Following a consultation process which ended last month, the New Zealand Government is drawing up the final rules for an auction of 75 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands. Read more...

Our top story this month is the review of the EU Framework Directive. Read more...

Only one stakeholder has so far supported the European Commission’s proposal for a regional regulator. For many an extra layer of bureaucracy would undermine existing good practice, for others it is ‘too much too soon.’ Read more...

Despite the difficulties global agreement on admitting WiMAX into the IMT-2000 standards family is still achievable, according to an ITU official. And even if it is rejected there are still other possibilities... Read more...

The new round of 2.5GHz auctions, starting with Norway in November and followed by Sweden and the UK, could show regulators whether complex auction design is necessary to achieve the optimal result, argues Erlend Fanebust. Read more...

As part of its drive towards liberalisation PTS has created a new Spectrum Markets Department. Read more...

Norway has announced the auction rules for 2.6Hz, a key target for mobile WiMAX. The auction will be held in November. Read more...

Ofcom seeks to implement European decision on 2G re-farming by offering three blocks of 900MHz spectrum for auction in 2010 Read more...

Microsoft says its whitespace prototype does work and poor FCC test results were caused by a faulty device. Broadcasters cry foul and respond with TV ads warning that whitespace devices will ruin the reception on digital sets. Read more...

Top American mobile phone operator Verizon is trying to throw a legal spanner in the works following the US regulator’s decision to change the rules for part of the digital dividend spectrum to be auctioned in January. Read more...