The FCC has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on its intention to authorize channel sharing by full power and Class A broadcasting stations outside of the context of the incentive auction. It hopes that by allowing more flexibility, it can encourage voluntary participation in the forthcoming incentive auction. Read more...

The US regulator is proposing to auction 16 regional licences in the 700 MHz band which were offered in the main auction for the band, Auction 73, and remained unsold or were licences on which a winning bidder defaulted. Comment is sought on a range of auction issues including the… Read more...

Ofcom has published a statement and consultation on its intention to grant Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) for Crown bodies in the 3400 – 3480 MHz and 3500 – 3580 MHz frequency ranges. Before RSA can be granted, new regulations need to be made. Ofcom has published a statutory notice of… Read more...

The TRA has issued a consultation on proposed amendments to the way it regulates the use of spectrum for Earth Stations. These proposals follow a review of some aspects of the UAE's legislation concerning spectrum, that was undertaken by consultants LS telcom. The consultation deadlines have been set so as… Read more...

The Working Group on Spectrum Engineering has issued ECC REC (14)01 for public consultation. The document looks at 92-95 GHz and 94.1-95 GHz bands. These bands have relatively attractive characteristics considering how high the frequencies are. The document makes several recommendations, including that these bands should be mainly used for… Read more...

The WGFM sub-group of the ECC is undertaking a public consultation on revisions to ECC Report 180. These revisions give an updated guidance to stakeholders wishing to update the ECO Frequency Information System (EFIS) taking in to account ECC Decision (01)03. Read more...

The Working Group for Frequency Management has launched a public consultation on techniques that would allow uncoordinated FSS Earth Stations to access spectrum in the 17.7 - 19.7 GHz band. The Report notes that the ECC's own studies (ECC Report 232) show that the spectrum is usually available to be… Read more...

The WGFM sub-committee of the ECC has issued a consultation on its revisions to ERC Decision (00)07, which provides a soft harmonisation mechanism to allow the 17.7 - 19.7 GHz band to be shared to be shared between Fixed Services and Fixed Satellite Services.  These revisions are related to ECC… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future spectrum requirements for mobile broadband and the set of potential frequency ranges which could be considered at WRC-15. Ofcom will be putting the UK's point of view at the meeting and one of the critical issues up for discussion is… Read more...

The irish regulator is looking for stakeholders comments on the range of potential uses for the 2.6 GHz band. Although the subject of an EC Decision, the majority of the band, 144 of 190 MHz, is already in use for Multipoint Microwave Distribution System (MMDS). Providing competition for consumers in… Read more...