Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning a specific aspect of its wider proposals to set annual spectrum licence fees that reflect the full market value of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The document says the new consultation document concerns "the methodology that we propose to adopt if we were… Read more...

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong has issued a consultation paper to solicit public views on the proposed auction of spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands. Under the proposal, one frequency block of 2 x 5 MHz in the 850 MHz band,… Read more...

French regulator ARCEP is consulting on the principles that should guide the refarming of the 900 MHz band in France's overseas territories (départements et collectivités d’outre-mer). As part of the conusltation, it is asking for feedback from operators on the future spectrum needs of these territories. They include Guadeloupe, Martinique,… Read more...

The Lithuanian regulator has published its proposed framework for an auction of spectrum in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands. The frequencies in question are 880-915 MHz paired with 925-960 MHz and 1710-1785 MHz paired with 1805-1880 MHz. The framework includes the auction process, reserve prices and conditions that bidders… Read more...

The telecommunications regulator of Sint Maarten (a Caribbean island that is part of the Netherlands) has issued a consultation document regarding the future use of LTE technology on the island. The document sets out the country's options but also makes recommendations to adopt an extended 900 MHz bandplan and the… Read more...

Following the failure of the process launched in March 2007 to assign the remaining frequencies in the 2.1 GHz band, ARCEP is holding a public consultation prior to launching a new procedure. Included in the 2.1GHz award will be access to frequencies in the 900 MHz band. ARCEP is considering… Read more...

Ofcom has issued another consultation concerning the annual licence fees it wishes to set for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The regulator wishes to increase the total fees for the band from £64.5 million to £246.8 million.  These calculations are now based on an Annual Licence Fee of £1.57 million… Read more...

Singapore's regulator is holding a consultation on its plans to hold a multiband spectrum in which a quarter of the spectrum will be set aside for a new entrant. The regulator's new plans follow a consultation last year in which the regulator asked industry for its opinions on holding a… Read more...

The Indian Department of Telecommunications has asked regulator TRAI for its recommendations on the applicable reserve price for the auction of spectrum in three UHF bands.  TRAI has released a document that describes the telecoms industry in India and the methodology for previous spectrum valuations. The document asks stakeholders to… Read more...

The UK government's Digital Britain Interim Report said that unless the mobile sector is able to find its own solution to refarming by the end of April 2009 the government would support an externally imposed solution. (See PolicyTracker February 9 2009) This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for that imposed… Read more...