The Greek regulator has launched a final public consultation on the spectrum auction for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. Stakeholders have just one week to respond. The regulator says the text of the consultation takes into account the comments of all interested parties received in previous consultations. It… Read more...

The Irish regulator is consulting stakeholders on its proposals to introduce trading in the bands stipulated by the European Union in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP). ComReg has produced a consultation document setting out its proposals for establishing procedures to review (and approve or decline) transfers of rights and… Read more...

The Australian regulator is seeking the views of interested stakeholders to inform its development of a longer term spectrum management strategy for the 1800 MHz band. In view of the increasing demand for access to spectrum in the 1800 MHz band from various industry sectors, the ACMA is developing a strategy… Read more...

The German regulator has published a paper outlining the spectrum that Telefonica and E-Plus will have to give up if the merger of the two mobile operators is approved by the European Commission. If the deal goes ahead, the merged entity will hold too much 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum… Read more...

The Greek regulator has released an Information Memorandum outlining the proposed process for the granting of rights of spectrum use for mobile services in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The procedure described in the draft tender document (the full version is available in Greek on the EETT website) will… Read more...

Swedish regulator PTS is consulting stakeholders on the structure of the auction it plans to hold in the 1800 MHz band. The auction will begin on November 10, 2010. Anyone who wants to participate in the auction must submit a written application and a bank guarantee to PTS by October… Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. It focuses on what will happen to PMSE (programme making and special events) users when the band is assigned to mobile operators. The consultation document notes that PMSE users will probably have to relocate… Read more...

The German regulator has issued a consultation on "Projekt 2016". The consultation focusses on the draft terms for a planned auction of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 1.5 GHz bands in the second quarter of 2015. In a statement, BNetzA's President, Jochen Homann, said that the auction would address… Read more...

Italy's telecoms regulator has released a consultation document for what it describes as its "big auction" of 300 MHz of spectrum. This includes both the digital dividend 800 MHz band and the 2.6 GHz band, which several other countries have grouped together for a 4G auction, as well as new… 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...