by Toby Youell
January 6, 2021 The deadline for responses to this consultation has been extended until January 15. December 22, 2020 The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has issued a launched a consultation on its draft operational plan for 2021. The document includes a discussion of its upcoming spectrum auction. The document is… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has proposed to extend current 2.1 GHz band licences until the end of 2031. It has also proposed specific fees for each of the companies with licences for the band. The consultation is open for public comment until January 17. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has issued a consultation on a draft bill and three draft royal decrees. These concern: the amount of the unique fee for the 3400-3800 MHz frequency band; the possibility for IBPT to extend 2G and 3G authorisations beyond the initially planned date of 15 March… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Slovak regulator, the TU SR, has issued a consultation about its planned award of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz bands. Comments must be submitted to the regulator by February 5, 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The New Zealand government plans to issue a week-long consultation on a draft auction catalogue for short-term 3.5 GHz rights on February 10. The provisional timetable for the planned award is available here. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its future plans for the 26 GHz band. According to the plans, the 24.25 - 27.5 GHz band would be made available for indoor usage from 2020, and outdoor usage would be authorised from 2026 or perhaps 2025 in Stockholm,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
December 19, 2019 This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is open to public comment. Comments must be made by January 21, 2020, and replies to those comments are due by February 3, 2020. November 19, 2019 The FCC plans to issue a consultation on small… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has issued its draft Action Plan for 2020 for a public consultation. The draft document includes its plans to auction the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz bands in the first half of 2020. It also discusses the proposed extension of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Sweden's regulator, the PTS, has announced it will hold a consultation in Q1 2020 concerning its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz band. The regulator will have to make sure that the auction is in line with recently-passed telecoms legislation that requires the regulator to take into… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on its proposal to amend the rules for licence-exempt access to the 874 - 876 MHz and 915 - 921 MHz bands. The proposed changes take into account a European Commission Decision regarding certain categories of Short Range Devices. That Decision includes… Read more...