by Toby Youell
The European technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, has issued a consultation about co-existence studies between SRDs/RFIDs and E-GSM-R in the 900 MHz band. These studies are to be included as an addendum to ECC Report 200. The consultation is open to public comment until March 31. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation regarding how it should address forthcoming expiration of licences in the 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands at the end of 2025 and 2023 respectively. It is considering whether it should re-award the frequencies, and if so how and when. The… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has issued its draft operational plan for 2020 to a public consultation. The document includes information about its planned multiband auction. Comments can be submitted until January 31. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has issued a consultation on a draft bill and three draft royal decrees. These concern: the amount of the unique fee for the 3400-3800 MHz frequency band; the possibility for IBPT to extend 2G and 3G authorisations beyond the initially planned date of 15 March… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Slovak regulator, the TU SR, has issued a consultation about its planned award of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz bands. Comments must be submitted to the regulator by February 5, 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has published its draft strategic plan 2020 - 2022 for a public consultation. The document mentions plans to award the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz, and 3.5 GHz bands, and to renew rights for the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2.1 GHz bands, which expire in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to award spectrum across six frequency bands in an auction scheduled for Q2 2020. This will include the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands, which are earmarked for 5G in the European Union, as well as other… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on its plan to extend spectrum licences held by Orange for the French Overseas Territories of Mayotte and Reunion. Under the proposal, licences for the 900 MHz band in Mayotte and both the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in Reunion,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
August 28, 2019 Slovakia's regulator has issued a consultation on its planned award of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1400 MHz, and 1800 MHz bands. Comments can be made on these proposals until September 16. July 8, 2019 Slovakia's Office for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RA)… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator has issued several consultations on requests it has received from three operators that would see them swap frequencies in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. Each operator's request is subject to a different consultation. Vodafone's request is available here; T-Mobile's request is available here; Telefonica's request… Read more...