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The European technical authority has issued its draft decision on the 700 MHz mobile broadband bandplan for consultation. The Decision takes in to account the out of band emission limits and guard blocks that have been set out in CEPT Report 53. Europe's 700 MHz bandplan has been the source of lively… Read more...
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The UK regulator has published a consultation document outlining its proposals to to create temporary HDTV multiplexes using spectrum freed up for new uses by the analogue broadcast switch-off. Until now the band had been earmarked for wireless microphones and devices using white space technologies. The HDTV broadcasts would co-exist… Read more...
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French regulator ARCEP has launched a consultation on how the use of radio relay systems is likely to evolve in future, and associated spectrum requirements along with it - particularly in view of broadband and superfast broadband electronic communications network rollouts. ARCEP says the consultation will enable it to prepare for possible… Read more...
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Ofcom has issued a consultation on its intention to levy Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) fees on spectrum licences for the 28 GHz bands. The spectrum was auctioned in November 2000 as 15-year length Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA) licences. Following requests from the licence holders, Ofcom decided in July 2013… Read more...
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The Working Group on Spectrum Engineering (WGSE) has issued ECC Report 205 to a public consultation. The report complements work undertaken by the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) for the European Commission on the subject of Licensed Shared Access. It makes a series of conclusions, including that the first use… Read more...
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BEREC, the body that represents national regulatory authorities in the EU, has issued a consultation on its work programme for 2014. The document identifies four themes in its work programme: infrastructure, consumer protection, services (boosting the internal market), and quality control of its own work. The document reiterates its support… Read more...
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Update: December 5, 2013 The deadline for this consultation has been extended to January 3, 2014. It announced the extension on the same day that it released a report on "Spectrum Attribution Metrics". October, 2013 The UK telecommunications regulator has issued a consultation on its spectrum management strategy for the… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that is designed to simplify and streamline the rules that govern satellite communications. The document proposes to permit early submissions to the ITU; simplify and eliminate some of the current milestone requirements; revise bond requirements to more effectively deter spectrum warehousing; to revise… Read more...
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The South African spectrum regulator has issued a consultation on its proposed regulatory framework for the V-band (57 - 66 GHz) and the E-band (71 - 76 GHz + 81 - 86 GHz). ICASA says it plans to allow access to these bands on a licence-exempt basis where feasible, and… Read more...
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The Portuguese regulator, Anacom, has issued a consultation on the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. It invites all stakeholders to advise the regulator on its planned decision to define the band's availability. Read more...