by Toby Youell
The FCC will vote on a potential Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking about licensing and spectrum access for commercial space launches. Currently, space launches use Special Temporary Authority to access government-allocated spectrum, but the FCC wants a more modern system to cope with the increased frequency of launches. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Dominican regulator, Indotel, has launched a public consultation on draft changes to its ICT Law proposed by the Inter-American Investment Bank. The consultation will be available for public comment until May 31. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is consulting on its draft Five-year spectrum outlook 2021-26. The document includes its revised plans for the 850/900 MHz band auction, its potential new planning arrangements at 6 GHz and 1880 - 1920 MHz, and simultaneous review of the extended MSS L-Band and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation about a new border coordination agreement it has reached with Finland and Sweden. The draft agreement would make it easier to deploy 5G in border regions with respect to the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, L-Band, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Sweden's regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation about assigning the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands. Its preliminary view is that the spectrum should be made available through national licences for at least 20 years, and that all of the spectrum should be assigned in one award.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority is consulting on plans to make available the full 5925 - 7125 MHz available for Wi-Fi 6. The authority believes this can be used as a complementary services by mobile operators during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The consultation is available for public comment until… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a consultation on changes it needs to make to the Radiocommunications (Charges) Determination 2017 in order to allow the accredited persons (AP) scheme to continue. These changes are necessary due to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020. The draft… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Slovakia's regulator, Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TU SR), is consulting on how it should assign the 3440 - 3800 MHz band once current licences expire in 2024 and 2025. It is currently minded to hold an SMRA auction of the band for licences covering the entire territory of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
March 17, 2021: The FCC has voted in favour of adopting this Notice of Inquiry. It will be available for public comment for 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, while reply comments must be made within a further 30 days. February 23, 2021 The FCC may hold… Read more...
by Toby Youell
March 17, 2021: The IFT has published this consultation here. It will be available for public comment until April 20. February 22, 2021 The Mexican regulator, the IFT, plans to issue a consultation regarding the 57 - 64 GHz band. The consultation is scheduled to take place in March, 2021. Read more...