ARCEP and the French government have jointly launched a consultation to gather evidence and opinions on spectrum allocation in France's overseas territories (Reunion, Mayotte, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). The consultation concerns the following spectrum bands: 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz,… Read more...

The Italian regulator, AGCOM, has asked for views on the allocation of the 2.6GHz band. The consultation notes that this has been designated as one of the first bands to be licensed under the technology neutral WAPECS initiative and says the band would be suitable for WiMAX or LTE services.… Read more...

Bahrain's TRA is asking interested parties to detail their current and future requirements for access to radio spectrum as well as submitting their views on spectrum management techniques. This will help the TRA in preparing a spectrum release plan giving details on the bands to be released, the timescales and… Read more...

The TRAI is soliciting views from all stakeholders on any aspects of 4G they think would be relevant to policy making or regulations. This input will be used to prepare a consultation document addressing issues such as the allocation and pricing of spectrum and licensing terms and conditions. This will… Read more...

The OUR has issued a consultation aimed at determining how 2.6 GHz spectrum might be made available for use in Guernsey. An auction is one option but the regulator has said they do not favour this and has put forward other alternatives. Responses must be submitted by 9 April 2010. Read more...

Update - November 6: The deadline for submissions to the consultation has been extended to November 14. October The Icelandic telecommunications authority has issued a consultation over its future regulation of the 2.6 GHz band. The band is currently used for Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services (MMDS) but the licences for… Read more...

The CTO has published a consultation document containing its proposals for amended auction rules following the cancellation of the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction last month. As the bidding in the 800 Mhz band drove prices too high in the previous auction, the regulator says, it now… 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...

Interested parties are being invited to submit their comments about the draft technology neutral standard for wireless broadband services in 2.6GHz. These should be sent to national standards bodies who will then send reports to ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Read more...

The BVI regulator, the TRC, has issued a consultation concerning its planned beauty contest for a series of spectrum bands for mobile services. According to a press release, the most interesting bands that will be made available are the 700 MHz, 1900 MHz, and AWS-1 bands. The regulator also plans… Read more...