The US is taking the lead in reviewing whether fears about plane safety and compromising the efficiency of mobile networks justify the current ban on airborne use of cell phones. Read more...

In January 2006, Ofcom’s senior partner for competition and content, Kip Meek, will take the reins as Chairman of the European Regulators Group. Read more...

The huge discrepancies in member states’ approach to spectrum liberalisation have been thrown into sharp relief by the German regulator. Read more...

New content players are concerned that extending the Television without Frontiers Directive will mean extra regulation without tackling the real problems hindering the growth of a Europe-wide e-content industry. Read more...

Having looked at the regulatory picture for wireless services, PolicyTracker examines the telecoms environment, taking South Africa as a case study. Read more...

With the G8 summit giving new impetus to economic development in Africa PolicyTracker asks whether the regulatory environment is ready for wireless investments Read more...

The European Commission will issue a communication in October on Article 7 procedures in what is expected to precede a detailed consultation calling for input on the review of the list of markets contained in the Recommendation on Relevant markets. Read more...

It's ironic that on the day the emergency services were making intensive use of their radios following the London bomb blasts the UK Spectrum Audit team released a consultation suggesting ways of making more efficient use of public sector spectrum. Read more...

Norway’s telecommunications regulator has issued a tender for a flexible frequency licence, a signal that it is moving toward a regulatory context where the network is viewed more as an electronic communications network and less as a broadcasting network. Read more...

A final deal has yet to be struck but it seems increasingly likely that national regulators will be allowed to licence technologies like WiMax in the 2.5 GHz IMT-2000 expansion band. Read more...