The OTA‐BTS was set up as one of the requirements of the Competition Commission report into the merger of the transmission companies Arqiva and NGW.  The report requires that the UK regulator, Ofcom, draw up a budget for the forthcoming financial year and consults with the Adjudicator, Arqiva and its… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation on the legal instrument that it wishes to use in order to enable the planned 2.3 and 3.4 GHz bands auction in early 2016. Specifically, Ofcom has drafted the Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2015 according to section 29 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act… Read more...

The UK regulator is asking for comments to help inform a review of spectrum fees for fixed links and satellite services. Ofcom is not proposing changes to fee levels; it is seeking feedback that will help validate a range of issues that will subsequently inform these proposals. The starting point for… Read more...

WGFM has issued amendments to Decision (08)01 to a public consultation. The amendments incorporate the findings of ECC Report 228 in to the Decision. Read more...

The DCMS, the ministry with responsibility for broadcasting and telecoms in the UK, has published a framework document for the provision of local TV services in the country. The government proposes to change parts of existing legislation to allow this and is consulting on the overall framework. DCMS is proposing… Read more...

The Working Group for Spectrum Engineering, within the ECC, has issued Recommendation (14) 06 for public consultation. The document concerns Fixed Service Point-to-Point narrow channels in the guard bands and centre gaps of the lower and upper 6 GHz bands. The Recommendation acknowledges CEPT/ERC/Recommendations on the same subject, and contains annexes with relevant channeling… Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing to extend spectrum trading to the Maritime and Satellite Earth Station sectors. The extension of spectrum trading to these sectors in part of Ofcom's programme to to roll out the ability to trade across all of its licence products. Since spectrum trading was first introduced… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation on its intention to include several additional spectrum bands within the Mobile Trading Regulations sooner than originally planned.  The regulations allow Ofcom to consider the impact on competition before approving the trade of spectrum within the relevant bands. The bands were due to come under… Read more...

The UK telecommunications regulator has issued a consultation in order to gain stakeholders views on the demand for spectrum sharing and the most effective ways to do it. It wants to improve its understanding of four issues: how spectrum sharing can be used to support future Wi-Fi use; how it… Read more...

The WGFM has issued Recommendation (08)01 to consultation. The proposed changes to the document concern ECC Report 228, which reviewed compatibility studies between ITS in the 5855 - 5925 MHz band and other services in adjacent bands. Read more...