Many of those who responded to a consultation on the Mexican regulator's auction plans opposed the suggested terms of the contest. Read more...

As part of a strategy to make wireless connectivity available across Canada's vast territory, the regulator is considering satellite direct-to-device (D2D) coverage. Read more...

Although there are different views on what to do with the band after 2030, there is agreement that the transition will not be uniform. Read more...